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Cameron to announce ballot result Cameron unveils result of ballot
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The result of a ballot of Conservative members on a new set of core values is to be announced by David Cameron. David Cameron has been backed by more than nine out of ten of Conservative members who voted on his mini-manifesto statement of aims and values.
The Tory leader is expected to say a sizeable majority voted in favour of adopting the Built to Last document. But nearly three quarters of party members (73%) did not bother to vote.
However, the BBC has learnt that fewer than a third of the party's 250,000 members returned their ballot papers. Of the 65,000 who did take part, 92.7% voted in favour of Mr Cameron's vision and 7.3% voted against.
The document sets out the aims and values which Mr Cameron wants the Conservatives to take into the next general election. The Tories played down the poor turnout by pointing to a previous ballot in 2000 called "Believing in Britain" in which 16% of members voted.
BBC political correspondent Carole Walker said the turnout was not quite the resounding backing the party leadership would have liked. Born optimist?
The mini-manifesto gives the clearest detail yet of the Conservative leader's vision for the future of his party. The Built to Last document sets out the aims and values which Mr Cameron wants the Conservatives to take into the next general election.
Core supporters As the results were published on Tuesday, the Tory leader insisted they sent a "message of change, optimism and hope", with the vote demonstrating that Conservative policies are "built to last".
The shadow cabinet will have its first meeting after the summer break on Tuesday morning in Leeds. We will take action so that our party reflects Britain as it is today, not Britain as it was David Cameron
The focus will be on shadow cabinet members getting out and about in places such as Leeds if the Conservatives want to win the next general election. "Today's result confirms that the party has changed. It shows that Conservatives support the vital changes that we have made over the last nine months," he said.
"Those changes are clear. For example, we will put economic stability and fiscal responsibility ahead of promises to cut taxes.
"Protecting the environment and tackling climate change will be given equal prominence to public services and the economy.
"We will improve public services for all, rather than promote opt outs for a few.
"The test for all our policies will be how they help the most disadvantaged in society. We will take action so that our party reflects Britain as it is today, not Britain as it was."
'Discontent'
The shadow cabinet has had its first meeting after the summer break in Leeds.
The focus was on shadow cabinet members getting out and about in places such as Leeds if the Conservatives want to win the next general election.
Meanwhile senior Tory MP Edward Leigh has warned of "discontent" among the party's core voters.Meanwhile senior Tory MP Edward Leigh has warned of "discontent" among the party's core voters.
The MP for Gainsborough and chairman of the all-party Public Accounts Committee said going too far to attract floating voters was a "very high-risk strategy".The MP for Gainsborough and chairman of the all-party Public Accounts Committee said going too far to attract floating voters was a "very high-risk strategy".
In an article in the parliamentary House Magazine he urged Mr Cameron not to "freeze out" the party's core supporters.In an article in the parliamentary House Magazine he urged Mr Cameron not to "freeze out" the party's core supporters.