John Tory’s support continues to swell as he surges well ahead of his competitors in the newest Forum Research poll released Wednesday morning, while second-place candidate Doug Ford loses more ground.

When poll respondents were asked who they are voting for or who they are leaning toward, 43 per cent of them chose Tory.

This gives Tory a 14-point lead over Ford who came in at 29 per cent, more than doubling his six-point lead in the last Forum Research poll that was conducted just a week earlier on Oct. 14.

Chow got 25 per cent of support – a number that has stayed relatively stable since August, and three per cent of people said they would vote for a candidate who is not in the top three spots.

Today’s poll has a sample size of 847 people – considerably smaller than previous polls which typically had more than 1,200 people. It comes with a 3 per cent margin of error.

Compared to the previous poll, Tory gained four percentage points and Ford lost the same amount.

Forum Research President Lorne Bozinoff commented on these numbers in a written statement saying that the last week “has proved decisive” for Tory.

“He appears to be locking up the few undecided voters left, and scooping some of Doug's voters as well,” Bozinoff said.

As in previous Forum Research polls, which have been conducted approximately twice a month since June, Tory’s support comes primarily from voters aged 55 and higher while the majority of supporters for both Ford and Chow appear to be in 18 to 34 age range.

Tory commands support in almost every region of Toronto except in East York and York. In East York, he has 31 per cent support compared to Chow’s 15-point lead at 46 per cent. In York, he is four points behind Ford at 39 per cent.

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