MAPPED: UK regions where most voters want Keir Starmer to call general election

The map showed big support across England, with dark red areas indicating the highest percentage of constituents backing the call for a General Election.

Regions such as the Midlands and the North East of England show particularly strong support, while parts of Wales and the South East also feature prominently.

Areas in Scotland and Wales have relatively lighter shades, but some support is there as well.

The map received plenty of reaction online with many users saying that the number of signatures will increase.

One person wrote: “400k by end of tomorrow,” with another adding that “the British people want their nation back”.

Others shared screenshots after signing the petition.

At the time of writing, the petition stood at over 283,000 signatures, meaning that the Parliament will have to consider it for debate.

This comes as Sir Keir’s approval rating keeps plummeting.

Less than five months after his landslide election victory, a new Ipsos poll has revealed that two-thirds of Britons feel worse off under his leadership.

Labour has faced backlash over unpopular decisions, including the means testing of the winter fuel payment, as well as controversies such as the “freebies row.”

However, Keiran Pedley, the director of UK Politics at Ipsos, said that the Prime Minister may still “have time”.

He added: “If you look at past prime ministers, there are some that start at a certain level, and they fall gradually over time, and they lose an election or get replaced, like Rishi Sunak or Theresa May.

“But there are other examples where it’s not as linear – Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, David Cameron, their popularity ebbed and flowed.

“These things are all relative to how competently the opposition are seen as well.

“Given Labour are not six months into what might be a five-year term they have certainly got time.”