Labour Soars To 6-Point Poll Lead Over Reform UK In Major Boost For Burnham

Labour has soared to a six-point lead over Reform UK in the latest opinion poll.

In a major boost for Andy Burnham, support for the party is now at its highest level with Survation in nearly two years.

The pollster put Labour on 29%, with Reform on 23% and the Conservatives on 19%. The Greens and Lib Dems are level on 9% each.

The findings were revealed on the final day of the Labour conference in Liverpool and highlight the remarkable turnaround in the party’s fortunes since Burnham replaced Keir Starmer as leader in July.

At that time, Reform still held a slight lead over Labour.

But since Burnham became prime minister, backing for Labour has climbed consistently.

The last time the party was at 29% with Survation was in December 2024, just five months after Starmer’s landslide general election victory.

A separate poll published on Wednesday by the More in Common think-tank gave Labour a five-point lead.

It put the party on 27%, with the Tories in second place on 22% and Reform on 21%.

The latest polls come a day after pollsters YouGov gave Reform a one-point lead over Labour.

However, the clear trend in recent months has been a rise in Labour support and a fall in Reform’s.

According to a poll of polls by Election Maps UK, Labour is now on 26.7%, with Reform on 23.5% and the Conservatives on 20%.

Burnham moved last week to dampen down speculation that he is planning an early election by insisting the country will not go to the polls until 2029.

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