Following a 2016 referendum, the United Kingdom exited from the European Union at the end of January 2020. Since leaving the EU, numerous polling organisations have conducted surveys to gauge public opinion on rejoining the organisation. The trend of the poll data shows that, over time, support for Brexit has waned, while public opinion in the UK has gradually moved in favour of rejoining the EU (totally or partially, such as joining the European single market). [1]
A referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union took place in 2016, following the European Union Referendum Act being approved by parliament the previous year. [2] [3] Most political parties, including Labour and the Liberal Democrats, supported remaining in the European Union while the governing Conservative Party remained neutral, with the prime minister, David Cameron, supporting the UK remaining in the European Union. A majority of voters supported the UK leaving the European Union, with 51.9% voting in favour of leaving and 48.1% in favour of remaining. Cameron resigned, and was succeeded by Theresa May and, later, Boris Johnson, both of whom negotiated the terms of the UK's departure. The UK's departure from the European Union led to two early general elections in 2017 and 2019, and dominated British politics until 31 January 2020, when the country's membership of the European Union ended.
In September 2023, thousands of people participated in a march in London campaigning for the United Kingdom to rejoin the EU. [4] Also in September 2023, France and Germany proposed a restructuring of the membership of the EU to allow the UK to rejoin as an associate member, rather than a full member. [5] Associate membership would include membership of the European single market but not the EU customs union, in exchange for participation in the European Court of Justice and making contributions to the EU budget. [6] The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her support for the UK eventually rejoining the EU. [7] In September 2023 Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party and the now-Prime Minister of the UK, ruled out the possibility of the UK rejoining the EU under a Starmer-led Labour government. [8]
Potential enlargement of the European Union is governed by Article 49 of the Maastricht Treaty. If the UK applied to rejoin the EU, it would need to apply and have its application terms supported unanimously by the EU member states. [9] In January 2020, the political scientist Anthony Salamone wrote that member state support would seek "significant, stable and long-lasting majority public opinion in favour of rejoining", suggesting sustained 60% support would be a plausible minimum. [9] New negotiated terms may also require the UK's participation in the Eurozone and Schengen Area, as well as offering fewer concessions than the UK previously received as a member. [9] Any concessions sought when joining would need unanimous support from member states and a majority in the European Parliament. [10]
Some UK political parties have policy proposals for the United Kingdom, or its member countries, to rejoin the European Union in the future, while others have ruled out supporting it.
Political party | Position | |
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Alba Party | EFTA and EEA [a] | |
Conservative Party | Stay out [11] | |
Green Party of England and Wales | Rejoin [12] | |
Labour Party | Stay out [13] | |
Liberal Democrats | Rejoin [b] | |
Plaid Cymru | Rejoin [15] [c] | |
Reform UK | Stay out | |
Scottish Greens | Rejoin | |
Scottish National Party (SNP) | Rejoin [a] | |
Workers Party | Stay out [17] |
An All-Party Parliamentary Group on Europe was set up in October 2024, with the aim of promoting closer ties with the EU. Its secretariat services are provided by the European Movement UK. [18]
The chart below shows opinion polls conducted about whether the United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union or stay out over the course of five and a half years after it officially left the EU in January 2020. The trend lines are local regressions (LOESS), with a blue line showing support over rejoining the EU, a red line showing support to stay out of it and a grey one showing support for neither of the two options. Starting by the summer of 2021, poll votes show more support for rejoining the EU than staying out of it, while Brexit support declined over time, dropping below 40% in March of the following year and never reaching this threshold again in the next three years. As time passed, support for staying out declined sharply in 2022, reaching its lowest point yet in the summer of 2023, with only about a third of votes supporting it. Since mid-2021, support for rejoining the European Union increased consistently in the next three years, and while the gap became smaller in the second half of 2024, a sharp rise in pro-rejoin support occurred in the first half of 2025. Between May and June 2025, poll results show that pro-rejoin support reached and passed the absolute majority of over 50%.
Polling of British voters on whether the United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union. Polling includes only those that explicitly ask how the responder would vote in a hypothetical referendum on the United Kingdom rejoining the European Union, rather than repeating the remain/leave question of the 2016 referendum.
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
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26–28 Aug 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,504 | 43% | 38% | 19% | 5% |
25–26 Aug 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,192 | 49% | 30% | 20% | 19% |
29–31 Jul 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,528 | 43% | 37% | 21% | 6% |
15–16 Jul 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,006 | 51% | 30% | 18% | 21% |
8–9 Jul 2025 | YouGov | N/A | 2,005 | 54% | 32% | 13% | 22% |
24–25 Jun 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,617 | 42% | 38% | 19% | 4% |
18–19 Jun 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,029 | 55% | 34% | 11% | 21% |
16–17 Jun 2025 | YouGov | N/A | 2,239 | 56% | 34% | 10% | 22% |
28–29 May 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,510 | 44% | 38% | 17% | 6% |
18–19 May 2025 | YouGov | N/A | 2,212 | 53% | 35% | 12% | 18% |
12–13 May 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,227 | 49% | 32% | 19% | 17% |
6–8 May 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,525 | 41% | 40% | 18% | 1% |
9–10 Apr 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,001 | 49% | 32% | 19% | 17% |
26–27 Mar 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,544 | 45% | 38% | 17% | 7% |
16–17 Mar 2025 | YouGov | N/A | 2,081 | 53% | 36% | 11% | 17% |
14–17 Mar 2025 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,974 | 49% | 35% | 15% | 14% |
13–14 Mar 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,155 | 49% | 31% | 21% | 18% |
25–26 Feb 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,586 | 45% | 40% | 15% | 5% |
5–6 Feb 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,117 | 48% | 32% | 19% | 16% |
28–29 Jan 2025 | BMG Research | The i | 1,514 | 45% | 37% | 18% | 8% |
20–21 Jan 2025 | YouGov | N/A | 2,225 | 51% | 31% | 19% | 20% |
12–13 Jan 2025 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,283 | 48% | 33% | 20% | 15% |
30 Dec – 3 Jan 2025 | Deltapoll | Mail on Sunday | 1,532 | 48% | 36% | 16% | 12% |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
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19–23 Dec 2024 | Deltapoll | The Mirror | 1,552 | 45% | 38% | 16% | 7% |
6–8 Dec 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,119 | 45% | 32% | 23% | 13% |
26–27 Nov 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,531 | 44% | 40% | 17% | 4% |
14–18 Nov 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,749 | 48% | 35% | 17% | 13% |
30–31 Oct 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,511 | 44% | 38% | 19% | 6% |
18–20 Oct 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,098 | 47% | 31% | 22% | 16% |
4–7 Oct 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,108 | 47% | 38% | 15% | 9% |
2–3 Oct 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,562 | 43% | 39% | 17% | 4% |
10–11 Sep 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,212 | 48% | 30% | 22% | 18% |
29 Aug 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,560 | 46% | 37% | 17% | 9% |
19 Aug 2024 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 51% | 40% | 8% | 11% |
12–13 Aug 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,189 | 46% | 33% | 20% | 13% |
7–8 Aug 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,278 | 43% | 32% | 25% | 11% |
5–7 Aug 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,523 | 44% | 37% | 19% | 7% |
25–26 Jul 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 2,012 | 39% | 33% | 28% | 6% |
23–24 Jul 2024 | YouGov | N/A | 2,032 | 48% | 33% | 19% | 15% |
18–19 Jul 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,074 | 49% | 32% | 18% | 17% |
11–12 Jul 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 2,005 | 40% | 35% | 25% | 5% |
2–3 Jul 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,325 | 47% | 35% | 18% | 12% |
29 Jun – 3 Jul 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,737 | 49% | 38% | 14% | 11% |
30 Jun – 2 Jul 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,854 | 46% | 37% | 18% | 9% |
27–29 Jun 2024 | Deltapoll | The Mail on Sunday | 1,645 | 47% | 39% | 13% | 8% |
27–28 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,210 | 47% | 34% | 19% | 13% |
24–26 Jun 2024 | Deltapoll | The National | 2,077 | 46% | 37% | 16% | 9% |
24–26 Jun 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,522 | 47% | 38% | 14% | 9% |
21–24 Jun 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,568 | 50% | 35% | 16% | 15% |
20–21 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,270 | 50% | 31% | 18% | 19% |
18–19 Jun 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,627 | 47% | 38% | 15% | 9% |
14–17 Jun 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,383 | 45% | 41% | 13% | 4% |
13–14 Jun 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,292 | 48% | 33% | 19% | 15% |
12–13 Jun 2024 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 55% | 35% | 10% | 20% |
12–13 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,297 | 49% | 33% | 18% | 16% |
11–12 Jun 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,546 | 47% | 39% | 15% | 8% |
6–8 Jun 2024 | Deltapoll | Mail on Sunday | 2,010 | 50% | 35% | 15% | 15% |
6–7 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,198 | 50% | 31% | 19% | 19% |
4–5 Jun 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,534 | 45% | 38% | 17% | 7% |
31 May – 3 Jun 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,077 | 51% | 34% | 15% | 17% |
30 May – 3 Jun 2024 | Verian | N/A | 1,405 | 56% | 28% | 17% | 28% |
30–31 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,328 | 47% | 34% | 19% | 13% |
28–29 May 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,500 | 44% | 41% | 15% | 3% |
23–25 May 2024 | Deltapoll | Mail on Sunday | 1,517 | 51% | 35% | 13% | 16% |
23–24 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,242 | 48% | 31% | 21% | 17% |
17–20 May 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,968 | 49% | 36% | 16% | 13% |
16–17 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,064 | 49% | 31% | 20% | 18% |
10–13 May 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,031 | 45% | 36% | 19% | 9% |
9–10 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,183 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 16% |
3–7 May 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,993 | 48% | 38% | 15% | 10% |
2–5 May 2024 | JL Partners | The Rest is Politics | 2,001 | 47% | 36% | 16% | 11% |
2–3 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,177 | 46% | 33% | 21% | 13% |
26–29 Apr 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,577 | 47% | 36% | 17% | 11% |
25–26 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,265 | 48% | 31% | 21% | 17% |
22–23 Apr 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,500 | 47% | 39% | 14% | 8% |
19–22 Apr 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,525 | 49% | 35% | 16% | 14% |
18–19 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,266 | 48% | 33% | 19% | 15% |
17–18 Apr 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,147 | 49% | 32% | 20% | 17% |
16–17 Apr 2024 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 55% | 38% | 8% | 17% |
12–15 Apr 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,944 | 51% | 35% | 14% | 16% |
11–12 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,271 | 50% | 31% | 19% | 19% |
4–7 Apr 2024 | JL Partners | The Rest is Politics | 2,011 | 48% | 36% | 15% | 12% |
4–5 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,280 | 49% | 32% | 19% | 17% |
2–3 Apr 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,530 | 46% | 40% | 14% | 6% |
27–28 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,285 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 16% |
22–25 Mar 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,589 | 47% | 37% | 16% | 10% |
21–22 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,270 | 48% | 32% | 19% | 16% |
15–18 Mar 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,072 | 49% | 36% | 16% | 13% |
14–15 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,270 | 49% | 34% | 17% | 15% |
12–13 Mar 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,047 | 49% | 30% | 21% | 19% |
8–11 Mar 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,502 | 47% | 40% | 14% | 7% |
7–8 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,216 | 46% | 34% | 20% | 12% |
6–7 Mar 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,541 | 45% | 41% | 14% | 4% |
1–4 Mar 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,500 | 46% | 39% | 15% | 7% |
29 Feb – 1 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,240 | 50% | 33% | 17% | 17% |
23–26 Feb 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,490 | 49% | 36% | 15% | 13% |
22–23 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,243 | 50% | 31% | 19% | 19% |
16–19 Feb 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,519 | 45% | 38% | 16% | 7% |
15–16 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,246 | 47% | 33% | 20% | 14% |
15–16 Feb 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,186 | 47% | 32% | 21% | 15% |
13–14 Feb 2024 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 55% | 36% | 8% | 19% |
9–12 Feb 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,977 | 46% | 39% | 15% | 7% |
8–9 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,171 | 50% | 31% | 19% | 19% |
2–5 Feb 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,004 | 47% | 37% | 15% | 10% |
1–2 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,283 | 52% | 31% | 18% | 21% |
30–31 Jan 2024 | BMG Research | The i | 1,505 | 46% | 41% | 13% | 5% |
26–29 Jan 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,064 | 47% | 38% | 14% | 9% |
25–26 Jan 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,264 | 50% | 33% | 18% | 17% |
19–22 Jan 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,176 | 47% | 37% | 16% | 10% |
18–19 Jan 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,163 | 50% | 31% | 19% | 19% |
12–15 Jan 2024 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,136 | 46% | 38% | 15% | 8% |
11–12 Jan 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,161 | 50% | 33% | 17% | 17% |
11–12 Jan 2024 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,058 | 47% | 31% | 22% | 16% |
4–5 Jan 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,226 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 16% |
2–3 Jan 2024 | YouGov | N/A | 2,016 | 51% | 36% | 13% | 15% |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
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29–31 Dec 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,194 | 46% | 31% | 23% | 15% |
28–30 Dec 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,181 | 49% | 33% | 18% | 16% |
22–29 Dec 2023 | Deltapoll | Daily Mirror | 1,642 | 47% | 39% | 14% | 8% |
20–22 Dec 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,177 | 48% | 34% | 18% | 14% |
14–15 Dec 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,065 | 46% | 34% | 20% | 12% |
10–11 Dec 2023 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 52% | 40% | 8% | 12% |
8–11 Dec 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,005 | 44% | 41% | 15% | 3% |
7–8 Dec 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,201 | 46% | 34% | 20% | 12% |
1–4 Dec 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,000 | 45% | 40% | 15% | 5% |
30 Nov – 1 Dec 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,123 | 46% | 31% | 23% | 15% |
28–30 Nov 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,502 | 42% | 43% | 15% | 1% |
24–27 Nov 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,996 | 48% | 36% | 15% | 12% |
23–24 Nov 2023 | We Think | N/A | 1,119 | 50% | 33% | 17% | 17% |
16–20 Nov 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,565 | 46% | 37% | 17% | 9% |
16–17 Nov 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,150 | 47% | 34% | 19% | 13% |
15–16 Nov 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,007 | 46% | 32% | 22% | 14% |
10–13 Nov 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,840 | 48% | 37% | 15% | 11% |
9–10 Nov 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,147 | 49% | 33% | 18% | 16% |
3–6 Nov 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,021 | 48% | 38% | 14% | 10% |
2–3 Nov 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,155 | 49% | 32% | 19% | 17% |
27–30 Oct 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,546 | 46% | 36% | 18% | 10% |
26–27 Oct 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,189 | 45% | 35% | 20% | 10% |
21 Oct 2023 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 55% | 38% | 8% | 17% |
19–20 Oct 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,185 | 48% | 33% | 19% | 15% |
19–20 Oct 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,036 | 49% | 39% | 11% | 10% |
13–16 Oct 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,568 | 46% | 37% | 17% | 9% |
12–13 Oct 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,198 | 52% | 30% | 18% | 22% |
11–12 Oct 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,591 | 44% | 41% | 16% | 3% |
11–12 Oct 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,067 | 47% | 34% | 19% | 13% |
5–6 Oct 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,261 | 46% | 33% | 21% | 13% |
5–6 Oct 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,517 | 46% | 39% | 14% | 7% |
4–5 Oct 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,502 | 44% | 40% | 16% | 4% |
29 Sep – 2 Oct 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,516 | 49% | 38% | 13% | 11% |
28–29 Sep 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,285 | 48% | 36% | 17% | 12% |
22–25 Sep 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,507 | 48% | 36% | 16% | 12% |
21–22 Sep 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,313 | 48% | 31% | 22% | 17% |
14–15 Sep 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,268 | 50% | 31% | 18% | 19% |
11–15 Sep 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 2,039 | 49% | 38% | 12% | 11% |
7–8 Sep 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,268 | 47% | 32% | 20% | 15% |
24–25 Aug 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,061 | 48% | 35% | 17% | 13% |
22–23 Aug 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,562 | 47% | 39% | 14% | 8% |
22–23 Aug 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,356 | 48% | 31% | 21% | 17% |
19–20 Aug 2023 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 57% | 35% | 8% | 22% |
17–21 Aug 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,520 | 46% | 34% | 21% | 12% |
17–18 Aug 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,315 | 48% | 31% | 21% | 17% |
10–11 Aug 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,345 | 50% | 30% | 20% | 20% |
10–11 Aug 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,066 | 49% | 32% | 18% | 17% |
9–11 Aug 2023 | Deltapoll | Mail on Sunday | 1,504 | 48% | 34% | 17% | 14% |
8–9 Aug 2023 | YouGov | N/A | 2,101 | 50% | 30% | 20% | 20% |
4–7 Aug 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,023 | 50% | 35% | 15% | 15% |
3–4 Aug 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,420 | 48% | 31% | 20% | 17% |
27–28 Jul 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,339 | 50% | 31% | 19% | 19% |
20–21 Jul 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,380 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 16% |
19–20 Jul 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,069 | 49% | 33% | 18% | 16% |
14–17 Jul 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,000 | 48% | 38% | 15% | 10% |
13–14 Jul 2023 | YouGov | N/A | 2,151 | 51% | 31% | 18% | 20% |
13–14 Jul 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,312 | 48% | 34% | 18% | 14% |
6–7 Jul 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,312 | 49% | 32% | 19% | 17% |
29–30 Jun 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,351 | 47% | 32% | 22% | 15% |
27–29 Jun 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,500 | 45% | 40% | 15% | 5% |
25–26 Jun 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,524 | 46% | 39% | 15% | 7% |
22–23 Jun 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,336 | 50% | 31% | 20% | 19% |
17–19 Jun 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,961 | 45% | 32% | 23% | 13% |
16–19 Jun 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,554 | 47% | 37% | 15% | 10% |
15–16 Jun 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,306 | 47% | 31% | 21% | 16% |
8–9 Jun 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,296 | 47% | 32% | 20% | 15% |
1–2 Jun 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,351 | 49% | 31% | 20% | 18% |
30–31 May 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,529 | 49% | 36% | 14% | 13% |
26–27 May 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,361 | 47% | 33% | 20% | 14% |
19–22 May 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,575 | 48% | 38% | 14% | 10% |
17–18 May 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,361 | 47% | 33% | 20% | 14% |
15–16 May 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,037 | 46% | 33% | 22% | 13% |
12–15 May 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,511 | 46% | 39% | 15% | 7% |
12–13 May 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,355 | 47% | 33% | 9% | 14% |
5–9 May 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,550 | 48% | 38% | 14% | 10% |
4–5 May 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,210 | 50% | 30% | 20% | 20% |
3–4 May 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,534 | 45% | 38% | 16% | 7% |
28 Apr – 2 May 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,561 | 46% | 37% | 18% | 9% |
26–27 Apr 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,193 | 48% | 31% | 20% | 17% |
24–26 Apr 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,576 | 48% | 37% | 16% | 11% |
19–20 Apr 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,318 | 49% | 31% | 21% | 18% |
18 Apr 2023 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 56% | 37% | 7% | 19% |
13–17 Apr 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,567 | 48% | 38% | 14% | 10% |
12–13 Apr 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,204 | 46% | 35% | 19% | 11% |
11–12 Apr 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,985 | 47% | 33% | 20% | 14% |
5–6 Apr 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,204 | 46% | 34% | 20% | 12% |
31 Mar – 3 Apr 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,587 | 48% | 38% | 14% | 10% |
28–29 Mar 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,344 | 49% | 32% | 19% | 17% |
24–27 Mar 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,344 | 42% | 41% | 17% | 1% |
22–23 Mar 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,382 | 48% | 33% | 19% | 15% |
17–20 Mar 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,054 | 47% | 39% | 14% | 8% |
15–16 Mar 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,126 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 16% |
15–16 Mar 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,546 | 45% | 40% | 14% | 5% |
10–13 Mar 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,561 | 48% | 38% | 13% | 10% |
9–10 Mar 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,004 | 45% | 33% | 23% | 12% |
8–9 Mar 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,323 | 52% | 30% | 18% | 22% |
2–6 Mar 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,063 | 51% | 37% | 12% | 14% |
1–2 Mar 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,284 | 47% | 32% | 22% | 15% |
24–27 Feb 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,060 | 48% | 38% | 13% | 10% |
22–23 Feb 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,248 | 43% | 35% | 21% | 8% |
21–23 Feb 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,500 | 45% | 41% | 14% | 4% |
20 Feb 2023 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 56% | 36% | 8% | 20% |
17–20 Feb 2023 | Deltapoll | N/A | 1,079 | 50% | 38% | 12% | 12% |
15–16 Feb 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,204 | 49% | 33% | 18% | 16% |
11–15 Feb 2023 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 2,062 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 16% |
9–10 Feb 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,234 | 45% | 32% | 23% | 13% |
2–3 Feb 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,255 | 49% | 30% | 21% | 19% |
26–27 Jan 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,257 | 49% | 29% | 22% | 20% |
24–26 Jan 2023 | BMG Research | The i | 1,502 | 43% | 41% | 17% | 2% |
19–20 Jan 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,217 | 47% | 31% | 22% | 16% |
11–12 Jan 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,247 | 44% | 31% | 25% | 13% |
5–6 Jan 2023 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,285 | 49% | 30% | 21% | 19% |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21–22 Dec 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,243 | 45% | 32% | 23% | 13% |
15–16 Dec 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,216 | 45% | 32% | 23% | 13% |
14–15 Dec 2022 | YouGov | The Times | 1,690 | 47% | 34% | 18% | 13% |
8–9 Dec 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,294 | 44% | 34% | 22% | 10% |
7–8 Dec 2022 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 52% | 41% | 7% | 11% |
1–2 Dec 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,172 | 45% | 33% | 22% | 12% |
29 Nov – 1 Dec 2022 | BMG Research | The i | 1,571 | 45% | 41% | 14% | 4% |
23–24 Nov 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,172 | 49% | 37% | 14% | 12% |
17–18 Nov 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,159 | 53% | 34% | 14% | 19% |
14–15 Nov 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,689 | 48% | 33% | 18% | 15% |
10–11 Nov 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,181 | 48% | 37% | 16% | 11% |
3–4 Nov 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,352 | 48% | 35% | 17% | 13% |
27–28 Oct 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,568 | 51% | 35% | 14% | 16% |
24–26 Oct 2022 | BMG Research | The i | 1,353 | 44% | 40% | 14% | 4% |
21–22 Oct 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,353 | 50% | 32% | 18% | 18% |
20 Oct 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,382 | 49% | 37% | 13% | 12% |
19 Oct 2022 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 1,500 | 52% | 39% | 8% | 13% |
13–14 Oct 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,403 | 51% | 35% | 14% | 16% |
6–7 Oct 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,328 | 47% | 33% | 20% | 14% |
29–30 Sep 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,320 | 42% | 36% | 22% | 6% |
23–26 Sep 2022 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,307 | 49% | 31% | 19% | 18% |
20–21 Sep 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,704 | 46% | 36% | 19% | 10% |
19 Aug 2022 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 1,500 | 49% | 42% | 9% | 7% |
4–5 Aug 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,669 | 45% | 37% | 19% | 8% |
10–11 Jul 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,684 | 45% | 38% | 17% | 7% |
19–20 Jun 2022 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 48% | 43% | 9% | 5% |
9–10 Jun 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,739 | 45% | 36% | 20% | 9% |
16–17 May 2022 | YouGov | N/A | 1,669 | 41% | 38% | 21% | 3% |
19 Apr 2022 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 45% | 47% | 8% | 2% |
13–14 Apr 2022 | Deltapoll | Mail on Sunday | 1,550 | 47% | 40% | 14% | 7% |
9–11 Apr 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,915 | 43% | 38% | 19% | 5% |
16–17 Mar 2022 | YouGov | N/A | 1,761 | 43% | 35% | 22% | 8% |
20 Feb 2022 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 2,000 | 41% | 50% | 9% | 9% |
10–11 Feb 2022 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,720 | 44% | 36% | 19% | 8% |
17–18 Jan 2022 | YouGov | N/A | 1,695 | 42% | 39% | 19% | 3% |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
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23 Dec 2021 | Opinium | The Observer | 1,904 | 41% | 42% | 17% | 1% |
13 Dec 2021 | Kantar | N/A | 1,074 | 36% | 33% | 30% | 3% |
10–12 Dec 2021 | Savanta ComRes | The Independent | 2,096 | 44% | 43% | 10% | 1% |
2–3 Dec 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,703 | 45% | 37% | 18% | 8% |
22 Nov 2021 | Kantar | N/A | 1,119 | 34% | 32% | 34% | 2% |
16–17 Nov 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,712 | 44% | 39% | 16% | 5% |
9 Nov 2021 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | UK in a Changing Europe | 1,500 | 44% | 50% | 6% | 6% |
5–7 Nov 2021 | ComRes | N/A | 1,687 | 48% | 41% | 12% | 7% |
12–13 Oct 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,659 | 41% | 37% | 22% | 4% |
15–16 Sep 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,635 | 41% | 39% | 21% | 2% |
12–13 Aug 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,767 | 41% | 41% | 18% | Tie |
20–21 Jul 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,767 | 39% | 41% | 20% | 2% |
22–23 Jun 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,711 | 39% | 41% | 20% | 2% |
18–20 Jun 2021 | ComRes | N/A | 2,191 | 42% | 42% | 16% | Tie |
24–25 May 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,622 | 39% | 44% | 17% | 5% |
22–26 Apr 2021 | Kantar | N/A | 1,115 | 31% | 37% | 32% | 6% |
21–22 Apr 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,730 | 38% | 43% | 19% | 5% |
16–19 Mar 2021 | BMG Research | The Independent | 1,498 | 43% | 49% | 8% | 6% |
15–16 Mar 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,672 | 40% | 41% | 18% | 1% |
18–22 Feb 2021 | Kantar | N/A | 1,114 | 33% | 33% | 35% | Tie |
16–17 Feb 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,697 | 39% | 41% | 20% | 2% |
21–25 Jan 2021 | Kantar | N/A | 1,100 | 34% | 37% | 29% | 3% |
19–25 Jan 2021 | YouGov | The Times | 3,312 | 42% | 40% | 18% | 2% |
18–19 Jan 2021 | YouGov | Eurotrack | 1,697 | 42% | 40% | 18% | 2% |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10–14 Dec 2020 | Kantar | N/A | 1,137 | 32% | 34% | 34% | 2% | |
5–9 Nov 2020 | Kantar | N/A | 1,141 | 37% | 33% | 30% | 4% | |
17–21 Sep 2020 | Kantar | N/A | 1,125 | 31% | 38% | 31% | 7% | |
10–11 Aug 2020 | YouGov | N/A | 1,595 | 43% | 39% | 18% | 4% | |
6–10 Aug 2020 | Kantar | N/A | 1,161 | 37% | 33% | 30% | 4% | |
2–26 Jul 2020 | NatCen | The UK in a Changing Europe | 2,413 | 47% | 39% | 14% | 8% | |
9–13 Jul 2020 | Kantar | N/A | 1,131 | 33% | 39% | 28% | 6% | |
21–22 May 2020 | YouGov | Handelsblatt | 1,669 | 42% | 41% | 18% | 1% | |
7–9 Apr 2020 | BMG Research | The Independent | 1,371 | 43% | 47% | 10% | 4% | |
24–26 Mar 2020 | Number Cruncher Politics | Bloomberg | 1,010 | 38% | 47% | 14% | 9% | |
3–6 Mar 2020 | BMG Research | The Independent | 1,337 | 40% | 48% | 12% | 8% | |
4–7 Feb 2020 | BMG Research | The Independent | 1,503 | 42% | 46% | 12% | 4% | |
4–5 Feb 2020 | YouGov | Handelsblatt | 1,578 | 42% | 40% | 20% | 2% | |
31 Jan 2020 | the United Kingdom leaves the European Union |
During the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, it did not join the border control free Schengen Area. It also did not seek to adopt the Euro and attained an opt-out as a part of the Maastricht Treaty negotiations.
In July 2025, YouGov asked: If the only basis on which the European Union was willing to allow the UK to rejoin was that it would now have to participate in all major EU policy areas that the UK previously held opt-outs for (i.e. on top of all the previous EU rules, the UK would now also have to join the Euro, and have to participate in the Schengen passport-free travel zone), would you support or oppose the UK rejoining the European Union?
The results were that 36% would be in favour of rejoining, 42% would oppose and 13% were undecided. [19]
WeThink, the public polling arm of Omnisis, began including a supplementary question as a part of its Brexit polling assessing how Euro adoption would influence voting intentions on a hypothetical referendum on re-joining the European Union.
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Re-Join the EU | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
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7–8 Aug 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,278 | 34% | 41% | 26% | 7% |
25–26 Jul 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 2,012 | 31% | 41% | 28% | 10% |
11–12 Jul 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 2,005 | 34% | 39% | 27% | 5% |
2–3 Jul 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,325 | 37% | 43% | 20% | 6% |
27–28 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,210 | 39% | 42% | 19% | 3% |
20–21 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,270 | 39% | 40% | 20% | 1% |
12–13 Jun 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,297 | 37% | 43% | 20% | 6% |
6–7 Jun 2024 | WeThink | N/A | 1,198 | 39% | 41% | 20% | 2% |
30–31 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,328 | 38% | 43% | 20% | 5% |
23–24 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,242 | 38% | 39% | 24% | 1% |
16–17 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,064 | 39% | 39% | 22% | Tie |
9–10 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,183 | 39% | 41% | 20% | 2% |
2–3 May 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,177 | 35% | 43% | 21% | 8% |
25–26 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,265 | 38% | 38% | 23% | Tie |
18–19 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,266 | 38% | 42% | 20% | 4% |
11–12 Apr 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,271 | 37% | 42% | 20% | 5% |
4–5 Apr 2024 | WeThink | N/A | 1,280 | 37% | 40% | 23% | 3% |
21–22 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,270 | 38% | 41% | 21% | 3% |
14–15 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,270 | 35% | 45% | 19% | 10% |
7–8 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,216 | 38% | 40% | 21% | 2% |
29 Feb – 1 Mar 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,240 | 39% | 42% | 20% | 3% |
22–23 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,243 | 39% | 42% | 20% | 3% |
15–16 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,246 | 36% | 41% | 23% | 5% |
8–9 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,171 | 37% | 42% | 21% | 5% |
1–2 Feb 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,283 | 39% | 42% | 19% | 3% |
25–26 Jan 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,264 | 39% | 42% | 19% | 3% |
18–19 Jan 2024 | Omnisis | N/A | 1,163 | 39% | 40% | 21% | 1% |
Prior to January 2024, [20] Opinium, as published by WeThink, asked the following two questions;
Would the requirement to adopt the Euro as currency change your decision?Would the requirement to adopt the Euro as currency change your decision to rejoin the EU if you would vote to rejoin? referendum on EU membership tomorrow?
The available responses were;
I would still want the UK to rejoin the EU if adopting the Euro was a requirement
I would not want the UK to rejoin the EU if adopting the Euro was a requirement
I would only want the UK to rejoin the EU if we were able to keep Sterling as our currency
Starting in April 2023, Savanta – commissioned by Peston, ITV's flagship political discussion programme – conducts polls of young people aged 18 to 25 on a range of issues, including their views on the UK rejoining the European Union. [21]
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Join the EU | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22–26 Sep 2023 | Savanta | Peston | 1,021 | 66% | 15% | 18% | 51% |
28 Apr – 3 May 2023 | Savanta | Peston | 1,021 | 77% | 13% | 11% | 64% |
From November 2024, Opinium starting polling regarding a change of relationship with the EU.
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Closer | The same | More distant | Don't know |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26–28 Mar 2025 | Opinium | The Observer | 2,050 | 34% | 25% | 16% | 12% | 12% |
22–24 Jan 2025 | Opinium | The Observer | 2,050 | 33% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 13% |
18–20 Dec 2024 | Opinium | The Observer | 2,010 | 32% | 24% | 17% | 14% | 13% |
27–29 Nov 2024 | Opinium | The Observer | 2,050 | 32% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 13% |
The available responses were;
We should rejoin the EU
We should remain outside the EU but negotiate a closer relationship with them than we have now
We should remain outside the EU and keep the same relationship with the EU as we have now
We should remain outside the EU and negotiate a more distant relationship with them than we have now
In January 2023, Savanta published a poll of 2,065 British adults, which included a question regarding support for a referendum on the UK rejoining the EU. A combined total of 65% were in favour of such a referendum now or at some point in the future and 24% were opposed to such a referendum. [22]
Question: When do you think, if at all, there should next be a referendum on whether or not the UK should re-join or stay out of the European Union?
Now | 22% |
In the next five years | 24% |
In the next 6–10 years | 11% |
In the next 11–20 years | 4% |
In more than 20 years time | 4% |
Never | 24% |
Don't know | 11% |
There has also been polling of voters in Scotland on whether the United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13–19 Jun 2025 | YouGov | Scottish Election Study | 1,204 | 62% | 23% | 15% | 39% |
25 Feb – 3 Mar 2025 | YouGov | Scottish Election Study | 1,200 | 63% | 21% | 16% | 42% |
Dates conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | Rejoin | Stay out | Neither | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25–30 Oct 2024 | YouGov | Scottish Election Study | 1,303 | 60% | 22% | 18% | 38% |
In 2021, for the fifth anniversary of the UK's EU membership referendum, Euronews commissioned an opinion poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies of attitudes to the European Union and Brexit in the EU's four largest countries. Redfield & Wilton polled 1,500 people in each member-state between the 6th and 7th of June 2021. The poll included the following question about how responders would feel about the UK re-joining the EU: [23]
Member states | Support | Oppose | Neither | Don't know | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 36% | 18% | 34% | 12% | 18% |
![]() | 40% | 19% | 30% | 11% | 21% |
![]() | 43% | 14% | 34% | 8% | 29% |
![]() | 46% | 16% | 31% | 7% | 30% |
Following reports in 2023 of a Franco-German proposal for a four-tiered EU structure, YouGov Eurotrack conducted polling in several EU Member States. This polling included attitudes towards further EU enlargement. People from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden were asked;
Member states | Sample size | UK should be allowed to join | UK should not be allowed to join | Don't know | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1,026 | 46% | 30% | 24% | 16% |
![]() | 2,457 | 60% | 22% | 17% | 38% |
![]() | 1,008 | 68% | 13% | 19% | 55% |
![]() | 1,008 | 70% | 10% | 20% | 60% |
![]() | 1,056 | 49% | 30% | 21% | 19% |
![]() | 1,022 | 48% | 29% | 27% | 19% |
Fieldwork was conducted between the 6th and 26th of October 2023. [24]
Plaid Cymru believes Wales should re-join the European Union at an "appropriate point"