Opinion polling for the 1964 United Kingdom general election

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In the run-up to the 1964 general election, various polling organisations conducted opinion polling to gauge voting intention amongst the general public. Such polls, dating from the previous election in 1959 to polling day on 15 October 1964, are listed in this article

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UK opinion polling for the 1964 election (40 poll moving average) 1964uk.png
UK opinion polling for the 1964 election (40 poll moving average)

Polling results

All Data is from PollBase [1]

1964

FieldworkPolling Organisation Con Lab Lib Lead
15 Oct General Election Results 43.4%44.1%11.2%0.7%
OctGallup44.5%46%9%1.5%
OctGallup/Daily Telegraph42.5%46%11%3.5%
9–13 OctNOP/Daily Mail44.3%47.4%7.9%3.1%
OctDaily Express44.5%43.7%11.1%0.8%
OctDaily Express45.5%44.6%9.3%0.9%
5–9 OctNOP/Daily Mail46.2%46.3%7.1%0.1%
OctResearch Services/Daily Graphic45%46%9%1%
OctGallup42.5%50.5%6.5%8%
OctGallup42.5%48.5%8.5%6%
OctDaily Express46.1%42.5%11%3.6%
1–5 OctNOP/Daily Mail45.4%44.5%9.8%0.9%
OctResearch Services46%47%7%1%
OctGallup/Daily Telegraph44%48.5%7%4.5%
SepGallup/Daily Telegraph44.5%47%8%2.5%
24–28 SepNOP/Daily Mail47.1%44.1%8.3%3%
25 SepThe 42nd Parliament is dissolved and campaigning officially begins
SepGallup44.5%49%6%4.5%
SepGallup46.5%46%7.5%0.5%
17–20 SepNOP/Daily Mail45.9%45.7%8.1%0.2%
SepDaily Express48.1%44.1%7.6%4%
SepGallup43%48%8.5%5%
10–13 SepNOP/Daily Mail47%45.4%7.3%1.6%
2–9 SepGallup44%46.5%9%1.5%
3–6 SepNOP/Daily Mail46.5%44.9%8.4%1.6%
SepGallup43%49.5%7%6.5%
27 Aug – 1 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph41.5%50%8%8.5%
20–25 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph45%49.5%5.5%4.5%
20–23 AugNOP/Daily Mail47.5%46.5%5.7%1%
13–18 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph41.5%49.5%8.5%8%
6–11 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph42%49%9%7%
6–9 AugNOP/Daily Mail46.7%47.3%5.7%0.6%
30 Jul – 4 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph43%48.5%8.5%5.5%
22–28 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph41%48.5%10%7.5%
9–21 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph42%49.5%8%7.5%
16–19 JulNOP/Daily Mail44.1%48.2%7.5%4.1%
2–7 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph38.5%50.5%10.5%12%
2–5 JulNOP/Daily Mail44.5%48.2%7.1%3.7%
25–30 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph41.5%51%7%9.5%
17–23 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph42%49%8.5%7%
18–21 JunNOP/Daily Mail42.2%50.5%7.2%8.3%
10–16 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph42%49.5%8%7.5%
4–9 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph38.5%51.5%9%13%
4–7 JunNOP/Daily Mail42.8%49.5%7.4%6.7%
27 May – 2 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph42%47%10.5%5%
21–26 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph39.5%51.5%8.5%12%
21–24 MayNOP/Daily Mail42.2%49.5%7.9%7.3%
13–19 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph41%48%11%7%
9–12 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph38%51%10.5%13%
1–5 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph35.5%55%9.5%19.5%
29 Apr – 3 MayNOP/Daily Mail40.9%49.9%8.7%9%
24–28 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph36.5%52%10.5%15.5%
15–21 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph39%51.5%9%12.5%
15–19 AprNOP/Daily Mail38.7%52.4%8.7%13.7%
9–14 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph41%49%9.5%8%
2–7 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph37.5%49.5%13%12%
2–5 AprNOP/Daily Mail40.7%50.9%8.2%10.2%
25–31 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph38.5%49.5%11.5%11%
19–24 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph40%49%10.5%9%
19–22 MarNOP/Daily Mail42%49.9%7.2%7.9%
12–17 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph38.5%46.5%14%8%
5–10 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph37%50%13%13%
6–9 MarNOP/Daily Mail41.5%48.7%9.2%7.2%
27 Feb – 3 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph39.5%47.5%12%8%
20–25 FebGallup/Daily Telegraph42%45%11.5%3%
13–18 FebGallup/Daily Telegraph40%48%11.5%8%
8–16 FebNOP/Daily Mail40.7%49.6%9.6%8.9%
6–11 FebGallup/Daily Telegraph39%48.5%12%9.5%
30 Jan – 4 FebGallup/Daily Telegraph38%50%11%12%
23–28 JanGallup/Daily Telegraph38%48%13%10%
16–21 JanGallup/Daily Telegraph40.5%46.5%12.5%6%
9–14 JanGallup/Daily Telegraph39.5%48%12.5%8.5%
9–12 JanNOP/Daily Mail41.6%48.4%9.7%6.8%
28 Dec – 7 JanGallup/Daily Telegraph39%50%10.5%11%

1963

FieldworkPolling Organisation Con Lab Lib Lead
12–16 DecGallup/Daily Telegraph37%50%12%13%
13–15 DecNOP/Daily Mail40.9%49.6%9.2%8.7%
3–9 DecGallup/Daily Telegraph39%47%13.5%8%
29 Nov – 3 DecGallup/Daily Telegraph39%48%12.5%9%
21–26 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph38%49.5%12%11.5%
15–17 NovNOP/Daily Mail40.5%48.2%10.7%7.7%
31 Oct – 5 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph37%49%13%12%
24–28 OctGallup/Daily Telegraph36%50%13%14%
17–22 OctGallup/Daily Telegraph38%49%12%11%
18–20 OctNOP/Daily Mail41%48.5%10.2%7.5%
18–19 OctPrime Minister Harold Macmillan resigns and is replaced by Alec Douglas-Home
3–8 OctGallup/Daily Telegraph35%47.5%16%12.5%
26 Sep – 1 OctGallup/Daily Telegraph35.5%46.5%17%11%
21–22 SepNOP/Daily Mail39.4%46.5%13.7%7.1%
5–10 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph33%50%15%16%
29 Aug – 3 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph33.5%50.5%15%17%
22–27 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph33.5%49.5%15.5%16%
24–25 AugNOP/Daily Mail38.6%47.8%13.4%9.2%
1–6 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph35%49.5%14.5%14.5%
25–30 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph33%50.5%15.5%17.5%
29 JulNOP/Daily Mail41%47.9%10.9%6.9%
18–23 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph32%52%15%20%
20–22 JulNOP/Daily Mail39.3%47.6%12.7%8.3%
5–10 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph34%52%13%18%
28 Jun – 2 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph34.5%51.5%13%17%
22–26 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph36%50%13%14%
14 JunNOP/Daily Mail34.6%51.3%13.9%16.7%
7–14 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph31%51.5%16.5%20.5%
4 JunNOP/Daily Mail33.5%52.2%14.1%18.7%
10–17 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph36%47%16%11%
29 Mar – 10 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph34%49.5%16%15.5%
9 AprNOP/Daily Mail36.1%48.7%14.7%12.6%
1–12 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph33.5%50%15.5%16.5%
14 Feb Harold Wilson elected Labour Party leader
1–5 FebGallup/Daily Telegraph32.5%48%18.5%15.5%
11–18 JanGallup/Daily Telegraph35%48%16.5%13%

1962

FieldworkPolling Organisation Con Lab Lib Lead
4–21 DecGallup/Daily Telegraph37%46%17%9%
16–24 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph34.5%44.5%20.5%10%
9–16 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph36%42.5%20%6.5%
2–9 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph39%47%13%8%
12–20 OctGallup/Daily Telegraph40%41.5%17%1.5%
15–13 OctGallup/Daily Telegraph34.5%43.5%20%9%
20–26 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph36.5%45%17.5%8.5%
12–19 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph34%45%20%11%
2–10 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph34%43%22%9%
20–25 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph36%40.5%22.5%4.5%
13 Jul The Night of the Long Knives
6–11 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph37.5%39.5%22%2%
29 Jun – 4 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph35.5%41.5%22%6%
1–6 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph35.5%39%24%3.5%
3–19 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph34.5%39.5%24.5%5%
7–16 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph33%41%25%8%
14–21 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph33%40%26%7%
1–7 MarGallup/Daily Telegraph39.5%44%16%4.5%
2–9 FebGallup/Daily Telegraph40%42.5%17%2.5%
5–14 JanGallup/Daily Telegraph42%42%15%Tie

1961

FieldworkPolling Organisation Con Lab Lib Lead
30 Nov – 6 DecGallup/Daily Telegraph38.5%43%17.5%4.5%
9–16 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph39%40%20%1%
2–7 NovGallup/Daily Telegraph41.5%43%14.5%1.5%
2 Nov Hugh Gaitskell re-elected Labour Party leader
12–16 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph43.5%43.5%12%Tie
24 Aug–2 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph42.5%45%12%2.5%
30 Aug – 4 SepGallup/Daily Telegraph40%45.5%13.5%5.5%
2–9 AugGallup/Daily Telegraph38%43%17%6%
29 Jun – 5 JulGallup/Daily Telegraph44%41.5%14%2.5%
30 May – 7 JunGallup/Daily Telegraph43.5%40%15%3.5%
28 Apr – 9 MayGallup/Daily Telegraph44.5%40.5%14%4%
21–26 AprGallup/Daily Telegraph43.5%40.5%15%3%
MarGallup/Daily Telegraph44%40%15%4%
FebGallup/Daily Telegraph44%42%13%2%
JanGallup/Daily Telegraph45%41.5%12.5%3.5%

1960

FieldworkPolling Organisation Con Lab Lib Lead
DecGallup47.5%37.5%14%10%
3–29 NovGallup46%40.5%13.5%5.5%
3 Nov Hugh Gaitskell re-elected Labour Party leader
20 Oct – 2 NovGallup50%37%12.5%13%
8–4 SepGallup47.5%40.5%11%7%
25 Aug – 5 SepGallup47.5%42%10%5.5%
1–27 JulGallup47%43%9%4%
3–29 JunGallup45.5%43%10.5%2.5%
1–29 MayGallup45.5%42.5%11%3%
6–27 AprGallup45%42.5%11.5%2.5%
11–25 MarGallup47%42%10%5%
5–24 FebGallup47%43.5%9%3.5%
19–20 JanGallup47%42.5%9.5%4.5%
1–6 JanGallup47%43.5%8.5%3.5%

1959

FieldworkPolling Organisation Con Lab Lib Lead
DecGallup/News Chronicle47.5%44%7.5%3.5%
NovGallup/News Chronicle48%44%7%4%
OctGallup/News Chronicle48%46%5%2%
8 Oct General Election Results 49.4%43.8%5.9%5.6%

References

  1. "PollBase: British voting intention opinion polls since 1943". Mark Pack. Retrieved 14 February 2021.