In a new poll for the Belfast Telegraph by LucidTalk, Sinn Fein remains the most popular party, with 31% giving them their first preference vote. But the DUP has narrowed that lead from August 2023, now sitting at 28%.
The DUP has gained two points since the last poll in August 2023, which will be seen as a positive for their leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. However, it does mean that their decision on whether or not to re-enter power sharing will be a lot more difficult.
The Alliance Party gains one point and is one of only two parties to make a positive gain, sitting at 16%.
Doug Beattie will have plenty of thinking to do, with the Ulster Unionist Party losing two points since August, they now sit at 8%.
Again, the SDLP remains static on six points, not making any gains. They’ve consistently been polling at around 6~7% since August 2022.
The TUV and Aontu both lose one point, bringing them to 4% and 1% respectively. Whilst the Green Party and People Before Profit remain static at 2% and 1% respectively.
