‘Lesser of two evils’: voters in Sheffield Hallam look to Labour with reluctance

Conservative supporters are hard to find in this area of Sheffield, but Lib Dems say Labour are taking these voters for granted

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On the high street of Crookes, a leafy hillside suburb of Sheffield with a large student population, there were plenty of people saying they would vote Labour at the next general election – but most weren’t too happy about it.

“It feels like the lesser of two evils – it’s definitely better than going back to what we’ve got,” said Amy Pattison, a 24-year-old occupational therapy student at Sheffield Hallam university. “All I know is I won’t be voting Tory. And whatever I do vote will be tactical.”