Church of England still 'Tory Party at prayer'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25889828

Church of England still 'Tory Party at prayer'

Church of England worshippers are more likely to vote for the Conservative Party, according to new research.

The data also suggests that Catholics tend to support the Labour Party.

Theos, a Christian think tank, published its report after compiling surveys of voters stretching back to the 1950s.

The research also suggests attitudes to welfare spending differed according to how frequently worshippers attended religious services.

The findings were revealed in a report, Voting and Values in Britain: Does Religion Count?

While overall the researchers found people who describe themselves as Anglicans tend to vote Conservative and Catholics Labour, there were differences within denominations.

Nominal Anglicans - those who rarely attend religious services - have historically tended to vote Labour, though this changed for the first time in 2010.

In contrast, those who attend Catholic services either frequently or infrequently have usually supported the Labour Party.

Nonconformist Christians such as Methodist and United Reformed worshippers are more fluid in their voting intentions.

The researchers said that analysing voting patterns for non-Christian religions was more difficult, because of the smaller sample sizes available.

But in the 2010 election, Muslims favoured Labour, while the Jewish vote went to the Conservatives.

Hindus tended to support Labour, while Sikhs were evenly split between the two main parties.

Buddhists disproportionately voted for the Liberal Democrats at the last election.

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Which religion voted for Screaming Lord Sutch?

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Which religion voted for Screaming Lord Sutch?

Lost in the mists of time - replaced by Farage these days. Sutch is life.