Voting intention opinion polls 1943-present: Q3 2018, with a missing Labour lead
What’s perhaps most striking about the opinion polls over the last quarter is what isn’t there: a large Labour lead. … Read the full post »
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Opinion polls
Read about UK political opinion polls and related matters. For a full database of voting intention polls since their birth in the UK in 1943, see my Opinion Polls Database.
Brexit, Liberal Democrat prospects and south west England
One aspect of the debate in the Liberal Democrats about how much the party’s messaging should rest on Brexit is the question of south west England. … Read the full post »
Voting intention opinion polls scorecard
Here are the latest national voting intention figures from each of the main pollsters currently polling in the UK. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat opinion poll ratings on the up
Here’s how the current Lib Dem rating with each pollster compares with the past. Spoiler: it’s a good picture for Vince Cable’s party. … Read the full post »
What’s been happening to the Labour Party opinion poll ratings?
I’ve mentioned a few times recently the gradually creeping upwards of Liberal Democrat ratings in voting intention polls. Let’s look at Labour this time instead. … Read the full post »
The opinion poll trends that point to the future of British politics
A new episode of Polling Matters, with Paula Surridge, takes a look at the values driving British politics – and hence the political space for the Liberal Democrats to recover. … Read the full post »
Prospects for the Liberal Democrats and a betting tip for next party leader
I guested on the excellent Political Betting Polling Matters podcast with Kieran Pedley, talking about the prospects for the Liberal Democrats and who might be the party’s next leader. … Read the full post »
What might make voters change their minds over Brexit?
Given the huge amount of media coverage for Brexit, and the many twists and turns in the story since the 2016 referendum, it is striking how stable public opinion has been about it. … Read the full post »
More cheer and two reasons for caution for pro-Europeans in latest polling
A recent BMG poll on behalf of The Independent shows that 48% of the public now support a public vote on the terms of the Government’s Brexit deal. … Read the full post »
Two-party politics on the wane again?
It may not be a consistent trend, but it is a clear overall trend: the combined vote share of Conservatives and Labour has been steadily falling since the 2017 general election. … Read the full post »