Opinion polling for the 1987 United Kingdom general election

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In the run-up to the 1987 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 1983 general election on 9 June until the 1987 general election on 10 June.

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Polling results

All Data from UK polling Report [1]

1987

Survey
end date
PollsterClient Con Lab All Lead
11 Jun 1987 general election 42.2%30.8%22.6%11.4%
10 JunMarplanThe Guardian42%35%21%7%
10 JunMORIThe Times44%32%22%12%
9 JunMarplanToday43%35%21%8%
9 JunAudience SelectionN/A43%34%21%9%
9 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph41%34%23.5%7%
9 JunHarrisTV-AM42%35%21%7%
8 JunMarplanThe Guardian45%32%21%13%
6 JunHarrisTV-AM43%33%22%10%
5 JunMarplanToday43%35%21%8%
5 JunGallupThe Sunday Telegraph41.5%34.5%22.5%7%
4 JunMarplanThe Guardian44%34%20%10%
4 JunHarrisThe Observer44%33%21%11%
4 JunMORIThe Sunday Times43%32%24%11%
3 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph40.5%36.5%21.5%4%
1 JunMarplanToday44%33%21%11%
31 MayHarrisN/A42%35%21%7%
29 MayHarrisTV-AM45%32%22%13%
29 MayGallupThe Sunday Telegraph41.5%34%22.5%7.5%
28 MayMarplanThe Guardian44%32%21%12%
28 MayHarrisThe Observer41%37%21%4%
28 MayMORIThe Sunday Times44%32%23%12%
27 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%36%18%8.5%
26 MayMarplanToday42%35%20%7%
25 MayHarrisTV-AM42%37%21%5%
24 MayMORIN/A44%31%24%13%
22 MayGallupThe Sunday Telegraph42%33%23%9%
21 MayMarplanThe Guardian41%33%21%8%
21 MayHarrisTV-AM43%36%20%7%
21 MayMORIThe Sunday Times44%31%24%13%
21 MayHarrisThe Observer41%34%22%7%
20 MayGallupN/A42%33%23%9%
20 MayNOPN/A41%33%23%8%
18 MayMarplanToday41%33%24%8%
18 MayThe Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins
17 MayHarrisTV-AM42%32%24%10%
15 MayHarrisThe Observer42%33%23%9%
14 MayMORIThe Sunday Times44%30%25%14%
13 MayMarplanDaily Express41%30%26%11%
12 MayMarplanThe Guardian43%29%25%14%
12 MayMORIN/A44%31%23%13%
11 MayNOPEvening Standard46%28%25%18%
11 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph39%28%30%9%
7 MayHarrisLondon Weekend Television44%33%21%11%
7 May 1987 local elections [2]
4 MayNOPThe Independent39%34%25%5%
3 MayHarrisTV-AM44%30%25%14%
30 AprMORIThe Sunday Times44%31%23%13%
27 AprHarrisCapital Radio42%31%25%11%
27 AprMarplanToday39%33%24%6%
23 AprHarrisThe Observer42%31%25%11%
15 AprNOPEvening Standard44%29%25%15%
13 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph40.5%28%29%11.5%
12 AprMORIEvening Standard42%29%26%13%
10 AprMarplanPress Association40%30%27%10%
7 AprMarplanThe Guardian38%32%27%6%
5 AprHarrisTV-AM43%30%26%13%
2 AprMORIThe Sunday Times41%29%29%12%
2 AprMarplanDaily Express39%29%30%9%
24 MarMarplanToday36%31%31%5%
23 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%29.5%31.5%6%
20 MarMORIThe Sunday Times39%33%26%6%
19 MarHarrisThe Observer39%33%26%6%
17 MarGallupThe Sunday Telegraph38.5%30%30.5%8%
12 Mar Truro by-election
10 MarMarplanThe Guardian38%32%27%6%
10 MarMORIThe Sunday Times41%32%25%9%
2 MarNOPEvening Standard39%34%25%5%
1 MarHarrisTV-AM36%33%29%3%
26 Feb Greenwich by-election
25 FebMORIThe Sunday Times41%35%21%6%
19 FebHarrisThe Observer39%37%23%2%
16 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph36%34.5%27.5%1.5%
10 FebMarplanThe Guardian38%35%25%3%
10 FebMORIThe Sunday Times39%36%23%3%
9 FebNOPEvening Standard39%37%23%2%
1 FebHarrisTV-AM37%39%22%2%
28 JanNOPChannel 438%40%20%2%
28 JanMORIThe Sunday Times39%38%21%1%
27 JanMarplanToday38.5%38.5%20%Tie
22 JanHarrisThe Observer44%36%18%8%
20 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph34.5%39.5%23.5%5%
14 JanNOPEvening Standard42%37%19%5%
12 JanMarplanThe Guardian38%36%23%2%
11 JanHarrisTV-AM42%37%20%5%

1986

Survey
end date
PollsterClient Con Lab All Lead
30 DecMORIThe Sunday Times39%38%21%1%
15 DecGallupN/A41%32.5%23.5%8.5%
12 DecMORIThe Sunday Times41%39%19%2%
8 DecMarplanThe Guardian39%38%21%1%
7 DecHarrisTV-AM41%35%22%6%
3 DecNOPN/A41%38%19.5%3%
26 NovMORIEvening Standard41%39%18%2%
24 NovMarplanToday39%38%20%1%
17 NovGallupThe Daily Telegraph36%39.5%22%3.5%
13 Nov Knowsley North by-election
12 NovMORIN/A39%41%18%2%
11 NovNOPN/A41%38%18%3%
11 NovMarplanThe Guardian39%36%23%3%
4 NovMORIThe Sunday Times40%39%18%1%
2 NovHarrisTV-AM40%36%21%4%
24 OctMarplanPress Association41%37.5%19%3.5%
22 OctMORIEvening Standard39%41%17%2%
20 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%37.5%22%Tie
20 OctMarplanToday40%41%17%1%
9 OctN/AN/A36%39%23%3%
7 OctMarplanThe Guardian36%39%23%3%
3 OctHarrisThe Observer38%41%20%3%
23 SepMarplanToday34%40%24%6%
23 SepMORIEvening Standard35%37%26%2%
15 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph32.5%38%27.5%5.5%
9 SepMarplanThe Guardian34%40%24%6%
27 AugMarplanToday35%38%24%3%
19 AugMORIEvening Standard37%37%24%Tie
11 AugGallupThe Daily Telegraph30%36.5%30%6.5%
11 AugMarplanThe Guardian32%38%27%6%
31 JulMORIThe Times32%41%25%9%
29 JulMarplanToday on S29.5%41%27.5%11.5%
22 JulMORIEvening Standard36%37%25%1%
17 Jul Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election
14 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph33%38%27%5%
14 JulMarplanThe Guardian31%38%28%7%
24 JunMORIEvening Standard34%40%23%6%
16 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph34%39%24.5%5%
16 JunMarplanThe Guardian33%39%26%6%
12 JunHarrisThe Observer31%40%25%9%
21 MayMORIEvening Standard32%40%26%8%
19 MayMarplanThe Guardian28%39%30%9%
12 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph27.5%37%32.5%4.5%
8 May West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections [3]
8 May 1986 local elections [4]
2 MayMORIThe Sunday Times36%38%23%2%
22 AprMORIEvening Standard34%39%25%5%
21 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph33.5%38%26%4.5%
14 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph28%38.5%31.5%7%
10 Apr Fulham by-election
8 AprMarplanThe Guardian32%35%30%3%
26 MarMORIN/A34%36%28%2%
24 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph29.5%34%34.5%0.5%
21 MarMORIThe Sunday Times31%39%28%8%
10 MarMarplanThe Guardian32%35%31%3%
26 FebMORIEvening Standard34%35%30%1%
12 FebMORIThe Sunday Times33%37%29%4%
10 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph29.5%35.5%33.5%2%
10 FebMarplanThe Guardian27%36%35%1%
24 JanHarrisThe Observer31%36%30%5%
23 Jan 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections [5]
13 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph29.5%34%35%1%
12 JanMarplanThe Guardian29%36%33%3%
12 JanHarrisITN32%33%31%2%
8 JanMORIEvening Standard33%38%28%5%

1985

Survey
end date
PollsterClient Con Lab All Lead
9 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph33%32.5%32.5%0.5%
9 DecMarplanThe Guardian35%33%30%2%
8 DecMORIN/A35%35%28%Tie
5 Dec Tyne Bridge by-election
24 NovMORIEvening Standard36%36%25%Tie
11 NovGallupThe Daily Telegraph35%34%29.5%1%
11 NovMarplanThe Guardian34%35%29%1%
21 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph32%38%28%6%
20 OctMORIEvening Standard37%36%25%1%
19 OctNOPMail on Sunday37%34%28%3%
14 OctMarplanThe Guardian32%34%32%2%
4 OctHarrisThe Observer32%39%27%7%
3 OctMORIThe Times34%36%28%2%
29 SepHarrisThames33%32%32%1%
22 SepMORIEvening Standard30%33%35%2%
16 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph29%29.5%39%9.5%
16 SepMarplanThe Guardian31%32%36%4%
8 SepMORIEvening Standard31%37%31%6%
7 SepHarrisLondon Weekend Television35%36%26%1%
3 SepMarplanThe Guardian30%34%35%1%
18 AugMORIEvening Standard31%35%31%4%
12 AugGallupThe Daily Telegraph24%40%34%6%
12 AugMarplanThe Guardian31%36%31%5%
9 AugMORIThe Sunday Times33%37%29%4%
21 JulMORIEvening Standard33%34%31%1%
15 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph27.5%38%32.5%5.5%
8 JulMarplanThe Guardian31%34%33%1%
4 Jul Brecon and Radnor by-election
23 JunMORIEvening Standard35%36%27%1%
21 JunMORIThe Sunday Times32%40%26%8%
17 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph34.5%34.5%30%Tie
10 JunMarplanThe Guardian31%36%32%4%
26 MayMORIEvening Standard33%35%30%2%
13 MayMORIThe Sunday Times34%36%28%2%
13 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph30.5%34%33.5%0.5%
13 MayMarplanThe Guardian29%35%35%Tie
2–15 May 1985 local elections [6] [7]
28 AprMORIEvening Standard38%37%24%1%
22 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph34%37.5%26.5%2.5%
15 AprMarplanThe Guardian33%38%28%5%
25 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph33%39.5%25.5%6.5%
24 MarMORIEvening Standard36%40%23%4%
22 MarMORIThe Sunday Times37%39%22%2%
11 MarMarplanThe Guardian36%36%27%Tie
8 MarNOPMail on Sunday35%35%26%Tie
7 MarHarrisThe Observer40%38%19%2%
25 FebMarplanThe Guardian38%36%25%2%
24 FebMORIEvening Standard39%35%24%4%
18 FebMORILondon Weekend Television38%40%19%2%
11 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph35%32%31.5%3%
11 FebMarplanThe Guardian38%35%26%3%
6 FebMORIThe Sunday Times37%37%24%Tie
14 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph39%33%25.5%6%
14 JanMarplanThe Guardian41%33%25%8%
7 JanMORIEvening Standard42%34%21%8%
8 JanNOPDaily Mail33%38%28%5%

1984

Survey
end date
PollsterClient Con Lab All Lead
28 DecMORIThe Sunday Times38%36%25%2%
14 Dec Enfield Southgate by-election
10 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph39.5%31%27.5%8.5%
10 DecMarplanThe Guardian41%32%26%9%
10 DecMORIN/A40%36%22%4%
7 DecMORIThe Sunday Times41%37%20%4%
19 NovMORIEvening Standard43%35%19%8%
12 NovGallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%30.5%23.5%14%
5 NovMarplanThe Guardian42%33%24%9%
22 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%32%21.5%12.5%
22 OctMORIEvening Standard44%35%20%9%
8 OctMarplanThe Guardian38%37%23%1%
4 OctMORIThe Sunday Times43%35%19%8%
24 SepMarplanThe Guardian38%36%24%2%
21 SepMORIEvening Standard42%36%20%6%
11 SepMarplanThe Guardian39%38%21%1%
10 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph37%36%25.5%1%
10 SepMORIThe Times40%39%19%1%
29 AugMORIThe Sunday Times39%40%19%1%
20 AugMORIEvening Standard39%39%21%Tie
13 AugGallupThe Daily Telegraph36%39%22.5%3%
13 AugMarplanThe Guardian36%39%24%3%
23 JulMORIN/A37%40%20%3%
16 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%38.5%22%1%
10 JulMarplanThe Guardian34.5%39%25.5%4.5%
25 JunMORIEvening Standard39%39%21%Tie
16 JunMarplanSunday Mirror38%39%22%1%
14 Jun Portsmouth South by-election [8]
14 Jun 1984 European Parliament election [9]
11 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%38%23%0.5%
11 JunMarplanThe Guardian37%38%23%1%
8 JunMORIThe Sunday Times42%38%18%4%
29 MayMORIEvening Standard40%38%21%2%
14 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph38.5%36.5%23%2%
14 MayMarplanThe Guardian38%37%23%1%
3 May Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections
3 May 1984 local elections [10]
1 MayMORIEvening Standard40%39%20%1%
25 AprMORIThe Sunday Times42%36%20%6%
17 AprHarrisThe Observer40%36%22%4%
16 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph41%36.5%20.5%4.5%
16 AprMarplanThe Guardian40%37%21%3%
20 MarMORIEvening Standard41%40%17%1%
19 MarMarplanThe Guardian39%39%22%Tie
19 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph41%38.5%19.5%2.5%
3 MarMORIThe Sunday Times38%41%18%3%
1 Mar Chesterfield by-election
20 FebMORIEvening Standard41%38%19%3%
13 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph43%33.5%21.5%9.5%
13 FebMarplanThe Guardian39%40%20%1%
20 JanHarrisThe Observer43%36%18%7%
20 JanNOPMail on Sunday45%33%20%12%
16 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph41.5%38%19.5%3.5%
16 JanMarplanThe Guardian42%38%19%4%
9 JanMORIEvening Standard42%37%19%5%

1983

Survey
end date
PollsterClient Con Lab All Lead
17 DecMORIThe Sunday Times40.5%39.5%18%2%
12 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph42.5%36%19.5%6.5%
9 DecMORIN/A42%37%19%5%
7 DecMarplanThe Guardian41%37%21%4%
3 DecMORIThe Sunday Times44%37%18%7%
21 NovMORIN/A39%37%22%2%
14 NovGallupThe Daily Telegraph43.5%36%19.5%7.5%
9 NovMarplanThe Guardian42%35%22%7%
7 NovNOPDaily Mail44%32%22%12%
5 NovMORIThe Sunday Times43%35%20%8%
24 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%35.5%20.5%6.5%
24 OctMORIEvening Standard42%37%19%5%
12 OctMarplanThe Guardian42%37%20%5%
6 OctHarrisThe Observer42%39%18%3%
2 Oct Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party [11]
26 SepMORIN/A45%27%26%18%
12 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph45.5%24.5%29%16.5%
22 AugMORIDaily Star46%30%22%16%
15 AugGallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%25%29%15.5%
10 AugMarplanThe Guardian45%30%24%15%
28 Jul Penrith and the Border by-election
25 JulMORIDaily Express44%30%25%14%
11 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph44%28.5%26%15.5%
20 JunMORIDaily Star43%27%29%14%
13 Jun David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party [12]
9 Jun 1983 general election 42.4%27.6%25.4%14.8%

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