Editing Middle England (section)

==In politics==
In [[British politics]], Middle England is considered as a grouping to be especially important because of its potential to swing the results of [[List of United Kingdom general elections|United Kingdom general elections]]; according to the [[Opinion poll|polling company]] [[MORI]], Middle England is said to make up 25% of the UK population, its members are not devoted to any particular party and may be swayed by successful political campaigning, and many live in [[Marginal seat|marginal constituencies]].<ref name="reeves" /> Middle England was also considered to be a major force in the [[Brexit|vote to leave the European Union]] during the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 European Union membership referendum]].<ref name="buck">{{cite news|last1=Buck|first1=Tobias|title=Middle England drives Brexit revolution|url=https://www.ft.com/content/63beb670-321f-11e6-ad39-3fee5ffe5b5b |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/63beb670-321f-11e6-ad39-3fee5ffe5b5b |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription|accessdate=4 February 2017|work=Financial Times|date=15 June 2016}}</ref> Following the [[2025 United Kingdom local elections]], the [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]], Sir [[Ed Davey]], said he believes his party is shaping up to be "the new party of middle England", replacing the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK local election results live: Huge swings see Reform gain control of several councils after by-election and mayoral wins |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c39jedewxp8t?post=asset:ecc4a76d-bf8e-43e3-870f-825716bbf4ec#post |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>