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Poorer Health Linked to More Votes for Reform UK, 2024 Voting Patterns Suggest

Analysis shows Reform UK won 14.3% of votes in constituencies with higher rates of chronic illnesses including asthma, COPD, and depression, especially in deprived coastal areas.

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Poorer health is linked to a higher proportion of votes for the populist right wing political party, Reform UK, indicates an analysis of the 2024 general election voting patterns in England, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

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People in poorer health ‘more likely to vote Reform UK’

Among the conditions linked to voting for Reform were asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney disease and depression.

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Voters in poorer health were significantly more likely to vote for Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party in 2024. This is according to a new analysis of voting behavior in the British elections. The researchers warn that this is no coincidence. Politicians urgently need to address the growing health gap. Reform UK achieved […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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