By Matthew Barrett
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YouGov have an amusing poll out today, showing how the public think some of Britain's best-known fictional characters would vote. I have summarised the results below:
Tory-voting characters
- Basil Fawlty
- Alan Partridge
- David Brent (The Office)
- Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping Up Appearances)
- Victory Meldrew (One Foot In The Grave)
- Ian Beale (Eastenders)
- Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)
- Mike Baldwin (Coronation Street)
Labour voters:
- Del Boy Trotter (Only Fools And Horses)
- Jim Royle (The Royle Family)
- Smithy (Gavin and Stacey)
- Postman Pat
- Fireman Sam
- Dot Cotton (Eastenders)
- Pat Butcher (Eastenders)
- Phil Mitchell (Eastenders)
- Jack Duckworth (Coronation Street)
- Vera Duckworth (Coronation Street)
Other parties:
- Geraldine Granger (The Vicar of Dibley): Lib Dem
- Doctor Who: Green
Full tables for the poll are available here (pdf).