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Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election is being carried out continually by various organisations to gauge voting intention. 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. The dates of these opinion polls range from the previous general election on 4 July 2024 to the present.
The next general election must be held no later than 15 August 2029 under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022. The Act mandates that any Parliament automatically dissolves five years after it first met – unless it is dissolved earlier at the request of the prime minister – and polling day occurs no more than 25 working days later.
The chart below shows opinion polls conducted since the 2024 general election. The trend lines are local regressions (LOESS). The bar on the left represents the previous election, and the bar on the right represents the latest possible date of the next election.
Most national opinion polls do not cover Northern Ireland, which has different major political parties from the rest of the United Kingdom. This distinction is made in the tables below in the area column, where "GB" means Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and "UK" means the entire United Kingdom. Plaid Cymru only stand candidates in Wales and the Scottish National Party only stand candidates in Scotland. Due to rounding total figures might not add up to 100%.
| Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Area | Sample size | Lab | Con | Reform | Lib Dems | Green | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–19 Sep | Techne | Independent | GB | N/A | 33% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 8% SNP on 2% Other on 6% | 12 |
| 10–12 Sep | More in Common | Politico | GB | 1,542 | 29% | 25% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 4 |
| 29 Aug | BMG Research | The i | GB | 1,560 | 30% | 26% | 19% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4 |
| 7–8 Aug | We Think | N/A | GB | 1,278 | 33% | 20% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 12 |
| 5–7 Aug | BMG Research | The i | GB | 1,523 | 33% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 9 |
| 30 Jul – 5 Aug | Stonehaven | N/A | GB | 2,048 | 34% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 12 |
| 25–26 Jul | We Think | N/A | GB | 2,012 | 36% | 22% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 14 |
| 11–12 Jul | We Think | N/A | GB | 2,005 | 39% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 19 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | 2024 general election | – | UK | – | 33.7% | 23.7% | 14.3% | 12.2% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 10.0 |
| GB | 34.7% | 24.4% | 14.7% | 12.5% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 10.3 |
| Date(s) conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Sinn Féin | DUP | Alliance | UUP | SDLP | TUV | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2024 | 2024 general election [1] | – | 27.0% | 22.1% | 15.0% | 12.2% | 11.1% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 4.9 | |
| Date(s) conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Lab. | SNP | Con. | LD | Ref. | Green | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–13 Sep 2024 | Survation | Progress Scotland | 2,059 | 31% | 31% | 14% | 9% | 11% | - | 4% | Tie |
| 5–11 Sep 2024 | Opinium | Sunday Times | 1,028 | 25% | 32% | 14% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 7 |
| 20–22 Aug 2024 | Norstat | Sunday Times | 1,011 | 32% | 29% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 2% | 3 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | 2024 general election | – | 35.3% | 30.0% | 12.7% | 9.7% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 5.3 | |
| Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Lab. | Con. | Ref. | Plaid Cymru | LD | Green | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2024 | 2024 general election [2] | – | 37.0% | 18.2% | 16.9% | 14.8% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 18.8 | |
Various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. The polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules.
| Dates conducted | Pollster | Sample size | Keir Starmer | Rishi Sunak | Nigel Farage | Ed Davey | Carla Denyer | Adrian Ramsay | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | |||
| 18–20 Sep 2024 | Opinium | 2,050 | 24% | 50% | –26 | 21% | 46% | –25 | 27% | 39% | –12 | 24% | 21% | +3 | – | – | ||||
| 29 Aug 2024 | BMG Research | 1,560 | 28% | 44% | –16 | 22% | 46% | –24 | 28% | 37% | –9 | 19% | 21% | –2 | – | – | ||||
| 24–27 Aug 2024 | More In Common | 2,015 | 27% | 43% | –16 | 17% | 58% | –41 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 14–16 Aug 2024 | Opinium | 2,000 | 32% | 38% | –6 | 20% | 50% | –30 | 24% | 43% | –19 | 21% | 21% | - | – | – | ||||
| 7–8 Aug 2024 | We Think | 1,278 | 33% | 42% | –9 | 22% | 57% | –35 | 29% | 44% | –15 | 18% | 36% | –18 | 14% | 28% | –14 | 10% | 26% | –16 |
| 5–7 Aug 2024 | BMG Research | 1,523 | 30% | 33% | –3 | 19% | 42% | –23 | 23% | 37% | –14 | 21% | 16% | +5 | – | – | ||||
| 5–6 Aug 2024 | YouGov | 2,163 | 37% | 53% | –16 | 23% | 71% | –48 | 25% | 67% | –42 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 31 Jul – 2 Aug 2024 | Opinium | 2,063 | 35% | 32% | +3 | 18% | 48% | –30 | 25% | 40% | –15 | 24% | 19% | +5 | 19% | 17% | +2 | 19% | 17% | +2 |
| 30–31 Jul 2024 | YouGov | 2,233 | 40% | 49% | –9 | 23% | 70% | –47 | 27% | 62% | –35 | 27% | 33% | –6 | 9% | 12% | –3 | 3% | 10% | –7 |
| 30 Jul | Beginning of the 2024 United Kingdom riots | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25–26 Jul 2024 | We Think | 2,012 | 42% | 37% | +5 | 25% | 61% | –36 | 30% | 50% | –20 | 21% | 36% | –15 | 16% | 34% | –18 | 12% | 32% | –20 |
| 17–19 Jul 2024 | Opinium | 2,010 | 38% | 20% | +18 | 20% | 42% | –22 | – | 25% | 18% | +7 | 21% | 15% | +6 | 21% | 15% | +6 | ||
| 8–14 Jul 2024 | Morning Consult | – | 45% | 25% | +20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| 11–12 Jul 2024 | We Think | 2,005 | 38% | 15% | +23 | 21% | 31% | –10 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 5–8 Jul 2024 | YouGov [3] | 2,102 | 44% | 47% | –3 | 23% | 70% | –47 | 27% | 65% | –38 | 34% | 29% | +5 | 13% | 16% | –3 | 7% | 14% | –7 |
| 5–6 Jul 2024 | Ipsos [4] | 1,141 | 40% | 33% | +7 | 21% | 57% | –36 | 26% | 52% | –26 | 29% | 26% | +3 | – | – | ||||
| Dates conducted | Pollster | Sample size | Lab | Con | Reform | Lib Dems | Green | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | |||
| 24–27 Aug 2024 | More In Common | 2,015 | 25% | 45% | –20 | 15% | 57% | –42 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 5–6 Aug 2024 | YouGov | 2,163 | 39% | 53% | –14 | 23% | 70% | –47 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 5–8 Jul 2024 | YouGov [3] | 2,102 | 47% | 46% | +1 | 21% | 72% | –51 | 28% | 62% | –34 | 45% | 37% | +8 | 46% | 38% | +8 |
| 5–6 Jul 2024 | Ipsos [4] | 1,141 | 40% | 34% | +6 | 20% | 59% | –39 | 25% | 51% | –26 | 29% | 28% | +1 | 33% | 28% | +6 |
Some opinion pollsters ask voters which of the party leaders they would prefer as prime minister:
| Dates conducted | Pollster | Sample size | Keir Starmer | Rishi Sunak | Nigel Farage | Ed Davey | Carla Denyer | Adrian Ramsay | None | Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28–30 Aug 2024 | Opinium | 2,040 | 34% | 15% | – | – | – | – | 40% | 11% | 19 |
| 7–8 Aug 2024 | We Think | 1,278 | 26% | 10% | 20% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 20% | 15% | 6 |
| 31 Jul – 2 Aug 2024 | Opinium | 2,063 | 38% | 14% | – | – | – | – | 37% | 11% | 24 |
| 25–26 Jul 2024 | We Think | 2,012 | 30% | 11% | 18% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 18% | 15% | 12 |
| 17–19 Jul 2024 | Opinium | 2,010 | 37% | 14% | – | – | – | – | 34% | 15% | 23 |
| 11–12 Jul 2024 | We Think | 2,005 | 30% | 11% | 14% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 33% | 16 | |
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