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General Election 2015: From sex appeal to trust - three charts that show how voters view our political leaders

Voters would rather share a pint with David Cameron than Nigel Farage and Ed Miliband's sex appeal has dropped, despite Milifandom

Matt Dathan
Friday 24 April 2015 15:35 EDT
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Ed Miliband's sex appeal with voters has dropped over the last year
Ed Miliband's sex appeal with voters has dropped over the last year

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Ed Miliband experienced a sudden outpouring of passion from smitten teenagers on Twitter this week but the rest of the female population are not turned on by the Labour leader.

Polling shows he only comes third in a survey of which political leaders women find most attractive and even though his personal approval ratings have improved over recent months, his sex appeal has fallen. Nigel Farage comes last.

The Ukip leader does much better over who voters would like to share a pint with, unsurprisingly, but David Cameron has overtaken him in the last year.

And here's the serious one - who voters trust the most. The Prime Minister comes top, overtaking Ed Miliband from last year.


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