Opinion Polls
In the run up to the election, several polling organisations will carry out public opinion polling in regards to voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed below. The figures in the right hand side columns show extrapolations from the raw data contained in the pdf files, and in several cases the percentages are not directly referable to that data.
ARPO, ICM, Ipsos MORI, Populus, TNS-BMRB (formerly TNS System Three) and YouGov are members of the British Polling Council, and abide by its disclosure rules.
| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Conservatives | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23–25 April 2012 | ComRes/Evening Standard | 1,024 | 45% | 36% | 5% | 13% |
| 54% | 46% | – | – | |||
| 20–22 April 2012 | YouGov/Evening Standard | 1,138 | 43% | 41% | 8% | 9% |
| 51% | 49% | – | – | |||
| 19 April 2012 | TNS-BMRB | 1,008 | 45% | 35% | 11% | 9% |
| 13–15 April 2012 | YouGov/Evening Standard | 1,060 | 45% | 40% | 7% | 8% |
| 53% | 47% | – | – | |||
| 2–5 April 2012 | ComRes | 1,003 | 47% | 40% | 6% | 7% |
| 53% | 47% | – | – | |||
| 12–15 March 2012 | YouGov | 1,227 | 49% | 41% | 5% | 4% |
| 54% | 46% | – | – | |||
| 7–10 February 2012 | YouGov/Evening Standard | 1,106 | 46% | 45% | 6% | 3% |
| 51% | 49% | – | – | |||
| 19–21 January 2012 | ComRes | 1,030 | 44% | 46% | 5% | 5% |
| 49% | 51% | – | – | |||
| 10–16 January 2012 | YouGov | 1,349 | 44% | 46% | 7% | 3% |
| 49% | 51% | – | – | |||
| November 2011 | ComRes/Evening Standard | 48% | 40% | 7% | 4% | |
| 7–9 June 2011 | YouGov | 1,215 | 48% | 41% | 2% | 9% |
| March 2011 | ComRes/Evening Standard | 36% | 37% | 5% | 6% |
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