Ashcroft poll shows Nick Clegg likely to lose his seat

The poll of eight marginal constituencies has found that the Deputy Prime Minister is two points behind the Labour candidate in Sheffield Hallam.

Voting intention in the eight seats I have polled on the Lib Dem battleground. Full details on @ConHome at noon. pic.twitter.com/ddb0NdBb0N

— Lord Ashcroft (@LordAshcroft) April 1, 2015

Good Cambridge poll for LDs @LordAshcroft , 9% lead in a seat they won in 2005. Less good in Sheffield Hallam, a seat Labour have never won — rhodri_jones (@rhodri_jones) April 1, 2015

Constituency polling shows that Nick Clegg could lose his seat in May if his support remains at such a low ebb. The polling by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative vice-chairman shows that Labour’s Oliver Coppard has pulled away by two points. The polling asks people about their planned voting intention based on party rather than the individual so it will may not reflect the influence of Mr Clegg’s incumbency and reputation in constituency.

Meanwhile the polling shows Julian Huppert, a very active local MP, has a 9 point lead making his seat the safest Lib Dem seat in the country.