The latest polling for the European Parliament elections shows that Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party is likely to gain the most votes in Wales.
A YouGov poll of 1,133 Welsh adults, conducted from May 10 to May 15, suggests that the Brexit Party is leading the way on 33% of the vote, putting it on course to win two of Wales’ four seats in the European Parliament.
Labour has 18% in second place and Plaid Cymru has 16% in third. They are projected to take the two remaining seats with the Liberal Democrats, Greens, Tories, Ukip and Change UK missing out.
The Welsh poll mirrors trends seen in UK-wide polls. The latest average of UK polls put the Brexit Party on 30% ahead of Labour’s 21% and the Tories 12% – the lowest Tory vote share since 1834.
Plaid said the figures showed it was the only Remain-supporting party that could win a seat in Wales and urged disaffected Labour voters to switch their votes to secure a majority for Remain. Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price AM said: “This poll makes absolutely clear that Plaid Cymru is the only Remain party that can win in Wales.
“We are the party on the up and we are the only viable option for Remain supporters.
“Parties like the Liberal Democrats and Greens simply cannot win in Wales. I am appealing to their voters to back Plaid Cymru in the European election because we are the only realistic option for those seeking to beat Brexit.”
“I am also appealing to disillusioned and disenfranchised Labour supporters, who have had enough of their party leadership’s attempts to facilitate a Tory Brexit, to lend their vote to us in order to secure a majority for Remain.”
A spokesman for the Brexit Party said: “Based on the response we’re getting, our level of support isn’t a surprise.
“A lot of people on both sides of the argument are very frustrated, and we’re even finding that some people who voted Remain are voting for us because we offer a straightforward position.
“People are disillusioned with both the Conservatives and Labour, and that is reflected in the poll figures. Theresa May’s failure to deliver Brexit has been very bad for her party and they are paying the price.
“But Labour’s position has alienated a lot of its supporters too.”
There are eight parties fighting for four Welsh seats in the European elections on 23 May: Welsh Labour, the Welsh Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Liberal Democrats, UKIP and the Green Party are joined by Change UK and the Brexit Party.
The vote takes place in the UK on Thursday 23 May, with the Europe-wide results expected on the evening of Sunday 26 May.
