The media & political classes (left + right) tend to guess wrong about the public - who have a *much* stronger common sense consensus on civic "inclusive nativism" than most of the commentariat seem to realise
...but Labour hold onto a high proportion of women in their 30s and 40s 3) Lots of these voters are strategic - they will vote for the best option to keep Reform out. This is probably especially true in Makerfield, where the controversy around the candidate is about sexism/misogyny.