Opinion polling for the 1983 United Kingdom general election
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In the run-up to the 1983 United Kingdom general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date ranges for these opinion polls are from the 1979 general election until 6 June 1983.
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Polling results
All data is from UK Polling Report.[1]
1983
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color; width:60px;"| | |||
| 9 June | General election results | 42.4% | 27.6% | 25.4% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14.8% |
| 8 Jun | Harris/Observer | 47% | 26% | 25% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|21% |
| 8 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 47% | 25% | 26% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|21% |
| 8 Jun | Marplan/Guardian | 45.5% | 26.5% | 26% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|19% |
| 8 Jun | NOP/Northcliffe | 46% | 26% | 26% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|20% |
| 8 Jun | MORI/Evening Standard | 47% | 25% | 26% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|21% |
| 8 Jun | NOP/Daily Mail | 44% | 28% | 26% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16% |
| 7 Jun | Audience Selection/Sun | 46% | 28% | 24% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|18% |
| 7 Jun | Marplan/Guardian | 46% | 23% | 29% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 6 Jun | Audience Selection/Sun | 47% | 26% | 25% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|21% |
| 5 Jun | Harris/Observer | 45% | 24% | 28% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 3 Jun | Marplan/Sunday Mirror | 47% | 28% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|19% |
| 3 Jun | NOP/Mail on Sunday | 44% | 27% | 27.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16.5% |
| 3 Jun | Gallup/Sunday Telegraph | 47% | 29% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|18% |
| 2 Jun | MORI/Sunday Times | 45.5% | 31.5% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 2 Jun | MORI/Express | 45% | 28% | 25% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 2 Jun | Marplan/Guardian | 43% | 32% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 1 Jun | Harris/TV-Eye | 47% | 30% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 1 Jun | MORI/Daily Star | 46% | 28% | 24% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|18% |
| 31 May | Audience Selection/Sun | 44% | 32% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|12% |
| 31 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 29% | 25% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 30 May | Audience Selection/TV-AM | 47.5% | 28% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|19.5% |
| 30 May | Harris/Observer | 41% | 30% | 24% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 27 May | Marplan/Sunday Mirror | 47% | 30% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 27 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 49.5% | 31% | 19% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|18.5% |
| 26 May | MORI/Express | 49% | 31.5% | 18% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17.5% |
| 26 May | Marplan/Guardian | 51% | 29% | 19% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|22% |
| 25 May | Harris/Thames | 47.5% | 32.5% | 19% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 25 May | MORI/Sunday Times | 48% | 33% | 18% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 25 May | Audience Selection/Sun | 46% | 30% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16% |
| 24 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 45% | 32% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 23 May | Audience Selection/TV-AM | 48% | 33% | 18% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 23 May | MORI/Daily Star | 45% | 32% | 20% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 23 May | NOP/Daily Mail | 51% | 33% | 15% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|18% |
| 23 May | Harris/Observer | 52% | 33% | 14% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|19% |
| 20 May | Marplan/Sunday Mirror | 45% | 36% | 18% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 20 May | MORI/Express | 47% | 34% | 18% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 19 May | MORI/Sunday Times | 46% | 37% | 16% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 18 May | Harris/Thames | 47% | 30% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 18 May | NOP/Daily Mail | 45% | 35% | 17% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10% |
| 17 May | Audience Selection/Sun | 49% | 31% | 19% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|18% |
| 17 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 33% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 16 May | MORI/Daily Star | 46% | 33% | 19% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 16 May | Audience Selection/TV-AM | 44% | 37% | 17% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7% |
| 16 May | MORI/Express | 46% | 31% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 13 May | The Dissolution of the 48th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | ||||
| 12 May | MORI | 49% | 34% | 15% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 11 May | Harris/Thames | 46% | 32% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 11 May | MORI/Daily Star | 52% | 31% | 17% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|21% |
| 10 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 46% | 31% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 9 May | MORI | 49% | 31.5% | 17.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17.5% |
| 25 Apr | MORI | 45% | 30% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 23 Apr | MORI | 46% | 33% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 12 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 34% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 11 Apr | MORI | 40.5% | 35% | 22.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5.5% |
| 24 Mar | Darlington by-election | ||||
| 23 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 28% | 28% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 21 Mar | MORI | 39.5% | 28.5% | 29% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10.5% |
| 16 Mar | MORI | 42% | 28% | 27% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 9 Mar | MORI | 41% | 27% | 30% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 26 Feb | MORI | 39% | 26% | 34% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 24 Feb | Bermondsey by-election | ||||
| 23 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 46% | 32% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 14 Feb | MORI | 43.5% | 32.5% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 9 Feb | MORI | 45% | 32% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 26 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 36% | 19% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 17 Jan | MORI | 44% | 31.5% | 22.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|12.5% |
| 12 Jan | MORI | 44% | 35% | 20% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
1982
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color; width:60px;"| | |||
| 15 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 35% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7% |
| 13 Dec | MORI | 41% | 34.5% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6.5% |
| 2 Dec | Glasgow Queen's Park by-election | ||||
| 24 Nov | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 35% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 15 Nov | MORI | 42% | 34.5% | 21.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7.5% |
| 10 Nov | MORI | 42% | 33% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 28 Oct | Birmingham Northfield and Peckham by-elections | ||||
| 26 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 32% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 25 Oct | MORI | 40.5% | 29% | 27% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11.5% |
| 20 Oct | 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election[2] | ||||
| 12 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 33% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 16 Sep | Gower by-election | ||||
| 13 Sep | MORI | 44% | 30.5% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13.5% |
| 31 Aug | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 30% | 27% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|12% |
| 16 Aug | MORI | 44.5% | 26.5% | 27.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 31 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 30% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 12 Jul | MORI | 46.5% | 27.5% | 24% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|19% |
| 30 Jun | MORI | 45% | 31% | 22% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 24 Jun | Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election | ||||
| 23 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 51% | 24% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|27% |
| 14 Jun | MORI | 45% | 25% | 28.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16.5% |
| 14 Jun | The Falklands War ends[3] | ||||
| 3 Jun | Mitcham and Morden by-election | ||||
| 31 May | MORI | 48% | 28% | 24% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|20% |
| 27 May | Beaconsfield by-election | ||||
| 26 May | MORI | 51% | 25% | 23% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|26% |
| 23 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 48% | 31% | 20% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|17% |
| 16 May | MORI | 41.5% | 28% | 29% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|12.5% |
| 16 May | MORI | 48% | 33% | 17% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15% |
| 6 May | 1982 United Kingdom local elections | ||||
| 5 May | MORI | 38% | 32% | 28% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6% |
| 30 Apr | MORI | 44% | 30% | 24% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 30 Apr | MORI | 43% | 30% | 25% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13% |
| 24 Apr | MORI | 39% | 32% | 27% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7% |
| 21 Apr | MORI | 36% | 30% | 31% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 14 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 33% | 34% | 30% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1% |
| 12 Apr | MORI | 31.5% | 29% | 37% | style="background:Template:SDP-Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|5.5% |
| 2 Apr | The Falklands War begins[4] | ||||
| 31 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 35% | 30% | 33% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|2% |
| 25 Mar | Glasgow Hillhead by-election | ||||
| 15 Mar | MORI | 31.5% | 33% | 33% | Tie |
| 4 Mar | Belfast South by-election | ||||
| 28 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 34% | 34% | 30% | Tie |
| 15 Feb | NOP/Daily Mail | 27.5% | 34% | 36% | style="background:Template:SDP-Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|2% |
| 5 Feb | MORI | 41% | 36% | 21% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 31 Jan | MORI | 30% | 33% | 34% | style="background:Template:SDP-Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|1% |
| 25 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 29% | 30% | 40% | style="background:Template:SDP-Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|10% |
| 18 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 27.5% | 29.5% | 39.5% | style="background:Template:SDP-Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|10% |
1981
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color; width:60px;"| | |||
| 14 Dec | MORI | 23% | 23.5% | 50.5% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|27% |
| 14 Dec | NOP | 27% | 29% | 43% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|14% |
| 3 Dec | MORI | 30.5% | 34.3% | 33.1% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1.2% |
| 1 Dec | NOP | 27% | 27% | 44% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|17% |
| 1 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 28.6% | 32.1% | 37.1% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|5% |
| 26 Nov | Crosby by-election | ||||
| 16 Nov | NOP | 26.5% | 29% | 42% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|13% |
| 6 Nov | MORI | 29.2% | 38.2% | 30.6% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7.6% |
| 27 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 27% | 31% | 40% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|9% |
| 26 Oct | NOP | 29.5% | 28% | 40% | style="background:Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color;"|12% |
| 22 Oct | Croydon North West by-election | ||||
| 8 Oct | MORI | 32.1% | 40.4% | 24.7% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8.3% |
| 28 Sep | MORI | 28% | 42% | 28% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 18 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 27% | 38% | 33% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 14 Sep | NOP | 32% | 36.5% | 29% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7.5% |
| 11 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 33.5% | 37.4% | 27.7% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3.9% |
| 20 Aug | Fermanagh & South Tyrone second by-election | ||||
| 17 Aug | NOP | 28% | 38.5% | 32.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6% |
| 7 Aug | MORI | 31.6% | 42.1% | 24.3% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10.5% |
| 31 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 30% | 39% | 29% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 16 Jul | Warrington by-election | ||||
| 13 Jul | NOP | 30% | 40.5% | 26.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10.5% |
| 9 Jul | MORI | 31.5% | 41.2% | 24.2% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9.7% |
| 30 Jun | MORI | 30% | 36% | 31% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6% |
| 22 Jun | MORI | 31% | 39% | 28% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 16 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 37% | 39% | 22% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|2% |
| 15 Jun | NOP | 29.5% | 37.5% | 30.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 7 Jun | The Social Democratic Party is formed[5] | ||||
| 5 Jun | MORI | 37.7% | 39.3% | 20.8% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1.6% |
| 30 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 35% | 39% | 24% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4% |
| 11 May | MORI | 32% | 35.5% | 29% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3.5% |
| 11 May | NOP | 38% | 41% | 19% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3% |
| 7–20 May | 1981 United Kingdom local elections | ||||
| 7 May | MORI | 30.9% | 39.3% | 26.6% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8.4% |
| 27 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 30% | 38% | 29% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 13 Apr | NOP | 30% | 34.5% | 33% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 9 Apr | Fermanagh & South Tyrone by-election | ||||
| 3 Apr | MORI | 35.9% | 42.1% | 19.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6.2% |
| 23 Mar | MORI | 33% | 41% | 25% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 23 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 28% | 38% | 32% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10% |
| 16 Mar | NOP | 30% | 34% | 32% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4% |
| 2 Mar | NOP | 37% | 41.1% | 16.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.1% |
| 13 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 34.5% | 50.9% | 12.2% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16.4% |
| 11 Feb | MORI | 36% | 35.5% | 26.5% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|0.5% |
| 24 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 35% | 45% | 17% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10% |
| 19 Jan | NOP | 33% | 46.5% | 18.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13.5% |
| 9 Jan | MORI | 35.4% | 51.2% | 11.9% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|15.8% |
1980
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | |||
| 19 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 32% | 56% | 11% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|24% |
| 15 Dec | NOP | 35% | 47.5% | 14.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|12.5% |
| 4 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 37.2% | 47.7% | 12.6% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10.5% |
| 17 Nov | MORI | 36.5% | 47% | 15% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10.5% |
| 11 Nov | NOP | 38% | 47% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 10 Nov | Michael Foot becomes leader of the Labour Party[6] | ||||
| 7 Nov | MORI | 39.4% | 46.5% | 12.4% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7.1% |
| 31 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 36% | 50% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14% |
| 20 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 43% | 13.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3% |
| 6 Oct | NOP | 40% | 43% | 13.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3% |
| 2 Oct | MORI | 39.8% | 47.6% | 11% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7.8% |
| 30 Sep | MORI | 34% | 50% | 15% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16% |
| 29 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 37% | 46% | 15% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 15 Sep | NOP | 35.5% | 45% | 16.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9.5% |
| 5 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 46.3% | 11.3% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6.3% |
| 18 Aug | NOP | 38.5% | 44% | 14.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5.5% |
| 1 Aug | MORI | 38.1% | 47.3% | 11.7% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9.2% |
| 31 Jul | MORI | 37% | 48% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|11% |
| 27 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 37% | 47% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|10% |
| 14 Jul | NOP | 40% | 43.5% | 14% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3.5% |
| 3 Jul | MORI | 41% | 46.9% | 10.4% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5.9% |
| 26 Jun | Glasgow Central by-election | ||||
| 23 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 41% | 43% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|2% |
| 16 Jun | NOP | 40.5% | 45% | 11.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 6 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 43.3% | 11.7% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|0.3% |
| 19 May | NOP | 39% | 43.5% | 15.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 1 May | MORI | 41.4% | 46.5% | 10.7% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5.1% |
| 1 May | 1980 United Kingdom local elections | ||||
| 28 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 39% | 44% | 14% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 14 Apr | NOP | 36.5% | 45% | 15% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8.5% |
| 11 Apr | MORI | 35.5% | 49.6% | 10.9% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|14.1% |
| 28 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 46% | 9% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4% |
| 17 Mar | NOP | 37% | 49.5% | 11.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|12.5% |
| 13 Mar | Southend East by-election | ||||
| 5 Mar | MORI | 35.7% | 51.9% | 11.2% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|16.2% |
| 29 Feb | MORI | 38% | 46% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 25 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 38% | 46% | 14% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 11 Feb | NOP | 37.5% | 42% | 18% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 8 Feb | MORI | 37.2% | 50.3% | 10.7% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|13.1% |
| 19 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 39% | 47% | 12% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8% |
| 14 Jan | NOP | 36% | 45% | 16% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|9% |
| 4 Jan | MORI | 40.1% | 48.5% | 9.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|8.4% |
1979
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation / Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"| | |||
| 31 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 43% | 14% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|3% |
| 13 Dec | South West Hertfordshire by-election | ||||
| 10 Dec | NOP | 38% | 42% | 18% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4% |
| 6 Dec | MORI | 42.1% | 46.3% | 10.1% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.2% |
| 2 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 45% | 13% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 12 Nov | NOP | 39% | 43.5% | 15.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 9 Nov | Gallup/Telegraph | 40.9% | 47.2% | 10% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|6.3% |
| 15 Oct | NOP | 40.5% | 45% | 12.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 6 Oct | MORI | 44.9% | 46% | 7.4% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1.1% |
| 30 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 41% | 46% | 11% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 27 Sep | Manchester Central by-election | ||||
| 17 Sep | NOP | 40.5% | 45% | 12% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 2 Sep | MORI | 42.8% | 47.3% | 8.6% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|4.5% |
| 31 Aug | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 43% | 12% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1% |
| 13 Aug | NOP | 41.5% | 44% | 12.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|2.5% |
| 5 Aug | MORI | 43.1% | 45.4% | 9.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|2.3% |
| 31 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 45% | 9% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1% |
| 16 Jul | NOP | 41% | 46% | 11.5% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|5% |
| 7 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 44.2% | 45.5% | 8.2% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1.3% |
| 18 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 43.5% | 12% | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|1.5% |
| 7 Jun | 1979 European Parliament election | ||||
| 3 May | 1979 United Kingdom local elections | ||||
| 3 May | General election results | 43.9% | 36.9% | 13.8% | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; color:white;"|7% |
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