LONDON -(Dow Jones)- A new poll places the opposition Conservatives nine points ahead of the governing Labour party in the U.K., a reduced lead from a week earlier.
A ComRes telephone poll for the Sunday Mirror gives the Conservatives support of 38%, down four points from last week.
Labour have unchanged support of 29% among the 1,004 likely voters polled Jan. 20-21,
The Liberal Democrats would pick up 19% of support if the election were held now, the poll showed.
"If repeated at the general election, the figures in our Sunday Mirror/ComRes survey would mean a hung Parliament with the Tories five seats short of security--the majority they need to get into Downing Street," said Andrew Hawkins, chief executive of ComRes.
A hung parliament means no party can command a parliamentary majority.
U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown must hold a General Election by June 3.
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