If you think that cycling is an important political issue then you should read the analysis below. With only days to go the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) have produced statistics to show how positive various political parties are. Nationally it shows the strongest support from the Greens and Liberal Democrats. The least support from UKIP and the Conservatives.
Here the Liberal Democrats are the only party that replied in all of our local constituencies. Their support for cycling being very positive across all of Eastbourne & Willingdon, Wealden, Bexhill & Battle and Lewes. Greens also show strong support in constituencies where they completed the survey.
| Party | Candidates Contacted | Response Rate | Level of support for cycling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Some | High | Full | |||
| Conservative | 623 | 38 (6%) | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 |
| Green | 553 | 283 (51%) | 0 | 1 | 30 | 260 |
| Labour | 628 | 123 (20%) | 2 | 6 | 57 | 60 |
| Lib Dem | 589 | 188 (32%) | 0 | 2 | 45 | 147 |
| Plaid Cymru | 40 | 8 (20%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| SNP | 59 | 10 (17%) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| TUSC | 102 | 30 (29%) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| UKIP | 566 | 38 (7%) | 3 | 9 | 19 | 9 |
| Others | 123 | 27 (22%) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| Total | 3283 | n/a | 7 | 24 | 184 | 553 |
You can see the replies for your constituency at VoteBike.org.uk and read a detailed review on Bike Biz.
