Polling of local elections is very rare - presumably because they only cover part of the country, and it is hard to actually get any meaning out of the figures. What exactly does a four point Labour lead in local elections in the areas where there happens to be local
There are two new GB polls out tonight (plus a Scottish one, but more on that later). A phone poll from ComRes has voting intentions at CON 35%(nc), LAB 41%(+2), LDEM 13%(+1), Others 11%. Changes are from the last ComRes poll conducted by telephone, a month ago.
The full tables for the YouGov/Sunday Times poll are now up here. The improved Conservative position in voting intention was echoed by improved ratings for David Cameron - his approval rating is now neutral, with 47% thinking he is doing well, 47% badly (the first time he's
Tonight's weekly YouGov poll for the Sunday Times has topline voting intention figures of CON 38%, LAB 41%, LDEM 11%. The three point Labour lead is the smallest recorded in a YouGov poll since January and confirms the narrowing of the Labour lead we saw in YouGov'
The ICM poll last night has produced various comments from people dismissing it or defending it. Let's put it in some context. Firstly there is no large swing here. All the parties are within 2 points of ICM's last poll, so there is no reason to
ICM's monthly poll for the Guardian, conducted after this week's budget, has the Conservatives back ahead - CON 37%(+2), LAB 36%(-2), LDEM 16%(-2). Changes are from their February poll, before both the budget and the intervention in Libya. This is the first poll
ICM's monthly poll for the Guardian, conducted after this week's budget, has the Conservatives back ahead - CON 37%(+2), LAB 36%(-2), LDEM 16%(-2). Changes are from their February poll. Full report to follow shortly UPDATE: Proper post now up here
Full tables for YouGov's post-budget poll are now available here. The overall position is a small thumbs up, but not one that had made any real difference to the bigger picture. Overall 44% of people thought the budget was a fair one, with 31% thinking it unfair. This
YouGov's first daily poll since the budget has topline figures of CON 37%, LAB 41%, LDEM 11%, Others 11%. The day-on-day changes since yesterday are not significant, but it is the smallest Labour lead since February. Government approval has also risen - today's figure is minus
As we look forward to what effect the budget has on the polls, here's an updated look at what they've done in the past. The graph below shows the government's lead in the two YouGov polls before and after each of the last ten
Somewhat strange timing, given the political news is going to be budget-budget-budget tonight, but there is a new ComRes poll of London mayoral voting intentions out. First preferences apparently show Ken on 46%, Boris on 44%, with second preferences re-allocated Ken remains ahead on 51% to Boris's 49%
There are two new voting intention polls tonight. Angus Reid have topline figures of CON 32%(-1), LAB 41%(nc), LDEM 10%(nc), Others 17%. Changes are since their previous poll at the start of March, and clearly show no significant movement. That 17% for others is particularly high (I
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