Olympic poll boosts
No - don't get excited - tonight's poll doesn't show one. Today's YouGov poll for the Sun has perfectly normal topline figures of CON 34%, LAB 42%, LDEM 10%, UKIP 6%. Once again it is well within the range of the 9-10
YouGov/Sun - CON 33, LAB 44, LD 9, UKIP 7
Tonight's YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 33%, LAB 44%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 7% , so very much in the normal range of YouGov's recent polling. We are also due the monthly ComRes poll for the Independent tonight, but so far they have
More from YouGov/Sunday Times
The full tables for the YouGov/Sunday Times poll are now up here. On the regular leader trackers David Cameron is at minus 25 (from minus 23 last week), Ed Miliband at minus 27 (from minus 20 last week), Nick Clegg at minus 54 (from minus 52). Cameron has the
YouGov/Sunday Times - CON 33, LAB 42, LD 9, UKIP 8
Tonight's YouGov poll for the Sunday Times has topline figures of CON 33%, LAB 42%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 8%, exactly the same as Thursday's YouGov poll for the Sun. As usual I will do a proper update sometime tomorrow once the tables are published.
New YouGov and TNS BMRB polls
There are two new polls out tonight. The daily YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 33%, LAB 42%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 8%, so after an eleven point lead yesterday we are back into the middle of the normal nine to ten point lead that YouGov have
YouGov on Cash-in-Hand and Olympic strike action
Two quick topical questions from YouGov's daily polling over the last couple of days. First, after David Gauke's comments yesterday YouGov asked if people thought it actually was morally acceptable to pay tradesmen "cash in hand". 49% of respondents said it was morally acceptable
YouGov/Sun - CON 33, LAB 44, LD 9, UKIP 7
Tonight's YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 33%, LAB 44%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 7%, remaining steadily within the margin of error of the 9-10 point Labour leads that YouGov have now been showing for a good month. We are now on the verge of
ICM/Guardian - CON 34, LAB 39, LD 14, UKIP 4
The monthly ICM poll for the Guardian has been published here, and has topline figures of CON 34%(nc), LAB 39%(nc), LDEM 14%(nc), Others 13%(nc) - no change whatsoever in the main topline voting intention figures. The breakdown for other parties was SNP 3%, Plaid 1%, Green
YouGov/Sunday Times - CON 34, LAB 43, LD 11, UKIP 7
The full tables for the weekly YouGov/Sunday Times poll are now online here, this week concentrating on George Osborne and the Olympics. Topline figures are, as mentioned in yesterday's update, CON 34%, LAB 43%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 7%. On the regular leader trackers Cameron is at minus
ComRes/Indy on Sun - CON 32, LAB 42, LD 10
ComRes's monthly online poll for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror is out, with topline figures of CON 32%(nc), LAB 42%(nc), LDEM 10%(+1), UKIP 9%(+1). Changes are from the last online ComRes poll a month ago and clearly show no significant change in
Is Ed Miliband a drag on Labour's support?
Ed Miliband's rising approval figures in the polls have led to some reassessment in the commentariat. A lot of it is predictably rather coloured by wishful thinking - with some honourable exceptions there are a lot of right-wing commentators who are still convinced that he is a leader
YouGov/Sun - CON 34, LAB 42, LD 9, UKIP 7
Tonight's YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 34%, LAB 42%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 7%. Tonight Lord Ashcroft has also released a new batch of polling - I haven't looked through it in detail yet myself, but you can read it yourself here.