DUP vote increases but remains behind Sinn Féin, poll suggestsBy Rebecca Black, PASupport for the DUP has risen in the past year while Sinn Féin remains the top party in Northern Ireland, a new poll has suggested. A LucidTalk poll for the Belfast Telegraph puts support for Sinn Féin at 29 per cent, ahead of the DUP on 25 per cent, Alliance on 13 per cent, UUP on 11 per cent and the SDLP on 7 per cent. The findings are in line with the 29 per cent of the first preference votes which Sinn Féin received in last year’s Assembly election while it suggests a rise for the DUP from 21.3 per cent in last year’s vote. The poll comes as the DUP continues to refuse to participate in devolved government at Stormont, pressing the UK Government to address concerns around the Northern Ireland Protocol. Some 3,557 full responses were received which were then authenticated, audited and weighted to a 1,020 response data-set.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2023 10:50 UTC