Leadership approval opinion polling for the 2017 United Kingdom general election

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At various dates in the run up to the 2017 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules.

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The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 6 May 2015, to the 8 June 2017.

Leadership approval ratings

Theresa May

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Theresa May, Leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Theresa May, Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. Theresa May in Tallin crop.jpg
Theresa May, Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party.

2017

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
1-2 Jun YouGov Well/Badly42%47%11%—-5%
30 May-1 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied43%50%7%—–7%
15-17 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied55%35%10%—+20%
4 May United Kingdom local and mayoral elections
21-25 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied56%37%7%—+19%
2 May Opinium Approve/Disapprove46%33%21%—+13%
18 AprPrime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017
10-14 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied52%39%9%—+13%
10-14 Feb Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied53%36%11%—+17%
13-16 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied45%39%16%—+6%

2016

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
10-12 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied50%35%15%—+15%
11-14 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied54%30%16%—+14%
14-17 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied48%32%20%—+16%
10-14 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied54%27%19%—+27%
15-17 Aug YouGov Favourable/Unfavourable48%36%—16%+12%
13-15 Aug Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied54%19%27%—+35%

Jeremy Corbyn

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party.

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Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party.

2017

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
1-2 Jun YouGov Well/Badly42%44%11%—-2%
20 May-1 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied39%50%11%—–11%
15-17 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%58%11%—–27%
4 May United Kingdom local and mayoral elections
21-25 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied27%62%11%—–35%
18 AprPrime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017
10-14 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied23%64%13%—–41%
10-14 Feb Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied24%62%14%—–42%
13-16 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied26%61%13%—–35%

2016

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
10-12 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied26%58%16%—–32%
11-14 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied28%57%15%—–29%
14-17 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%55%14%—–24%
24 Sep Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected as the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition following a vote of no confidence.
10-14 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied27%58%15%—–31%
15-17 Aug YouGov Favourable/Unfavourable29%54%—17%-25%
13-15 Aug Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied25%58%17%—–33%
9-11 Jul Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied24%65%11%—–41%
23 Jun UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU; David Cameron announces he will resign as Prime Minister
11-14 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied27%52%21%—–25%
14-16 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%50%19%—–19%
5 May United Kingdom local elections, 2016
16-18 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied38%43%19%—–5%
19-22 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied35%46%19%—–11%
13-16 Feb Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied30%51%19%—–21%
23-25 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%49%20%—–17%

2015

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
12-14 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied33%50%17%—–17%
14-17 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied37%40%13%—–3%
17-19 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied37%39%24%—–2%
19-22 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied33%36%31%—–3%

Tim Farron

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Tim Farron, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Tim Farron, Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Tim farron 2014.jpg
Tim Farron, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.

2017

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
20 May-1 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied25%44%31%—–19%
15-17 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied28%39%33%—–11%
4 May United Kingdom local and mayoral elections
21-25 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied30%37%33%—–7%
18 AprPrime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017
10-14 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied26%36%38%—–10%
13-16 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied23%33%44%—–10%

2016

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
10-12 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied27%28%45%—–1%
11-14 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied23%36%41%—–13%
14-17 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%34%44%—–12%
10-14 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%33%45%—–11%
15-17 Aug YouGov Favourable/Unfavourable17%33%—50%-16%
13-15 Aug Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%30%48%—–8%
9-11 Jul Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied21%37%42%—–16%
23 Jun UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU.
11-14 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied19%32%49%—–13%
14-16 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%33%45%—–11%
5 May United Kingdom local elections, 2016
16-18 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied21%29%50%—–8%
19-22 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied24%36%40%—–12%
13-16 Feb Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied20%34%46%—–14%
23-25 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%32%46%—–10%

2015

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
12-14 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied24%31%45%—–7%
14-17 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied18%32%50%—–14%
17-19 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%27%51%—–5%
14-17 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied18%32%50%—–14%
19-22 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%29%49%—–7%

Paul Nuttall

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Paul Nuttall, Leader of the UK Independence Party.

Paul Nuttall, Leader of UKIP. Paul Nuttal 2014 (cropped).jpg
Paul Nuttall, Leader of UKIP.

2017

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
20 May-1 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied18%55%27%—–37%
15-17 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied17%54%29%—
4 May United Kingdom local and mayoral elections
21-25 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied21%50%29%—–29%
18 AprPrime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017
10-14 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied14%51%35%—–37%
13-16 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied18%36%46%—–18%

2016

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
10-12 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied18%35%47%—–17%

Approval ratings for former party leaders

David Cameron

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Theresa May, Leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

David Cameron, Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party. David cameron announces resignation (cropped).jpg
David Cameron, Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party.

2016

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
9-11 Jul Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied28%66%6%—–38%
23 Jun UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU; David Cameron announces he will resign as Prime Minister
11-14 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied35%58%7%—–23%
14-16 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%61%8%—–30%
5 May United Kingdom local elections, 2016
16-18 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied37%56%7%—–19%
19-22 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied34%59%7%—–25%
13-16 Feb Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied39%54%7%—–15%
23-25 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied42%51%7%—–9%

2015

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
12-14 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied41%55%4%—–14%
14-17 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied40%55%5%—–15%
17-19 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied42%51%7%—–9%
19-22 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied42%52%6%—–10%
18-20 Jul Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied42%49%9%—–7%
14-16 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied49%42%9%—+7%
Harriet Harman, interim leader of the Labour party. Harriet Harman (cropped).jpg
Harriet Harman, interim leader of the Labour party.

Harriet Harman

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Harriet Harman, interim leader of the Labour Party.

2015

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
18-20 Jul Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied33%34%33%—–1%

Nigel Farage

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Nigel Farage, Leader of the UK Independence Party.

Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party. Nigel Farage by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party.

2016

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
23 Jun UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU; Nigel Farage announces he will resign as leader of UKIP
11-14 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied38%44%8%—–6%
14-16 May Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied36%41%13%—–5%
5 May United Kingdom local elections, 2016
16-18 Apr Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied32%38%20%—–6%
19-22 Mar Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied38%40%12%—–2%
13-16 Feb Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied33%48%19%—–15%
23-25 Jan Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%49%20%—–18%

2015

Date(s)
conducted		Polling organisation/clientQuestion
wording		ApproveDisapproveDon't knowNeitherNet approval
12-14 Dec Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied33%48%12%—–18%
14-17 Nov Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied33%45%12%—–12%
17-19 Oct Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied46%37%7%—+9%
19-22 Sep Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied40%45%15%—–5%
18-20 Jul Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied31%44%25%—–13%
14-16 Jun Ipsos MORI Satisfied/Dissatisfied29%47%24%—–18%

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