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In the runup to both the February and October 1974 United Kingdom general elections, various polling organisations conducted opinion polling to gauge voting intention amongst the general public. Such polls are listed in this article, ranging from the previous election on 18 June 1970 to the first polling day on 28 February 1974, and again up to the second polling day on 10 October 1974.
Polling data is from PollBase. [1]
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
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10 Oct 1974 | October 1974 general election [2] | 36.6% | 40.2% | 18.8% | 3.6 | |
9 Oct | ORC | Evening Standard | 34.4% | 41.8% | 19.4% | 7.4 |
8–9 Oct | Harris | Daily Express | 34.6% | 43% | 19.3% | 8.4 |
8 Oct | ORC | The Times | 35% | 44% | 17% | 9 |
8 Oct | Marplan | The Sun | 33.3% | 43.8% | 19.5% | 10.5 |
3–7 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36% | 41.5% | 19% | 5.5 |
5–6 Oct | ORC | Evening Standard | 33% | 43% | 20% | 10 |
5–6 Oct | Harris | Daily Express | 33.5% | 43.5% | 20% | 10 |
2–5 Oct | NOP | Daily Mail | 31% | 45.5% | 19.5% | 14.5 |
4 Oct | Marplan | News of the World | 33.1% | 42.9% | 19.7% | 9.8 |
2–3 Oct | Harris | London Weekend Television | 34% | 43% | 20% | 9 |
28 Sep – 3 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37% | 42.5% | 17.5% | 5.5 |
2 Oct | Business Decisions | The Observer | 35.5% | 40% | 20% | 4.5 |
27–30 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35% | 42.5% | 19% | 7.5 |
26–29 Sep | ORC | The Times | 33% | 42% | 21% | 9 |
26–29 Sep | Harris | Daily Express | 35% | 43.5% | 18.5% | 8.5 |
25–27 Sep | NOP | N/A | 33% | 44% | 22% | 11 |
19–26 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39% | 44% | 15% | 5 |
25 Sep | Business Decisions | The Observer | 36% | 40% | 20% | 4 |
25 Sep | Harris | London Weekend Television | 34% | 43% | 20% | 9 |
19–22 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 42.5% | 18% | 5 |
19–22 Sep | ORC | Evening Standard | 31% | 45% | 20% | 14 |
18–22 Sep | Harris | Daily Express | 36.5% | 42.5% | 19% | 6 |
19 Sep | Business Decisions | The Observer | 36% | 39.5% | 20% | 3.5 |
18–19 Sep | Harris | London Weekend Television | 33% | 45% | 19% | 12 |
18–19 Sep | ORC | The Sunday Times | 35% | 43% | 19% | 8 |
18 Sep | Prime Minister Harold Wilson announces a snap general election for 10 October [3] | |||||
11–17 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 34% | 42% | 20.5% | 8 |
10–15 Sep | ORC | The Times | 34% | 38% | 23% | 4 |
10–15 Sep | NOP | Daily Mail | 32% | 46.6% | 18.2% | 14.6 |
11–12 Sep | NOP | N/A | 41% | 40% | 16% | 1 |
11–12 Sep | ORC | The Sunday Times | 36% | 46% | 16% | 10 |
28 Aug – 4 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 40.5% | 18% | 3 |
Aug | ORC | Evening Standard | 34% | 40.5% | 21% | 6.5 |
31 Aug | NOP | N/A | 39.1% | 37% | 19.1% | 2.1 |
8–12 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35.5% | 39.5% | 21% | 4 |
Jul | ORC | Evening Standard | 37% | 37% | 22% | Tie |
23–28 Jul | NOP | N/A | 35.4% | 44.8% | 18.2% | 9.4 |
10–15 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35% | 38% | 21% | 3 |
Jun | Harris | Daily Express | 35.5% | 42% | 20.5% | 6.5 |
Jun | ORC | Evening Standard | 34% | 46% | 18% | 12 |
18–23 Jun | NOP | N/A | 37.7% | 45.8% | 14% | 8.1 |
12–17 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35.5% | 44% | 17% | 8.5 |
May | ORC | Evening Standard | 35% | 45% | 16% | 10 |
23 May | Newham South by-election | |||||
8–13 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33% | 46.5% | 17% | 13.5 |
7 May | Local elections in Scotland [4] | |||||
2 May | Local elections in London [5] | |||||
Apr | ORC | Evening Standard | 35.5% | 42.5% | 18% | 7 |
9–16 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33% | 49% | 15.5% | 16 |
2–7 Apr | NOP | N/A | 36.4% | 45.1% | 16.5% | 8.7 |
Mar | ORC | Evening Standard | 35% | 44% | 17% | 9 |
19–24 Mar | NOP | N/A | 33.6% | 47.7% | 15% | 14.1 |
13–18 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35% | 43% | 19% | 8 |
12–17 Mar | NOP | N/A | 35.7% | 43.3% | 17.9% | 7.6 |
7 Mar | Three Day Week restrictions end [6] | |||||
28 Feb 1974 | February 1974 general election [7] | 38.6% | 38.0% | 19.8% | 0.6 |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
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28 Feb 1974 | February 1974 general election [8] | 38.6% | 38.0% | 19.8% | 0.6 | |
27 Feb | Marplan | London Weekend Television | 36.5% | 34.5% | 25% | 2 |
Feb | ORC | The Times | 38.7% | 34.9% | 23% | 3.8 |
27 Feb | ORC | Evening Standard | 39.7% | 36.7% | 21.2% | 3 |
26–27 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39.5% | 37.5% | 20.5% | 2 |
26–27 Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 40.2% | 35.2% | 22% | 7 |
Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 38% | 34.5% | 25% | 3.5 |
Feb | ORC | Evening Standard | 36.5% | 35% | 25.5% | 1.5 |
23–27 Feb | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.5% | 35.5% | 22% | 4 |
23–26 Feb | NOP | Daily Mail | 40.5% | 35.5% | 22% | 5 |
Feb | Marplan | London Weekend Television | 38.5% | 31.5% | 28% | 7 |
21 Feb | Business Decisions | The Observer | 35% | 37.5% | 23.5% | 2.5 |
18–21 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42% | 40% | 16.5% | 2 |
Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 40% | 33.5% | 23.5% | 6.5 |
16–18 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 40.5% | 16.5% | 0.5 |
14–17 Feb | NOP | Daily Mail | 43.4% | 37.8% | 16.9% | 5.6 |
Feb | ORC | Evening Standard | 41% | 35% | 21% | 6 |
Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 43.5% | 38% | 17% | 5.5 |
Feb | Business Decisions | The Observer | 40.5% | 38% | 19.5% | 2.5 |
Feb | Marplan | London Weekend Television | 44% | 35% | 17% | 9 |
12–14 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42.5% | 41.5% | 14% | 1 |
12–13 Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 46% | 35% | 18% | 11 |
8–11 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44.5% | 43% | 11% | 1.5 |
8–10 Feb | ORC | The Times | 42% | 40% | 16% | 2 |
8–9 Feb | Marplan | London Weekend Television | 45% | 39% | 12% | 6 |
7 Feb | Parliament dissolved and official campaign period begins [9] | |||||
7 Feb | Business Decisions | The Observer | 44.9% | 37.2% | 11.9% | 7.7 |
1–4 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39.5% | 42.5% | 16% | 3 |
Jan | Harris | Daily Express | 41% | 37% | 20% | 4 |
Jan | ORC | Evening Standard | 41% | 37% | 19% | 4 |
8–13 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.4% | 42% | 16.5% | 2.6 |
8–13 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40% | 38% | 19% | 2 |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
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Dec | Harris | Daily Express | 36% | 38.5% | 23% | 2.5 |
Dec | ORC | Evening Standard | 35% | 40% | 23% | 5 |
12–18 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36% | 42.5% | 18.5% | 6.5 |
27 Nov – 2 Dec | NOP | Daily Mail | 35.6% | 43.2% | 20% | 7.6 |
Nov | ORC | Evening Standard | 33% | 38.5% | 25.5% | 5.5 |
18 Nov | NOP | Daily Mail | 36.5% | 39.9% | 21.2% | 3.4 |
14–18 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36.5% | 38.5% | 22.5% | 2 |
8 Nov | Berwick-upon-Tweed, Edinburgh North, Glasgow Govan and Hove by-elections | |||||
Oct | ORC | Evening Standard | 33% | 37.5% | 27.5% | 4.5 |
23–28 Oct | NOP | Daily Mail | 37.5% | 39.7% | 21.3% | 2.2 |
17–21 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33% | 39.5% | 25.5% | 6.5 |
13 Oct | NOP | Daily Mail | 34.2% | 35.4% | 29.1% | 1.2 |
Sep | ORC | Evening Standard | 30.5% | 38% | 29% | 7.5 |
5–9 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33.5% | 43% | 22% | 9.5 |
4–9 Sep | NOP | Daily Mail | 33.9% | 40.9% | 23.8% | 7 |
Aug | ORC | Evening Standard | 30% | 41% | 26% | 11 |
7–15 Aug | NOP | Daily Mail | 28.9% | 41.7% | 27.6% | 12.8 |
8–12 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 31.5% | 38% | 28% | 6.5 |
26 Jul | Isle of Ely and Ripon by-elections | |||||
Jul | ORC | Evening Standard | 38.5% | 39% | 18.5% | 0.5 |
11–15 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35.5% | 45% | 17.5% | 9.5 |
27 Jun | Manchester Exchange by-election | |||||
Jun | ORC | Evening Standard | 39% | 37% | 21% | 2 |
19–24 Jun | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.3% | 43.9% | 14.8% | 4.6 |
12–17 Jun | NOP | Daily Mail | 41.3% | 41.6% | 15.7% | 0.3 |
6–10 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 42% | 14.5% | 1 |
7 Jun | Final round of local elections in England and Wales [10] [11] | |||||
30 May | Local elections in Northern Ireland | |||||
24 May | West Bromwich and Westhoughton by-elections | |||||
May | Harris | Daily Express | 37% | 45% | 16% | 8 |
May | ORC | Evening Standard | 34% | 41% | 22% | 7 |
10–13 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38% | 43.5% | 14.5% | 5.5 |
10 May | Further local elections in England and Wales | |||||
1–6 May | NOP | Daily Mail | 31.9% | 50.1% | 16.9% | 18.2 |
1 May | Local elections in Scotland [12] [13] | |||||
Apr | ORC | Evening Standard | 36% | 41% | 20% | 5 |
Apr | Harris | Daily Express | 38% | 42% | 17% | 4 |
11–15 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38% | 41% | 17.5% | 3 |
10–16 Apr | NOP | Daily Mail | 36.6% | 45% | 17% | 8.4 |
12 Apr | Local elections in England and Wales and Greater London Council election [14] [15] [16] | |||||
Mar | ORC | Evening Standard | 38% | 43% | 16% | 5 |
Mar | Harris | Daily Express | 36% | 47% | 15% | 11 |
9–12 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39% | 43% | 16% | 4 |
6–11 Mar | NOP | Daily Mail | 38% | 45.2% | 14.9% | 7.2 |
8 Mar | 1973 Northern Ireland border poll [17] | |||||
1 Mar | Chester-le-Street, Dundee East and Lincoln by-elections | |||||
Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 39% | 46% | 14% | 7 |
Feb | ORC | Evening Standard | 39% | 41% | 17% | 2 |
8–11 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38% | 47% | 12.5% | 9 |
Jan | Harris | Daily Express | 37% | 47% | 14% | 10 |
Jan | ORC | Evening Standard | 39% | 41% | 17% | 2 |
23–28 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.9% | 42.7% | 15.4% | 2.8 |
9–15 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.4% | 39% | 20.6% | 0.4 |
10–14 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38.5% | 44% | 15.5% | 5.5 |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
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Dec | ORC | Evening Standard | 36% | 45% | 16% | 9 |
12–18 Dec | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.7% | 42.6% | 15.7% | 2.9 |
6–10 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38% | 46.5% | 12.5% | 8.5 |
7 Dec | Sutton and Cheam and Uxbridge by-elections | |||||
28 Nov – 4 Dec | NOP | Daily Mail | 37% | 47.4% | 13.7% | 10.4 |
Nov | Harris | Daily Express | 40% | 46% | 12% | 6 |
Nov | ORC | Evening Standard | 37% | 45% | 16% | 8 |
14–20 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40.5% | 45.4% | 12.9% | 4.9 |
9–12 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 45.5% | 15% | 8 |
Oct | Harris | Daily Express | 37% | 50% | 11% | 13 |
Oct – 2 Nov | NOP | Daily Mail | 36.7% | 50.5% | 11.2% | 13.8 |
26 Oct | Rochdale by-election | |||||
18–22 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40% | 48% | 8.5% | 8 |
10–26 Oct | NOP | Daily Mail | 38.6% | 49.7% | 9.9% | 11.1 |
Sep | Harris | Daily Express | 40% | 48% | 11% | 8 |
Sep | ORC | Evening Standard | 39% | 46% | 12% | 7 |
12–17 Sep | NOP | Daily Mail | 35.7% | 53.5% | 9.1% | 17.8 |
3–17 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38.5% | 49.5% | 9.5% | 11 |
Aug | Harris | Daily Express | 41% | 49% | 9% | 8 |
Aug | ORC | Evening Standard | 44% | 49% | 6% | 5 |
9–13 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40% | 49% | 7.5% | 9 |
Jul | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 48% | 9% | 6 |
Jul | ORC | Evening Standard | 37% | 50% | 10% | 13 |
25–30 Jul | NOP | Daily Mail | 41% | 47% | 10% | 6 |
12–16 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 47% | 10% | 6 |
Jun | Harris | Daily Express | 38% | 52% | 9% | 14 |
Jun | ORC | Evening Standard | 42% | 46% | 10% | 4 |
8–11 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 47% | 10% | 6 |
May | Harris | Daily Express | 44% | 47% | 8% | 3 |
May | ORC | Evening Standard | 43% | 44.5% | 10.5% | 1.5 |
11–14 May | NOP | Daily Mail | 40.5% | 46.5% | 11% | 6 |
2–7 May | NOP | Daily Mail | 40.9% | 46.9% | 10.8% | 6 |
4 May | Kingston-upon-Thames and Southwark by-elections | |||||
May | Local elections | |||||
Apr | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 50% | 6% | 8 |
Apr | ORC | Evening Standard | 40% | 51% | 7% | 11 |
12–16 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 43.5% | 44.5% | 10% | 1 |
11–16 Apr | NOP | Daily Mail | 44.8% | 46.8% | 7.5% | 2 |
13 Apr | Merthyr Tydfil by-election | |||||
Mar | Harris | Daily Express | 41% | 50% | 8% | 9 |
Mar | ORC | Evening Standard | 39% | 49% | 10% | 10 |
8–12 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39.5% | 48.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 39% | 53% | 7% | 14 |
Feb | ORC | Evening Standard | 35% | 55% | 8% | 20 |
15–20 Feb | NOP | Daily Mail | 42% | 49% | 8% | 7 |
9–13 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40.5% | 49% | 8.5% | 8.5 |
Jan | Harris | Daily Express | 43% | 49% | 7% | 6 |
Jan | ORC | Evening Standard | 43% | 47% | 8% | 4 |
24–30 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.1% | 49.8% | 9.6% | 10.7 |
12–16 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40.5% | 48% | 9% | 7.5 |
11–16 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 42.7% | 49.4% | 6.8% | 6.7 |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
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Dec | ORC | Evening Standard | 39.5% | 49.5% | 9% | 10 |
8–12 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42% | 48% | 7.5% | 6 |
Nov | Harris | Daily Express | 38% | 54% | 7% | 16 |
Nov | ORC | Evening Standard | 40% | 51% | 7.5% | 11 |
23–29 Nov | NOP | Daily Mail | 38.8% | 51.8% | 8.4% | 13 |
10–14 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42.5% | 48.5% | 7% | 6 |
Oct | Harris | Daily Express | 40% | 52% | 7% | 10 |
Oct | ORC | Evening Standard | 42% | 48% | 8% | 6 |
13–17 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40% | 50% | 8% | 10 |
Sep | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 50% | 7% | 8 |
Sep | ORC | Evening Standard | 42% | 46% | 9% | 4 |
30 Sep | Macclesfield by-election | |||||
23 Sep | Widnes by-election | |||||
16–20 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35% | 54% | 8.5% | 19 |
16 Sep | Stirling and Falkirk by-election | |||||
14–20 Sep | NOP | Daily Mail | 41.8% | 49.3% | 7.9% | 7.5 |
Aug | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 50% | 7% | 8 |
Aug | ORC | Evening Standard | 42% | 47% | 9% | 5 |
11–15 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42% | 48.5% | 7% | 6.5 |
Jul | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 51% | 7% | 9 |
Jul | ORC | Evening Standard | 39% | 50% | 8% | 11 |
9–12 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33.5% | 55% | 8.5% | 21.5 |
6–12 Jul | NOP | Daily Mail | 38.1% | 53.7% | 7.6% | 15.6 |
8 Jul | Greenwich by-election | |||||
Jun | Harris | Daily Express | 36% | 57% | 5% | 21 |
Jun | ORC | Evening Standard | 40% | 51% | 7% | 11 |
17 Jun | Hayes and Harlington by-election | |||||
8–14 Jun | NOP | Daily Mail | 38.3% | 52% | 7.9% | 13.7 |
10–13 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36% | 54% | 8% | 18 |
May | Harris | Daily Express | 39% | 54% | 7% | 15 |
May | ORC | Evening Standard | 45% | 45% | 8% | Tie |
27 May | Bromsgrove and Goole by-elections | |||||
May | NOP | Daily Mail | 40.7% | 51.7% | 6.6% | 11 |
13–16 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38% | 50% | 9.5% | 12 |
May | Local elections | |||||
Apr | Harris | Daily Express | 44% | 47% | 7% | 3 |
Apr | ORC | Evening Standard | 48.5% | 41.5% | 8.5% | 7 |
13–19 Apr | NOP | Daily Mail | 42% | 48.8% | 7.3% | 6.8 |
8–13 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44% | 45.5% | 9.5% | 1.5 |
1–4 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44.5% | 48% | 6% | 3.5 |
1 Apr | Liverpool Scotland and Arundel and Shoreham by-elections | |||||
Mar | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 49% | 8% | 7 |
Mar | ORC | Evening Standard | 41% | 46% | 11% | 5 |
11–14 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38.5% | 50.5% | 8% | 12 |
9–15 Mar | NOP | Daily Mail | 39.9% | 50.4% | 8.9% | 10.5 |
Feb | Harris | Daily Express | 41% | 49% | 8% | 8 |
Feb | ORC | Evening Standard | 41.5% | 48% | 9% | 6.5 |
8–14 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41.5% | 49% | 8% | 7.5 |
Jan | Harris | Daily Express | 42% | 49% | 8% | 7 |
Jan | ORC | Evening Standard | 45% | 45% | 9% | Tie |
14–17 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42.5% | 47% | 8.5% | 4.5 |
12–18 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 46.3% | 44.3% | 8.3% | 2 |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
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Dec | ORC | Evening Standard | 41.5% | 47% | 9.5% | 5.5 |
10–13 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 46% | 44.5% | 6% | 1.5 |
Nov | Harris | Daily Express | 45% | 48% | 7% | 3 |
Nov | ORC | Evening Standard | 51% | 40% | 7% | 11 |
19 Nov | Enfield West by-election | |||||
12–15 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 43.5% | 48% | 6.5% | 4.5 |
Oct | Harris | Daily Express | 48% | 44% | 7% | 4 |
Oct | ORC | Evening Standard | 48% | 43% | 7% | 5 |
22 Oct | St Marylebone by-election | |||||
16–18 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 46.5% | 46.5% | 6.5% | Tie |
13–18 Oct | NOP | Daily Mail | 45.8% | 46.6% | 6.7% | 0.8 |
Sep | Harris | Daily Express | 49% | 45% | 5% | 4 |
Sep | ORC | Evening Standard | 50% | 42% | 6% | 8 |
10–13 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 46.5% | 44% | 8% | 2.5 |
Aug | ORC | Evening Standard | 49% | 41% | 8% | 8 |
13–16 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 47% | 43.5% | 7.5% | 3.5 |
11–16 Aug | NOP | Daily Mail | 47.3% | 44.2% | 6.9% | 3.1 |
Jul | ORC | Evening Standard | 51% | 40% | 8% | 11 |
7–13 Jul | NOP | Daily Mail | 51.2% | 40.4% | 6.5% | 10.8 |
18 Jun 1970 | 1970 general election [18] | 46.2% | 43.8% | 7.6% | 2.4 |
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Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election was carried out by various organisations to gauge voting intention. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The opinion polls listed range from the previous election on 12 December 2019 to the election on Thursday, 4 July 2024.
The 2022 Manchester City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors on Manchester City Council were elected. This election was a part of the other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one third of councillors to the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Coventry City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 18 out of 54 — on Coventry City Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 22 out of 66 — on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 15 out of 45 — on Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.