By-Election
Keir Starmer was up in Scotland ahead of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, and based on the most recent polling he has good reason to be confident of his chances. YouGov have just released a Scotland-specific poll giving Labour their highest Westminster vote share since the independence referendum -
As the relaunched UK Polling Report approaches its first anniversary, we're looking to make some changes to the site in preparation for next year's general election. First of all, we need to prepare for the new electoral boundaries, adapting our database and re-engineering our models and
Climate
Close followers of recent news coverage could be forgiven for not having a clear appreciation of where, exactly, public opinion stands. From just one Opinium poll, released over the weekend, you could reasonably conclude all of the following claims: voters want to see climate action - more people even support
Brexit
The British public now regrets Brexit more than at any other point since the referendum, according to two separate pollsters: YouGov and Deltapoll. Last week, YouGov recorded their highest ever share of voters, 57%, saying Brexit was a mistake. Just 32% thought Brexit was the correct decision. A majority of
By-Election
Today's the day when voters in three constituencies across the country go the polls to decide who replaces their previous Conservative incumbent. Although all seats previously had solid majorities, on current polling - and with a vastly unpopular incumbent government - the Conservatives will have a hard time
From unrepresentative reader polls to sensationalised headlines, you don't have to look far to find poor uses of polling in the British media. However, few instances are as egregious as today's Daily Mail front page. The Mail led with the remarkable revelation that a "snap
There is majority of support for a right to roam in England across voters of every major party affiliation. Right to roam is already in place in Scotland, as 62% of all voters support its expansion to England. The finding comes courtesy of a poll of 2,049 from YouGov
Opinium have conducted a constituency poll in Mid Bedfordshire ahead of the impending by-election, and it makes good reading for Labour. Their candidate, Alistair Strathern, is set to gain the seat on 28% of the vote, closely followed by the Conservative candidate Festus Akinbusoye on 24%. The Independent candidate Gareth
Labour's polling lead has climbed by 3.3% since Boris Johnson resigned on June 9 and by 4.2% since June 13. According to our polling average, Labour now leads the Conservatives by 19.2%. This trend is made apparent when polling results are plotted by their date.
Inflation
A majority of British voters predominantly hold the Government responsible for inflation. 50% of voters blame the Government, whilst 32% hold the Bank of England responsible. Perhaps not unrelated to Rishi's relentless repetition of his pledge to halve inflation... Although the government does set an inflation target, and
Brexit
To coincide with the seven year anniversary of the Brexit vote, UK in a Changing Europe have published polling taking a deep dive into the extent of Brexit regret. The pressure group has produced 537 pages of tables, if any committed readers fancy trawling through the data, with a full
Almost 60% of voters think Rishi Sunak handled the investigation and report into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament badly. According to new polling from YouGov, 32% of voters think the Prime Minister handled the Privileges Committee's report "very badly", with 25% saying the Prime Minister did
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