which political party closest to
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Datafile
Index terms
- Opinions and Attitudes
- Political Support and Behaviour
- Special Licence Variables
- Values, Opinions and Attitudes
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 12257 | 41.87% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 281 | 0.96% |
| don't know | -1 | 30 | 0.1% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 6286 | 21.48% |
| Labour | 2 | 6092 | 20.81% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1194 | 4.08% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 711 | 2.43% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 122 | 0.42% |
| Green Party | 6 | 875 | 2.99% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 145 | 0.5% |
| SDLP | 8 | 176 | 0.6% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 188 | 0.64% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 276 | 0.94% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 132 | 0.45% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 32 | 0.11% |
| The Brexit Party | 30 | 151 | 0.52% |
| Residents Association | 31 | 8 | 0.03% |
| Reform Party UK | 34 | 15 | 0.05% |
| Freedom Alliance | 39 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Scottish family party | 43 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 45 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Residents Association | 47 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Reform Party UK | 50 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Alba Party | 51 | 2 | 0.01% |
| The Heritage Party | 52 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Women's Equality Party | 53 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Freedom Alliance | 55 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cooperative Party | 56 | 1 | 0.0% |
| None | 95 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 79 | 0.27% |
| Other party | 97 | 8 | 0.03% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 18199 | 56.86% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 209 | 0.65% |
| don't know | -1 | 21 | 0.07% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 4787 | 14.96% |
| Labour | 2 | 5093 | 15.91% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1164 | 3.64% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 446 | 1.39% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 71 | 0.22% |
| Green Party | 6 | 606 | 1.89% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 87 | 0.27% |
| SDLP | 8 | 83 | 0.26% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 111 | 0.35% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 190 | 0.59% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 78 | 0.24% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 46 | 0.14% |
| British National Party | 13 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 244 | 0.76% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Socialist | 18 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Liberal | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| English Democrats | 27 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Progressive Unionist Party | 28 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 3 | 0.01% |
| None | 95 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 71 | 0.22% |
| Other party | 97 | 15 | 0.05% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 15783 | 43.77% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 289 | 0.8% |
| don't know | -1 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 6622 | 18.36% |
| Labour | 2 | 7971 | 22.11% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1285 | 3.56% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 611 | 1.69% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 117 | 0.32% |
| Green Party | 6 | 492 | 1.36% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 206 | 0.57% |
| SDLP | 8 | 173 | 0.48% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 121 | 0.34% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 356 | 0.99% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 209 | 0.58% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 417 | 1.16% |
| British National Party | 13 | 37 | 0.1% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 152 | 0.42% |
| Other party | 97 | 93 | 0.26% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 18416 | 43.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 146 | 0.35% |
| don't know | -1 | 128 | 0.3% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 7207 | 17.09% |
| Labour | 2 | 8409 | 19.94% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1169 | 2.77% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 889 | 2.11% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 137 | 0.32% |
| Green Party | 6 | 716 | 1.7% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 297 | 0.7% |
| SDLP | 8 | 196 | 0.46% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 110 | 0.26% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 287 | 0.68% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 160 | 0.38% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 953 | 2.26% |
| British National Party | 13 | 36 | 0.09% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 16 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Respect | 17 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Socialist | 18 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Independent | 22 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 3 | 0.01% | |
| Christian Party | 24 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| 28 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 6 | 0.01% |
| None | 95 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 38 | 0.09% |
| Other party | 97 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| missing | -9 | 27 | 0.06% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 17913 | 39.64% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 163 | 0.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 122 | 0.27% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 6475 | 14.33% |
| Labour | 2 | 7607 | 16.83% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1185 | 2.62% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 686 | 1.52% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 139 | 0.31% |
| Green Party | 6 | 742 | 1.64% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 306 | 0.68% |
| SDLP | 8 | 224 | 0.5% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 107 | 0.24% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 274 | 0.61% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 157 | 0.35% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 1197 | 2.65% |
| British National Party | 13 | 60 | 0.13% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Respect | 17 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Socialist | 18 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Independent | 22 | 1 | 0.0% |
| communist party | 23 | 3 | 0.01% |
| english democrats | 27 | 2 | 0.0% |
| progressive unionist party | 28 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 11 | 0.02% |
| coalition government | 30 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 20 | 0.04% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 30 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 20683 | 46.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 111 | 0.25% |
| don't know | -1 | 103 | 0.23% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 6277 | 14.0% |
| Labour | 2 | 8474 | 18.9% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1422 | 3.17% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 620 | 1.38% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 145 | 0.32% |
| Green Party | 6 | 536 | 1.2% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 326 | 0.73% |
| SDLP | 8 | 235 | 0.52% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 132 | 0.29% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 327 | 0.73% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 186 | 0.41% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 1180 | 2.63% |
| British National Party | 13 | 83 | 0.19% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 4 | 0.01% |
| national front | 16 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Respect | 17 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Socialist | 18 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Independent | 22 | 2 | 0.0% |
| communist party | 23 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberal | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| english democrats | 27 | 2 | 0.0% |
| progressive unionist party | 28 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 3 | 0.01% |
| coalition government | 30 | 2 | 0.0% |
| None | 95 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 47 | 0.1% |
| Other party | 97 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 31 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 21951 | 46.63% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 143 | 0.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 100 | 0.21% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 6762 | 14.36% |
| Labour | 2 | 9182 | 19.51% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1644 | 3.49% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 607 | 1.29% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 159 | 0.34% |
| Green Party | 6 | 459 | 0.98% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 353 | 0.75% |
| SDLP | 8 | 238 | 0.51% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 125 | 0.27% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 376 | 0.8% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 229 | 0.49% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 549 | 1.17% |
| British National Party | 13 | 88 | 0.19% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 7 | 0.01% |
| national front | 16 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Respect | 17 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Socialist | 18 | 22 | 0.05% |
| Independent | 22 | 11 | 0.02% |
| communist party | 23 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Christian Party | 24 | 2 | 0.0% |
| english democrats | 27 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 7 | 0.01% |
| coalition government | 30 | 2 | 0.0% |
| None | 95 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 42 | 0.09% |
| Other party | 97 | 20 | 0.04% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 22596 | 45.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 162 | 0.33% |
| don't know | -1 | 102 | 0.21% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 7442 | 14.98% |
| Labour | 2 | 10120 | 20.37% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 2022 | 4.07% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 727 | 1.46% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 197 | 0.4% |
| Green Party | 6 | 449 | 0.9% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 379 | 0.76% |
| SDLP | 8 | 256 | 0.52% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 142 | 0.29% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 413 | 0.83% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 250 | 0.5% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 248 | 0.5% |
| British National Party | 13 | 131 | 0.26% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 5 | 0.01% |
| national front | 16 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Respect | 17 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Socialist | 18 | 24 | 0.05% |
| social labour party | 20 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Independent | 22 | 7 | 0.01% |
| communist party | 23 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Christian Party | 24 | 3 | 0.01% |
| english democrats | 27 | 11 | 0.02% |
| progressive unionist party | 28 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 8 | 0.02% |
| coalition government | 30 | 9 | 0.02% |
| None | 95 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 71 | 0.14% |
| Other party | 97 | 56 | 0.11% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 23783 | 43.58% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| refusal | -2 | 220 | 0.4% |
| don't know | -1 | 110 | 0.2% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 8672 | 15.89% |
| Labour | 2 | 11162 | 20.46% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 3052 | 5.59% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 637 | 1.17% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 208 | 0.38% |
| Green Party | 6 | 511 | 0.94% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 511 | 0.94% |
| SDLP | 8 | 328 | 0.6% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 145 | 0.27% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 403 | 0.74% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 289 | 0.53% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 219 | 0.4% |
| British National Party | 13 | 218 | 0.4% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 7 | 0.01% |
| national front | 16 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Respect | 17 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Socialist | 18 | 26 | 0.05% |
| Independent | 22 | 9 | 0.02% |
| communist party | 23 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Christian Party | 24 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Liberal | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| english democrats | 27 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 29 | 9 | 0.02% |
| coalition government | 30 | 18 | 0.03% |
| None | 95 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 55 | 0.1% |
| Other party | 97 | 40 | 0.07% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 24391 | 47.83% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 205 | 0.4% |
| don't know | -1 | 139 | 0.27% |
| Conservatives | 1 | 7803 | 15.3% |
| Labour | 2 | 10066 | 19.74% |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 2661 | 5.22% |
| Scottish National Party | 4 | 401 | 0.79% |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | 119 | 0.23% |
| Green Party | 6 | 455 | 0.89% |
| Ulster Unionist | 7 | 259 | 0.51% |
| SDLP | 8 | 141 | 0.28% |
| Alliance Party | 9 | 67 | 0.13% |
| Democratic Unionist | 10 | 148 | 0.29% |
| Sinn Fein | 11 | 114 | 0.22% |
| UK Independence Party | 12 | 187 | 0.37% |
| British National Party | 13 | 262 | 0.51% |
| Mebyon Kernow | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 9 | 0.02% |
| national front | 16 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Respect | 17 | 19 | 0.04% |
| Socialist | 18 | 30 | 0.06% |
| social labour party | 20 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Independent | 22 | 6 | 0.01% |
| communist party | 23 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Christian Party | 24 | 12 | 0.02% |
| republican | 25 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Liberal | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| english democrats | 27 | 7 | 0.01% |
| progressive unionist party | 28 | 2 | 0.0% |
| None | 95 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Can't vote | 96 | 133 | 0.26% |
| Other party | 97 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 997 | 60 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.61 | 27997 | 1.0 | 997.0 | 51.32 | 22997 |
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