51AVÊÓÆµ

Farmers Guardian General Election poll puts Conservatives ahead in rural vote

Farmers Guardian has run a poll asking agricultural workers which party they are going to vote for at the next General Election

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
A Farmers Guardian poll reveals it is still very close between Labour and the Conservatives as to who farmers will vote for at the next General Election (iStock)
Image:

A Farmers Guardian poll reveals it is still very close between Labour and the Conservatives as to who farmers will vote for at the next General Election (iStock)

With an upcoming General Election, farmers have offered a glimpse into how they could vote ahead of polling day on July 4.

Farmers Guardian has run a poll asking agricultural workers which party they are going to vote for at the next General Election.Ìý

Between a choice of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green Party, Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, Reform or none of the above, who are farmers telling us they will vote for so far?

READ NOW:ÌýGeneral Election: What does it mean for farming and who will farmers be voting for?

Out of 159 respondents (as of June 3), it is very close between Labour and the Conservatives.

Roughly 31 per cent said they would vote for the Conservatives.

Closely behind on a share of 28 per cent, farmers told us they would vote Labour.

In third are the Reform Party, gaining 14 per cent of votes, while the Liberal Democrats have so far gained 13 per cent of the poll.ÌýÌý

Around nine per cent of farmers said they would vote for the Green Party, three per cent said they would back Plaid Cymru, while one per cent said they would vote for the Scottish National Party.ÌýÌý

You can still cast your vote in the poll below.

READ NOW: General Election blog - CLA's Jonathan Roberts: "We have been actively working to influence the policy landscape ahead of this election for years"

More on Politics

From the editor: More worrying news for dairy farmers

From the editor: More worrying news for dairy farmers

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Katie Jones
clock 02 April 2026 • 2 min read
Scottish Election 2026 - Claire McLaren: 'We will give farmers the confidence and certainty they need'

Scottish Election 2026 - Claire McLaren: 'We will give farmers the confidence and certainty they need'

Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate Claire McLaren is standing for Perthshire North and the Mid Scotland and Fife region at the Scottish Election. She writes on how the party will support farmers and rural communities

Claire McLaren
clock 02 April 2026 • 3 min read
Iran war - Ann Davies: "For farmers, this goes beyond heating bills. When the prices rise, they directly threaten livelihoods"

Iran war - Ann Davies: "For farmers, this goes beyond heating bills. When the prices rise, they directly threaten livelihoods"

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies said rural communities cannot be an afterthought for Government as events in the Middle East start to affect farmers' living standards and their businesses

Ann Davies
clock 01 April 2026 • 3 min read