A new report by Policy Exchange, Understanding Islamopopulism: Views of Concern, reveals that ahead of the forthcoming English local elections, British Muslims in key battleground areas are on course to further distance themselves from the Labour Party, as well as having widely differing views from the general population on Gaza, blasphemy, and cultural issues such as gender segregation and the presence of dogs in public spaces.

JL Partners (a member of the British Polling Council [BPC]) was commissioned by Policy Exchange conduct an online survey of 1,006 UK Muslims living in parts of England which are of considerable electoral significance in respect of the forthcoming local elections. This includes all of Greater London, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, and West Yorkshire, as well as some local authorities of Lancashire, South Yorkshire, and Merseyside. The fieldwork for this online survey of 1,006 UK Muslim adults took place between the 16^th to 27^th April 2026. Alongside this, an online general-population survey of 1,025 UK adults was held. The fieldwork for this nationally representative survey was conducted between 16^th April to 21^st April 2026.

The launch of this report was covered by:

• The Times
• The Telegraph
• Daily Mail
• The Sun
• The Express
• GB News
• UnHerd