A new in-depth analysis of voting data by the think tank Theos shows for the first time in the UK the relationship between religion and politics in Britain – “Voting and Values in Britain: Does Religion Count?”

Despite a recent reputation for Church of England Bishops being “beardy lefties”, the research shows that self-identifying Anglicans are consistently more likely to vote Conservative. By contrast, self-identifying Catholics are more likely to vote Labour. The ‘nonconformist’ or ‘other Christian’ vote is more evenly split between the three main parties.

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