Opinion polling for the 1970 United Kingdom general election

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In the run-up to the 1970 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. These opinion polls range from the previous election on 31 March 1966 until polling day on 18 June 1970.

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Graphical summaries

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Polling results

All data is from PollBase. [1]

1970

FieldworkPollsterClient Lab Con Lib Lead
18 Jun 1970 1970 general election 43.146.07.52.9
14-16 JunHarrisDaily Express48.046.05.02.0
14-16 JunGallupDaily Telegraph49.042.07.57.0
13-17 JunORCEvening Standard45.546.56.51.0
12-16 JunNOPDaily Mail48.144.06.44.1
11-14 JunMarplanThe Times50.241.57.08.7
14 JunHarrisDaily Express47.045.07.02.0
7-11 JunGallupDaily Telegraph48.045.55.52.5
3-7 JunNOPDaily Mail51.639.27.912.4
7 JunHarrisDaily Express49.042.08.07.0
11 JunORCEvening Standard49.042.08.07.0
7 JunORCSunday Times47.045.07.02.0
6 JunMarplanThe Times48.144.46.23.7
4 JunORCEvening Standard47.543.08.04.5
3 JunHarrisDaily Express48.043.07.05.0
31-4 MayGallupDaily Telegraph49.544.05.05.5
27-31 MayNOPDaily Mail49.544.44.85.1
23-26 MayGallupDaily Telegraph50.044.54.55.5
31 MayORCSunday Times45.047.05.02.0
20-26 MayNOPDaily Mail48.044.85.93.2
28 MayORCEvening Standard45.043.010.02.0
21 MayORCEvening Standard45.544.57.01.0
13-17 MayGallupDaily Telegraph49.542.56.57.0
20 MayHarrisDaily Express48.046.06.02.0
19 MayMarplanThe Times47.244.56.62.7
5-11 MayNOPDaily Mail47.644.46.73.2
5-9 MayGallupDaily Telegraph49.041.57.57.5
AprHarrisDaily Express46.044.07.02.0
AprORCEvening Standard41.047.09.06.0
21-27 AprNOPDaily Mail44.447.36.92.9
17-19 AprGallupDaily Telegraph42.547.07.54.5
7-13 AprNOPDaily Mail41.349.77.58.4
AprMarplanThe Times46.045.26.80.8
MarHarrisDaily Express42.049.07.07.0
MarORCEvening Standard41.048.08.07.0
13-15 MarGallupDaily Telegraph41.046.59.55.5
4-9 MarNOPDaily Mail42.049.57.17.5
FebHarrisDaily Express40.052.06.012.0
FebORCEvening Standard38.050.09.012.0
12-15 FebGallupDaily Telegraph41.048.09.07.0
4-9 FebNOPDaily Mail40.651.27.110.6
JanHarrisDaily Express40.051.08.011.0
JanORCEvening Standard37.052.09.015.0
15-18 JanGallupDaily Telegraph41.048.57.07.5
7-12 JanNOPDaily Mail41.748.48.46.7
JanMarplanThe Times38.651.38.712.7

1969

FieldworkPollsterClient Lab Con Lib Lead
DecORCEvening Standard40.049.08.09.0
11-14 DecGallupDaily Telegraph39.550.09.010.5
10-15 DecNOPDaily Mail44.447.67.13.2
NovHarrisDaily Express40.050.08.010.0
NovORCEvening Standard39.048.010.09.0
13-16 NovGallupDaily Telegraph41.545.010.03.5
10-17 NovNOPDaily Mail40.948.68.97.7
5-10 NovNOPDaily Mail42.248.18.15.9
OctHarrisDaily Express39.051.09.012.0
OctORCEvening Standard42.046.010.04.0
16-19 OctGallupDaily Telegraph44.546.57.02.0
8-13 OctNOPDaily Mail40.150.18.010.0
OctMarplanThe Times42.145.69.83.5
SepHarrisDaily Express35.052.011.017.0
SepORCEvening Standard37.048.012.011.0
17-22 SepNOPDaily Mail37.547.512.710.0
11-14 SepGallupDaily Telegraph37.046.513.09.5
3-8 SepNOPDaily Mail33.753.311.019.6
AugORCEvening Standard33.051.013.018.0
14-17 AugGallupDaily Telegraph34.547.015.512.5
13-18 AugNOPDaily Mail35.250.712.215.5
JulORCEvening Standard33.052.013.019.0
23-28 JulNOPDaily Mail34.252.510.418.3
10-13 JulGallupDaily Telegraph31.555.011.023.5
9-14 JulNOPDaily Mail36.652.010.015.4
JulMarplanThe Times31.951.013.619.1
JunORCEvening Standard33.054.010.021.0
25-30 JunNOPDaily Mail36.151.39.415.2
13-16 JunGallupDaily Telegraph35.051.012.016.0
4-9 JunNOPDaily Mail34.952.010.117.1
MayORCEvening Standard32.053.013.021.0
15-18 MayGallupDaily Telegraph30.552.013.521.5
14-19 MayNOPDaily Mail31.554.611.323.1
30-5 AprNOPDaily Mail31.854.411.422.6
AprORCEvening Standard31.054.012.023.0
18-22 AprGallupDaily Telegraph30.551.013.020.5
9-14 AprNOPDaily Mail32.954.810.321.9
AprMarplanThe Times28.154.913.826.8
MarORCEvening Standard31.056.010.025.0
26-31 MarNOPDaily Mail32.355.49.523.1
14-16 MarGallupDaily Telegraph34.052.510.018.5
6-11 MarNOPDaily Mail35.851.710.115.9
FebORCEvening Standard32.055.010.023.0
20-25 FebNOPDaily Mail32.554.610.022.1
13-16 FebGallupDaily Telegraph32.054.511.022.5
6-11 FebNOPDaily Mail32.156.78.924.6
JanORCEvening Standard33.049.013.016.0
23-28 JanNOPDaily Mail36.947.312.610.4
9-14 JanNOPDaily Mail32.552.212.119.7
9-12 JanGallupDaily Telegraph31.053.011.522.0
JanMarplanThe Times32.252.312.120.1

1968

FieldworkPollsterClient Lab Con Lib Lead
DecORCEvening Standard28.055.013.027.0
11-16 DecNOPDaily Mail33.355.08.421.7
5-9 DecGallupDaily Telegraph29.555.011.025.5
NovORCEvening Standard38.047.011.09.0
7-10 NovGallupDaily Telegraph32.050.514.018.5
6-11 NovNOPDaily Mail37.750.88.713.1
OctORCEvening Standard37.049.010.012.0
23-28 OctNOPDaily Mail42.046.08.94.0
9-14 OctNOPDaily Mail39.749.18.89.4
OctGallupDaily Telegraph39.047.09.58.0
25 OctMarplanThe Times39.247.19.37.9
SepORCEvening Standard32.051.013.019.0
18-23 SepNOPDaily Mail37.247.810.810.6
12-15 SepGallupDaily Telegraph37.047.011.510.0
4-9 SepNOPDaily Mail39.549.08.79.5
AugORCEvening Standard37.049.010.012.0
14-19 AugNOPDaily Mail37.047.811.710.8
AugGallupDaily Telegraph34.549.511.515.0
JulORCEvening Standard34.049.011.015.0
17-22 JulNOPDaily Mail35.751.29.215.5
4-7 JulGallupDaily Telegraph30.050.013.020.0
3-8 JulNOPDaily Mail35.549.411.413.9
JunORCEvening Standard34.050.012.016.0
12-17 JunNOPDaily Mail33.352.89.319.5
7-9 JunGallupDaily Telegraph28.051.514.023.5
MayORCEvening Standard31.054.011.023.0
22-27 MayNOPDaily Mail33.051.211.518.2
10-13 MayGallupDaily Telegraph28.056.011.028.0
1-6 MayNOPDaily Mail30.953.311.522.4
30-7 AprGallupDaily Telegraph30.054.512.524.5
AprORCEvening Standard28.056.011.028.0
3-8 AprNOPDaily Mail32.155.59.023.4
MarORCEvening Standard35.048.012.013.0
6-11 MarNOPDaily Mail35.950.010.414.1
MarGallupDaily Telegraph31.050.015.019.0
FebORCEvening Standard34.050.011.016.0
7-12 FebNOPDaily Mail33.650.812.217.2
3-11 FebGallupDaily Telegraph30.052.512.522.5
JanORCEvening Standard34.051.011.017.0
24-29 JanNOPDaily Mail34.853.69.918.8
6-14 JanGallupDaily Telegraph39.545.011.05.5

1967

FieldworkPollsterClient Lab Con Lib Lead
DecORCEvening Standard36.047.012.011.0
9-17 DecGallupDaily Telegraph32.049.512.017.5
6-11 DecNOPDaily Mail37.845.512.57.7
NovORCEvening Standard39.046.010.07.0
NovGallupDaily Telegraph36.046.511.510.5
15-20 NovNOPDaily Mail38.944.912.36.0
1-6 NovNOPDaily Mail38.646.811.68.2
OctORCEvening Standard41.047.010.06.0
11-6 OctNOPDaily Mail44.442.510.71.9
OctGallupDaily Telegraph38.045.014.07.0
27-2 SepNOPDaily Mail41.643.512.31.9
SepORCEvening Standard40.045.011.05.0
13-18 SepNOPDaily Mail40.146.611.06.5
3-10 SepGallupDaily Telegraph41.545.010.53.5
31-4 AugNOPDaily Mail41.547.09.95.5
AugORCEvening Standard41.044.012.03.0
16-21 AugNOPDaily Mail41.345.910.14.6
6-13 AugGallupDaily Telegraph42.043.013.01.0
JulORCEvening Standard45.040.012.05.0
20-25 JulNOPDaily Mail44.143.110.91.0
6-11 JulNOPDaily Mail45.243.59.11.7
2-9 JulGallupDaily Telegraph41.043.513.02.5
JunORCEvening Standard46.042.010.04.0
22-27 JunNOPDaily Mail48.142.28.15.9
7-12 JunNOPDaily Mail46.042.89.23.2
5-11 JunGallupDaily Telegraph41.048.09.57.0
MayORCEvening Standard40.046.011.06.0
?-15 MayNOPDaily Mail43.345.68.42.3
8-14 MayGallupDaily Telegraph40.046.512.06.5
19-24 AprNOPDaily Mail44.346.67.62.3
12-16 AprGallupDaily Telegraph41.545.511.04.0
30-3 MarNOPDaily Mail49.338.310.811.0
27-5 MarGallupDaily Telegraph42.542.512.5Tie
15-20 MarNOPDaily Mail47.441.99.25.5
15-20 FebNOPDaily Mail45.041.711.13.3
6-12 FebGallupDaily Telegraph48.537.013.011.5
1-6 FebNOPDaily Mail47.439.611.27.8
18-23 JanNOPDaily Mail48.239.011.79.2
9-15 JanGallupDaily Telegraph45.542.510.53.0
4-9 JanNOPDaily Mail46.440.011.76.4

1966

FieldworkPollsterClient Lab Con Lib Lead
6-12 DecNOPDaily Mail47.042.58.64.5
5-11 DecGallupDaily Telegraph46.042.010.54.0
23-28 NovNOPDaily Mail46.642.19.44.5
9-14 NovNOPDaily Mail46.339.012.97.3
7-13 NovGallupDaily Telegraph42.044.012.52.0
OctGallupDaily Telegraph44.543.011.51.5
5-10 OctNOPDaily Mail51.336.011.315.3
21-26 SepNOPDaily Mail46.639.512.27.1
7-12 SepNOPDaily Mail50.538.49.912.1
2-6 SepGallupDaily Telegraph45.042.511.52.5
29-2 AugGallupDaily Telegraph44.044.510.50.5
27-1 JulNOPDaily Mail48.138.811.49.3
14-19 JulGallupDaily Telegraph48.541.08.57.5
6-11 JulNOPDaily Mail53.436.69.016.8
22-27 JunNOPDaily Mail55.237.36.817.9
3-7 JunGallupDaily Telegraph52.039.57.512.5
6-10 MayGallupDaily Telegraph53.535.510.018.0
5-9 MayNOPDaily Mail55.234.19.621.1
21-15 AprNOPDaily Mail55.035.68.719.4
14-19 AprGallupDaily Telegraph54.535.58.519.0
31 Mar 1966 1966 general election 48.041.98.56.1

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