Eastleigh

Why vote Lib Dem in Eastleigh?

Eastleigh has a long history of contests between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, who held the seat in 1994-2015. The Lib Dems have remained a strong local campaigning party and came second in 2019. Eastleigh is not a Labour target seat but it is, on the basis of the votes cast last time, the Lib Dems’ 22nd target seat from the Conservatives. Polling consistently indicates that there is an anti-Conservative majority in the seat, although the leading party and the distribution of the anti-Tory vote have varied. The latest polling shows a narrow Conservative lead over the Liberal Democrats. While polls indicate an upsurge of support for Labour to win the general election, we think much of this will end up rallying behind the local Lib Dems as the most effective way of defeating the Conservatives.