Opinion poll topics
Recent national opinion polls
Current state of party support nationally as measured by the opinion pollsters. Data are shown in both
graphical and tabular form for national polls taken over the last month or so.
Live updates
All national opinion polls since 2010
Complete record of national opinion polls since the last general election in May 2010.
Live updates
Scottish opinion polls record
Current state of party support in Scotland, along with a record of Scottish opinion polls since May 2010.
Updated when Scottish polls published
Making predictions
Links to prediction tools available on this website.
2 May 1997
Science of opinion polling
Introductory article to the science of opinion polls, describing the importance of sample size and quotas.
31 July 2004
Final campaign polls May 2010
Historical record of polls published in the run-up to the May 2010 election.
15 May 2010
Final campaign polls May 2005
Historical record of polls published in the run-up to the May 2005 election.
6 May 2005
Final campaign polls June 2001
Historical record of polls published in the run-up to the June 2001 election.
8 June 2001
Links to pollsters
Links to the major pollsters, political and electoral blogs, and electoral data sources.
Updated periodically
Opinion Polls
Recent opinion polls
Some of the most recent opinion polls are listed here
| Pollster | Sample dates | Sample size | CON% | LAB% | LIB% | UKIP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTION 2010 | 6 May 2010 | 37.0 | 29.7 | 23.6 | 3.2 | |
| Evening Standard/Ipsos-MORI | 11 May 13 - 13 May 13 | 1,009 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 13 |
| Mail on Sunday/Survation | 24 May 13 - 24 May 13 | 1,121 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 22 |
| The Independent/ComRes | 24 May 13 - 26 May 13 | 1,000 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 17 |
| The Observer/Opinium | 28 May 13 - 31 May 13 | 1,948 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 21 |
| Sunday Times/YouGov | 30 May 13 - 31 May 13 | 1,879 | 30 | 39 | 10 | 15 |
| AVERAGE | 11 May 13 - 31 May 13 | 6,957 | 28.1 | 36.4 | 8.9 | 17.8 |
New opinion polls will be published here as they become available.
Making Predictions
You can make predictions in three ways:- Current prediction based on these opinion polls
- Make your own prediction based on your own support figures
- Battlemap page translates support figures into actual seats