I had a brief look at the race for the Republican nomination in the US Presidential election in November - back then it had been something of a series of Conservatives emerging as the "not-Romney" before fading away again to be replaced by a new "not-Romney"
After hours of slaving in the library Mark Pack has put up a spreadsheet of all the polls he's been able to locate since 1943 - you can download it from Mark's site here. It's relatively easy to find polls back into the 1980s
1979-1983 Polls rowspan='2' bgcolor='#F7F7F7'> Survey End Date CON (%) LAB (%) LIB/SDP (%) Con Lead MORI/Express1983-06-0847262521 Harris/Observer1983-06-0847252621 Gallup/Telegraph1983-06-0845.526.52619 Marplan/Guardian1983-06-0846262620 NOP/Northcliffe1983-06-0847252621 MORI/Evening Standard1983-06-0844282616 NOP/Daily Mail1983-06-0746282418 Audience Selection/Sun1983-06-0746232917 Marplan/Guardian1983-06-0647262521 Audience Selection/Sun1983-06-0545242817 Harris/Observer1983
1974-1979 Polls rowspan='2' bgcolor='#F7F7F7'> Survey End Date CON (%) LAB (%) LIB (%) Con Lead Gallup/Telegraph1979-05-024938.5910.5 NOP/Daily Mail1979-05-02463912.57 Gallup/Telegraph1979-05-02434113.52 MORI/Evening Standard1979-05-024537158 MORI/Express1979-05-0144.438.813.55.6 Marplan/Sun1979-05-014538.513.56.5 NOP/Daily Mail1979-04-3042.443.112.2-0.
1970-1974 Polls Survey End Date CON (%) LAB (%) LIB (%) Con Lead Harris/Express1974-10-0934.64319.3-8.4 ORC/Evening Standard1974-10-0934.441.819.4-7.4 ORC/Times1974-10-08354417-9 Marplan/Sun1974-10-0833.343.819.5-10.5 Gallup/Telegraph1974-10-073641.519-5.5 Harris/Express1974-10-0633.543.520-10 NOP/Daily Mail1974-10-053145.519.5-14.5 Marplan/News of the World1974-10-0433.142.
In terms of polling 2011 has been almost static. In the last Parliament we were rather spoilt in terms of volatility, seeing the Conservatives move ahead after the election of David Cameron, then the Brown boost putting Labour briefly ahead until the election-that-never-was burst the bubble, then a second Labour
The Press Association are reporting that "The majority of people from across the political spectrum believe Scotland should be responsible for raising most of the money it spends, according to research from an independent think-tank." Because it is on the Press Association feed, this is then repeated verbatim
ICM's monthly poll for the Guardian has finally appeared (it was conducted on the Tuesday and Wednesday before Chistmas, but presumably held back till today's paper when there is normally no proper news to report!). Topline figures, with changes from the ICM/Sunday Telegraph poll straight
No polls over Christmas of course, but here's an open thread for those of you seeking to escape from Christmas preparations. Reflections on the year just gone? Predictions for next year? No need to stay on topic, but please do try and remain civil and rise above "
Tonight's is the last YouGov daily poll for 2011 and topline figures are CON 40%, LAB 40%, LDEM 9%, meaning we end the year with the two main parties neck-and-neck, which is at least quite tidy. I'm not sure if we'll have any polls
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