Recent opinion polls
Some of the most recent opinion polls are listed here
| Pollster | Sample dates | Sample size | CON% | LAB% | LIB% |
| ELECTION 2005 | 5 May 2005 | 33.2 | 36.2 | 22.6 | |
| The Times/Populus | 4 Jul 08 - 6 Jul 08 | 1,507 | 41 | 28 | 19 |
| Sunday Times/YouGov | 10 Jul 08 - 11 Jul 08 | 1,832 | 47 | 25 | 16 |
| Independent on Sunday/ComRes | 16 Jul 08 - 17 Jul 08 | 1,016 | 45 | 24 | 16 |
| The Guardian/ICM | 18 Jul 08 - 20 Jul 08 | 1,007 | 43 | 28 | 19 |
| Ipsos-MORI | 18 Jul 08 - 20 Jul 08 | 1,016 | 47 | 27 | 15 |
| AVERAGE | 4 Jul 08 - 20 Jul 08 | 6,378 | 44.6 | 26.3 | 17.0 |
Labour maintained its lead over the other parties between the election in May 2005 and the election of David Cameron as the new Conservative leader in December 2005. The Conservatives then held the lead until the appointment of Gordon Brown as the new Labour leader in June 2007, and the "Brown bounce" kept Labour back in the lead until September 2007. Following the party conferences and the "non-election", the Conservatives have regained their lead.
Opinion poll topics
Recent national opinion polls
Current state of party support nationally as measured by the opinion pollsters. Data are shown in both
graphical and tabular form for national polls taken over the last month or so.
All national opinion polls since 2005
Complete record of national opinion polls since the last general election in May 2005.
Scottish opinion polls record
Current state of party support in Scotland, along with a record of Scottish opinion polls since May 2005.
Making predictions
Links to prediction tools available on this website.
Science of opinion polling
Introductory article to the science of opinion polls, describing the importance of sample size and quotas.
Final campaign polls June 2001
Historical record of polls published in the run-up to the June 2001 election.
Final campaign polls May 2005
Historical record of polls published in the run-up to the May 2005 election.
Links to pollsters
Links to the major pollsters, political and electoral blogs, and electoral data sources.