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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

Friday 24 April 2015 20:35 BST

Ed Miliband's sex appeal with voters has dropped over the last year

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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Andrew Hawkins (ComRes)

“I am thinking Labour will be the largest party. Cameron is making no headway and refusing the debate was a misjudgement. Even if the Conservatives are the largest party I cannot see how they can win enough seats to form a viable alternative to an Ed-led, three-way arrangement with the Lib Dems and SNP.”

Andrew Hawkins

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

Joe Twyman (YouGov)

“Ed Miliband’s performance at the challengers’ debate could boost his ratings, and may result in a short-term boost for his party’s fortune, but I think it unlikely to change the overall picture longer term.”

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

Ben Page (Ipsos MORI)

“Labour had the better week, and Ed Miliband is improving his personal ratings from a low base, but neither of the two main parties is getting a majority in these numbers.”

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Rick Nye (Populus)

“Still no change.”

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

Nick Moon (GfK)

“I agree with Rick [Nye, who said “no change” last week]. Most campaigns don’t really see much change.”

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

Damian Lyons Lowe (Survation)

“On the balance of Thursday’s debate – I’m staying unchanged.”

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Michelle Harrison (TNS)

“The Conservatives and Labour have barely moved. The most notable event? The SNP hitting 52 per cent on the latest TNS Scotland poll. A key theme for this election is the impact of ‘edge’ politics on the centre.”

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

James Endersby (Opinium Research)

“Our poll gives the Tories a four-point lead. It was carried out either side of Thursday’s TV debate so we haven’t seen the expected dent in Tory fortunes yet. The pattern we’ve seen for a while now appears to be unaffected by week-to-week events. If our figures hold fast, the Lib Dems would still be kingmakers as Tories plus DUP wouldn’t equal 326 seats, but neither would SNP plus Labour. Both sides would need the Lib Dems to eke out a majority.”

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

Martin Boon (ICM)

“We caused something of a kerfuffle this week with a Tory six-pointer. Looking back over the last four campaigns, on each occasion the incumbent government just failed to reach the vote share achieved on our first campaign poll. As I’m reaching for an answer, on that basis alone I’ll go for 36 per cent for the Tories and 34 per cent for Labour.”

In pictures: Experts' predictions for the General Election - 19/04/15

Lord Ashcroft (Lord Ashcroft Polls)

He refuses to make predictions. “My polls are snapshots, not predictions.”

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