Recent shift in polls for Conservatives has been driven by voters aged 55-plus, pundit says

The Conservatives could benefit from a “vaccine bounce” in May’s local elections in England, a leading polling analyst has predicted, adding to Labour concerns about what will be seen as the first real test for Keir Starmer’s leadership.

A recent shift in the polls towards the Conservatives had been driven by voters aged 55-plus, Robert Hayward said, noting that these were both the demographic who received their Covid vaccinations earliest, and also the group usually most likely to vote.

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