Leadership approval opinion polling for the 2019 United Kingdom general election
At various dates in the run up to the 2019 general election , various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. 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 date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election , held on 8 June 2017, to the present day. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 , the next general election was scheduled to be held no later than 5 May 2022,[1] and it was accelerated from that timetable by the Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 , meaning polling day fell on 12 December 2019.
Leadership approval ratings
Boris Johnson
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Boris Johnson , Leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13-14 Dec
YouGov
1,628
Approve/Disapprove[a]
41%
52%
—
7%
–11%
10-11 Dec
Opinium Archived 11 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
3,005
Well/Badly[a]
33%
47%
—
20%
–14%
5-7 Dec
Deltapoll
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
45%
48%
—
7%
–3%
5-6 Dec
YouGov
1,680
Approve/Disapprove[a]
38%
51%
—
11%
–13%
2–4 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,545
Approve/Disapprove[a]
36%
56%
—
9%
–20%
28–30 Nov
Deltapoll
1,528
Well/Badly[a]
49%
47%
—
4%
+2%
27–29 Nov
Opinium
2,018
Approve/Disapprove[a]
38%
39%
—
23%
–1%
27–28 Nov
Panelbase
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[a]
36%
43%
17%
4%
–3%
21–23 Nov
Deltapoll
1,519
Well/Badly[a]
42%
52%
—
6%
–10%
21-22 Nov
YouGov
1,677
Approve/Disapprove[a]
43%
47%
—
10%
–4%
14–16 Nov
Deltapoll
1,526
Well/Badly[a]
49%
45%
—
6%
+4%
13–14 Nov
Panelbase
1,021
Approve/Disapprove[a]
39%
42%
16%
3%
–3%
11–12 Nov
YouGov
1,619
Approve/Disapprove[a]
43%
49%
—
8%
–6%
6–8 Nov
Panelbase
1,046
Well/Badly
38%
41%
17%
4%
–3%
6–8 Nov
Deltapoll
1,518
Well/Badly[a]
45%
50%
—
5%
–5%
31 Oct – 2 Nov
Deltapoll
1,500
Well/Badly[a]
48%
46%
—
6%
+2%
30 Oct – 1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
39%
42%
—
19%
–3%
30–31 Oct
Panelbase
1,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
38%
42%
17%
3%
–4%
25–28 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
46%
44%
—
10%
+2%
23–25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
40%
38%
—
22%
+2%
15–17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
40%
41%
—
19%
–1%
9–11 Oct
Panelbase
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[a]
33%
43%
16%
6%
–10%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
37%
43%
—
20%
–6%
26–27 Sep
YouGov
1,623
Approve/Disapprove[a]
33%
56%
—
12%
–23%
25–27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
34%
47%
—
19%
–13%
16–17 Sep
YouGov
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
38%
54%
—
8%
–16%
13–16 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
36%
55%
—
9%
–18%
29–31 Aug
Deltapoll
2,028
Well/Badly[a]
48%
42%
—
10%
+6%
29–30 Aug
Survation
1,020
Approve/Disapprove[a]
41%
35%
—
24%
+6%
28–29 Aug
YouGov
1,867
Approve/Disapprove[a]
38%
44%
—
18%
–6%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
41%
36%
—
23%
+5%
8–9 Aug
Opinium Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
40%
34%
—
26%
+6%
26–30 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
31%
38%
—
31%
–7%
25–27 Jul
Deltapoll
2,001
Well/Badly[a]
38%
32%
—
30%
+6%
25–26 Jul
YouGov
1,697
Approve/Disapprove[a]
34%
55%
—
12%
–21%
24–26 Jul
Opinium
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
28%
31%
—
41%
–3%
21–22 Jul
YouGov
1,655
Approve/Disapprove[a]
31%
58%
—
11%
–27%
Jeremy Corbyn
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jeremy Corbyn , Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition .
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13-14 Dec
YouGov
1,628
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
71%
—
8%
–50%
10-11 Dec
Opinium Archived 11 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
3,005
Well/Badly[a]
24%
54%
—
22%
–30%
5-7 Dec
Deltapoll[2]
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
28%
65%
—
7%
–37%
5-6 Dec
YouGov
1,680
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
69%
—
9%
–47%
2–4 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,545
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
68%
—
6%
–44%
28-30 Nov
Deltapoll
1,528
Well/Badly[a]
27%
66%
—
7%
–39%
27–29 Nov
Opinium
2,018
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
55%
—
21%
–31%
27-28 Nov
Panelbase
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
58%
15%
5%
–36%
21-23 Nov
Deltapoll
1,519
Well/Badly[a]
30%
64%
—
6%
–34%
21-22 Nov
YouGov
1,677
Approve/Disapprove[a]
23%
65%
—
12%
–42%
14-16 Nov
Deltapoll
1,526
Well/Badly[a]
25%
68%
—
7%
–43%
13-14 Nov
Panelbase
1,021
Approve/Disapprove[a]
19%
61%
15%
5%
–42%
11-12 Nov
YouGov[3]
1,619
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
66%
—
10%
–42%
6–8 Nov
Panelbase[4]
1,046
Well/Badly
20%
59%
16%
5%
–39%
6–8 Nov
Deltapoll
1,518
Well/Badly[a]
22%
70%
—
8%
–48%
31 Oct–2 Nov
Deltapoll
1,500
Well/Badly[a]
25%
68%
—
7%
–43%
30 Oct–1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
19%
59%
—
22%
–40%
30–31 Oct
Panelbase
1,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
61%
15%
4%
–41%
25-28 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
15%
75%
—
10%
–60%
23-25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
60%
—
20%
–40%
15-17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
56%
—
24%
–36%
9–11 Oct
Panelbase
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
58%
15%
7%
–38%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
58%
—
22%
–38%
26–27 Sep
YouGov
1,623
Approve/Disapprove[a]
16%
71%
—
13%
–55%
25–27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
58%
—
21%
–37%
16–17 Sep
YouGov
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
21%
70%
—
9%
–49%
13–16 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,006
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
16%
76%
—
8%
–60%
29–31 Aug
Deltapoll
2,028
Well/Badly[a]
23%
68%
—
9%
–45%
28–29 Aug
YouGov
1,867
Approve/Disapprove[a]
13%
72%
—
15%
–59%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
18%
60%
—
21%
–42%
8–9 Aug
Opinium Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
60%
—
20%
–40%
26–30 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
19%
69%
—
12%
–50%
25-27 Jul
Deltapoll
2,001
Well/Badly[a]
23%
67%
—
10%
–44%
24–26 Jul
Opinium
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
19%
59%
—
22%
–40%
3–5 July
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[a]
18%
64%
19%
—
–46%
19–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
18%
63%
19%
—
–45%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
18%
59%
23%
—
–41%
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
16%
64%
20%
—
–48%
14–15 May
YouGov
1,765
Well/Badly [c]
19%
69%
—
12%
–50%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
19%
61%
20%
—
–42%
9–12 Apr
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,951
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
22%
55%
—
23%
–33%
28–29 Mar
Opinium
2,008
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
18%
61%
—
21%
–43%
24 Mar
YouGov
1,700
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
18%
71%
—
15%
–49%
20–22 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
21%
60%
—
19%
–39%
1–5 Mar
Ipsos MORI
1,005
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
20%
70%
—
10%
–50%
12–15 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
20%
58%
22%
—
–38%
26 Feb – 1 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
23%
60%
17%
—
–37%
21–23 Feb
Deltapoll
1,027
Well/Badly[a]
26%
64%
—
10%
–38%
20–22 Feb
Opinium Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
22%
58%
20%
—
–36%
13–15 Feb
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove [d]
25%
52%
23%
—
–27%
8–11 Feb
Deltapoll
2,004
Well/Badly[a]
30%
58%
—
12%
–28%
4–8 Feb
BMG Research
2,005
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
23%
59%
—
12%
–36%
1–5 Feb
Ipsos MORI
TBA
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [citation needed ]
17%
72%
11%
—
–55%
30 Jan – 1 Feb
Opinium Archived 12 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
22%
54%
24%
—
–32%
30 Jan
YouGov
TBC
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
22%
67%
11%
—
–45%
16–18 Jan
Opinium
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
24%
54%
21%
—
–30%
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
18–19 Dec
YouGov
1,675
Well/Badly[c]
19%
62%
—
18%
–43%
13–14 Dec
Deltapoll
2,022
Well/Badly[a]
38%
54%
—
8%
–16%
13–14 Dec
Opinium[5]
2,016
Approve/Disapprove[d]
26%
50%
25%
—
–24%
30 Nov – 5 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,049
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
29%
59%
—
14%
–32%
14 Nov
Opinium Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove[d]
26%
50%
24%
—
–24%
19–22 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,044
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
28%
59%
—
14%
–31%
11 Oct
Opinium
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[d]
28%
48%
24%
—
–20%
3–5 Oct
Opinium Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove[d]
29%
49%
23%
—
–20%
30 Sep – 1 Oct
YouGov
1,607
Well/Badly[c]
30%
58%
—
13%
–28%
18–20 Sep
Opinium Archived 24 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
27%
48%
25%
—
–21%
11 Sep
Opinium
2,011
Approve/Disapprove[d]
27%
49%
24%
—
–22%
31 Aug – 1 Sep
Survation[6]
1,017
Favourable/Unfavourable
32%
46%
18%
3%
–14%
14–16 Aug
Deltapoll[7]
1,904
Well/Badly[a]
27%
62%
—
12%
–35%
14 Aug
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
25%
49%
36%
—
–24%
19–20 Jul
YouGov
1,668
Well/Badly[c]
27%
59%
—
14%
–32%
12–14 Jul
Deltapoll
1,484
Well/Badly[a]
35%
52%
—
12%
–17%
10–13 Jul
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
31%
43%
26%
—
–12%
10–11 Jul
YouGov
1,732
Favourable/Unfavourable[c]
28%
58%
—
14%
–30%
22–27 Jun
Ipsos Mori
1,026
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
31%
57%
—
12%
–26%
5–7 Jun
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
31%
44%
25%
—
–13%
18–22 May
Ipsos MORI
1,015
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
32%
59%
—
12%
–24%
15–16 May
Opinium[8]
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
29%
47%
24%
—
–18%
1–2 May
YouGov
1,675
Favourable/Unfavourable[c]
31%
57%
—
13%
–26%
20–24 Apr
Ipsos MORI
1,004
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
32%
59%
—
10%
–27%
16–17 Apr
YouGov
1,631
Favourable/Unfavourable[c]
32%
56%
—
13%
–24%
10–12 Apr
Opinium[9]
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
29%
48%
23%
—
–19%
4–6 Apr
YouGov
3,298
Favourable/Unfavourable[c]
31%
54%
—
14%
–23%
4–5 Apr
YouGov
1,662
Well/Badly[d]
31%
56%
—
14%
–25%
18–19 Mar
YouGov
1,845
Favourable/Unfavourable[c]
34%
53%
—
13%
–19%
13–15 Mar
Opinium
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[d]
32%
42%
27%
—
–10%
2–7 Mar
Ipsos MORI[10]
1,012
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
37%
52%
—
10%
–15%
6–9 Feb
BMG Research[11]
1,507
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[e]
34%
43%
—
24%
–11%
6–8 Feb
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[d]
33%
40%
21%
—
–7%
19–23 Jan
Ipsos MORI
1,031
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
38%
49%
—
14%
–11%
11–12 Jan
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
31%
41%
28%
—
–10%
9–12 Jan
BMG Research[12]
1,513
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[e]
35%
41%
—
24%
–6%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
19–20 Dec
YouGov[13]
1,610
Well/Badly[f]
45%
37%
—
18%
+8%
12–14 Dec
ICM Research
2,004
Good job/Bad job[g]
40%
42%
—
18%
–2%
12–14 Dec
Opinium[14]
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
35%
39%
26%
—
–4%
5–8 Dec
BMG Research[15]
1,509
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
35%
44%
—
22%
–9%
29 Nov – 1 Dec
ICM Research
2,050
Good job/Bad job[g]
41%
38%
—
20%
+3%
24–28 Nov
Ipsos MORI
1,003
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
42%
49%
—
9%
–7%
14–17 Nov
BMG Research
1,507
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
36%
42%
—
22%
–6%
14–16 Nov
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
36%
39%
25%
—
–3%
9–10 Nov
YouGov
1,644
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
38%
48%
—
—
–10%
7–8 Nov
YouGov / The Times
2,012
Well/Badly[f]
44%
39%
—
21%
+5%
27 Oct – 1 Nov
Ipsos MORI
1,052
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
42%
45%
—
14%
–3%
20–23 Oct
ICM/The Guardian
2,022
Good job/Bad job[g]
37%
43%
—
20%
–6%
17–20 Oct
BMG Research
1,506
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
35%
44%
—
21%
–9%
4–6 Oct
Opinium/Observer
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
35%
40%
25%
—
–5%
26–29 Sep
BMG/The Independent
1,910
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
40%
39%
—
21%
+1%
19–22 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[d]
32%
42%
26%
—
–10%
15–18 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,023
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
43%
46%
—
10%
–3%
12–15 Sep
BMG Research
1,447
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
34%
42%
—
23%
–6%
12–15 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
33%
40%
27%
—
–7%
4–5 Sep
YouGov
1,644
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
36%
50%
—
13%
–14%
15–18 Aug
Opinium/Observer
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[d]
35%
40%
25%
—
–5%
15–16 Aug
YouGov
1,697
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
38%
51%
—
11%
–13%
8–11 Aug
BMG/The Independent
1,512
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
40%
38%
—
22%
+2%
14–18 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,071
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
44%
45%
—
11%
–1%
11–14 Jul
BMG/The Independent
1,518
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
41%
39%
20%
—
+2%
11–14 Jul
Opinium/Observer
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[d]
41%
37%
22%
—
+4%
30 Jun – 3 Jul
ICM/The Guardian
2,044
Good job/Bad job[g]
44%
35%
—
21%
+9%
27–29 Jun
Opinium/Observer
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[d]
42%
38%
20%
—
+4%
16–21 Jun
Panelbase/Sunday Times
5,481
Good job/Bad job[h]
45%
28%
27%
—
+17%
11–12 Jun
YouGov
1,729
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
46%
46%
—
8%
0%
Jo Swinson
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jo Swinson , Leader of the Liberal Democrats .
Jo Swinson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
2019 polling
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13-14 Dec
YouGov
1,628
Approve/Disapprove[a]
19%
63%
—
18%
–44%
5-7 Dec
Deltapoll
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
24%
58%
—
18%
–34%
5-6 Dec
YouGov
1,680
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
57%
—
22%
–36%
2–4 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,545
Approve/Disapprove[a]
29%
51%
—
20%
–22%
28-30 Nov
Deltapoll
1,528
Well/Badly[a]
30%
54%
—
16%
–24%
27–29 Nov
Opinium
2,018
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
44%
—
35%
–23%
27-28 Nov
Panelbase
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[a]
18%
44%
27%
11%
–26%
21-23 Nov
Deltapoll
1,519
Well/Badly[a]
30%
52%
—
18%
–22%
21-22 Nov
YouGov
1,677
Approve/Disapprove[a]
27%
45%
—
27%
–18%
14-16 Nov
Deltapoll
1,526
Well/Badly[a]
28%
51%
—
21%
–23%
13-14 Nov
Panelbase
1,021
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
39%
26%
13%
–17%
11-12 Nov
YouGov
1,619
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
48%
—
28%
–24%
6–8 Nov
Panelbase
1,046
Well/Badly
22%
39%
27%
12%
–17%
6–8 Nov
Deltapoll
1,518
Well/Badly[a]
34%
43%
—
23%
–9%
31 Oct-2 Nov
Deltapoll
1,500
Well/Badly[a]
31%
43%
—
26%
–12%
30 Oct–1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
23%
39%
—
38%
–16%
30–31 Oct
Panelbase
1,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
23%
39%
25%
13%
–16%
25-28 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
29%
41%
—
30%
–12%
23-25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
40%
—
38%
–18%
15-17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
35%
—
41%
–11%
9–11 Oct
Panelbase
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
34%
27%
15%
–10%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
37%
—
42%
–16%
25-27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
37%
—
38%
–12%
16–17 Sep
YouGov
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
26%
38%
—
36%
–12%
13–16 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,006
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[a]
35%
40%
—
25%
–5%
29–31 Aug
Deltapoll
2,028
Well/Badly[a]
30%
35%
—
35%
–5%
26-27 Aug
YouGov
Well/Badly[a]
17%
35%
—
47%
–18%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
31%
—
49%
–11%
8–9 Aug
Opinium Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
30%
—
49%
–9%
26–30 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[a]
28%
28%
—
44%
Tie
25-27 Jul
Deltapoll
2,001
Well/Badly[a]
27%
26%
—
47%
+1%
24–26 Jul
Opinium
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
21%
24%
—
55%
–3%
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage, Leader of the Brexit Party
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Nigel Farage , Leader of the Brexit Party since 22 March 2019.
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13-14 Dec
YouGov
1,628
Approve/Disapprove[a]
27%
63%
—
10%
–36%
5-7 Dec
Deltapoll
1,533
Well/Badly[a]
32%
54%
—
14%
–22%
2–4 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,545
Approve/Disapprove[a]
30%
56%
—
14%
–26%
28-30 Nov
Deltapoll
1,528
Well/Badly[a]
35%
58%
—
7%
–23%
27–29 Nov
Opinium
2,018
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
44%
—
34%
–22%
27-28 Nov
Panelbase
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
46%
28%
8%
–24%
21-23 Nov
Deltapoll
1,519
Well/Badly[a]
31%
60%
—
9%
–29%
14-16 Nov
Deltapoll
1,526
Well/Badly[a]
35%
53%
—
12%
–18%
13-14 Nov
Panelbase
1,021
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
46%
22%
7%
–21%
11-12 Nov
YouGov
1,619
Approve/Disapprove[a]
27%
62%
—
11%
–35%
6–8 Nov
Panelbase
1,046
Well/Badly
20%
48%
25%
7%
–28%
6–8 Nov
Deltapoll
1,518
Well/Badly[a]
30%
57%
—
13%
–27%
30 Oct–1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
42%
—
34%
–18%
30–31 Oct
Panelbase
1,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
45%
23%
7%
–20%
25-28 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
29%
51%
—
20%
–22%
23-25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
27%
40%
—
33%
–13%
15-17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
29%
41%
—
30%
–12%
9–11 Oct
Panelbase
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[a]
26%
42%
25%
9%
–16%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
28%
40%
—
42%
–12%
25-27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
27%
39%
—
34%
–12%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
30%
41%
—
29%
–11%
8–9 Aug
Opinium Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
32%
39%
—
29%
–7%
26–30 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
32%
53%
—
15%
–21%
24–26 Jul
Opinium
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
31%
39%
—
30%
–8%
3–5 July
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[a]
33%
43%
24%
—
–10%
19–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
35%
39%
26%
—
–4%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
39%
37%
24%
—
+2%
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
33%
41%
26%
—
–8%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove[a]
31%
40%
29%
—
–9%
Nicola Sturgeon
The following polls asked about British voters' opinions on Nicola Sturgeon , Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland . Note that these polls asked the opinions of British voters as a whole, not specifically for Scottish Voters (see below).
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13-14 Dec
YouGov
1,628
Approve/Disapprove[a]
29%
54%
—
17%
–25%
27–29 Nov
Opinium
2,018
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
40%
—
36%
–16%
27-28 Nov
Panelbase
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
40%
25%
11%
–16%
13-14 Nov
Panelbase
1,021
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
41%
24%
11%
–17%
11-12 Nov
YouGov
1,619
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
57%
—
18%
–32%
6–8 Nov
Panelbase
1,046
Well/Badly
24%
39%
25%
12%
–15%
30 Oct–1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
23%
41%
—
36%
–18%
30–31 Oct
Panelbase
1,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
42%
24%
10%
–18%
23-25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
23%
42%
—
35%
–19%
15-17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
40%
—
36%
–16%
9–11 Oct
Panelbase
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[a]
26%
39%
23%
12%
–13%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
26%
35%
—
39%
–9%
25-27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
38%
—
37%
–13%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
39%
—
35%
–14%
8–9 Aug
Opinium Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[a]
26%
40%
—
34%
–14%
24–26 Jul
Opinium
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
38%
—
38%
–14%
3–5 July
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
42%
34%
—
–18%
19–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
38%
38%
—
–14%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
26%
40%
44%
—
–14%
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
41%
35%
—
–17%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
26%
42%
32%
—
–16%
9–12 Apr
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,951
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
26%
35%
—
39%
–9%
28–29 Mar
Opinium
2,008
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
24%
41%
—
35%
–17%
20–22 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
24%
39%
—
37%
–15%
12–15 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
23%
39%
38%
—
–16%
26 Feb – 1 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
27%
39%
37%
—
–12%
20–22 Feb
Opinium Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
23%
40%
37%
—
–17%
30 Jan – 1 Feb
Opinium Archived 12 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
22%
39%
38%
—
–17%
16–18 Jan
Opinium
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
24%
37%
39%
—
–13%
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13–14 Dec
Opinium
2,016
Approve/Disapprove [d]
24%
39%
37%
—
–15%
14 Nov
Opinium[16]
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
23%
37%
40%
—
–14%
11 Oct
Opinium
2,010
Approve/Disapprove [d]
24%
40%
36%
—
–16%
3–5 Oct
Opinium Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
23%
37%
30%
—
–14%
18–20 Sep
Opinium Archived 24 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
Approve/Disapprove [d]
23%
38%
39
—
–15%
11 Sep
Opinium
2,011
Approve/Disapprove [d]
24%
36%
40%
—
–12%
13–14 Aug
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
22%
39%
40%
—
–16%
10–13 Jul
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
24%
39%
36%
—
–15%
5–7 Jun
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
24%
38%
37%
—
–14%
15–16 May
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
24%
37%
39%
—
–13%
10–12 Apr
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
22%
42%
36%
—
–20%
13–15 Mar
Opinium
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[d]
22%
40%
38%
—
–18%
6–8 Feb
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[d]
21%
42%
38%
—
–21%
11–12 Jan
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
21%
42%
25%
—
–21%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
12–14 Dec
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
20%
43%
37%
—
–23%
14–16 Nov
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
21%
45%
34%
—
–24%
4–6 Oct
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
20%
45%
35%
—
–25%
19–22 Sep
Opinium
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[d]
20%
45%
35%
—
–25%
12–15 Sep
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
19%
46%
35%
—
–27%
15–18 Aug
Opinium
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[d]
20%
47%
33%
—
–27%
11–14 Jul
Opinium
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[d]
18%
48%
34%
—
–30%
27–29 Jun
Opinium
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[d]
18%
48%
34%
—
–30%
Approval ratings for former party leaders
Theresa May
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Theresa May , former Leader of the Conservatives and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
3–5 Jul
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
57%
21%
—
–35%
19–20 Jun
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
56%
24%
—
–36%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
18%
59%
23%
—
–41%
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
62%
18%
—
–42%
14–15 May
YouGov
1,765
Well/Badly [c]
21%
70%
—
9%
–49%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
20%
60%
21%
—
–40%
9–12 Apr
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,951
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
22%
56%
—
22%
–34%
28–29 Mar
Opinium
2,008
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
24%
55%
—
21%
–31%
24 Mar
YouGov
1,700
Well/Badly [c]
26%
65%
—
9%
–39%
20–22 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
26%
56%
—
18%
–30%
15–19 Mar
Ipsos MORI
1,050
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
29%
65%
—
6%
–36%
14–15 Mar
YouGov
1,756
Well/Badly [c]
26%
66%
—
8%
–40%
12–15 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
27%
51%
22%
—
–24%
26 Feb – 1 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
30%
51%
19%
—
–21%
21–23 Feb
Deltapoll
1,027
Well/Badly[a]
35%
57%
—
8%
–22%
20–22 Feb
Opinium Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
31%
49%
20%
—
–18%
13–15 Feb
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove [d]
28%
49%
23%
—
–21%
8–11 Feb
Deltapoll
2,004
Well/Badly[a]
35%
56%
—
9%
–21%
4–8 Feb
BMG Research
2,005
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
32%
56%
—
12%
–24%
1–5 Feb
Ipsos MORI
1,005
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
33%
58%
—
9%
–25%
30 Jan – 1 Feb
Opinium Archived 12 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
31%
48%
21%
—
–17%
30 Jan
YouGov
TBA
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
TBA
TBA
—
TBA
–28%
16–18 Jan
Opinium
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
29%
49%
22%
—
–20%
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
18–19 Dec
YouGov
1,675
Well/Badly [c]
33%
56%
—
11%
–23%
13–14 Dec
Deltapoll
2,022
Well/Badly[a]
40%
55%
—
6%
–15%
13–14 Dec
Opinium
2,016
Approve/Disapprove [d]
30%
50%
21%
—
–20%
30 Nov – 5 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,049
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
35%
57%
—
8%
–22%
14 Nov
Opinium Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
29%
49%
22%
—
–20%
19–22 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,044
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
29%
61%
—
10%
–32%
11 Oct
Opinium
2,010
Approve/Disapprove [d]
30%
47%
23%
—
–17%
3–5 Oct
Opinium Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
33%
45%
22%
—
–12%
30 Sep – 1 Oct
YouGov
1,607
Well/Badly [c]
33%
56%
—
11%
–23%
18–20 Sep
Opinium Archived 24 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
Approve/Disapprove [d]
30%
48%
22%
—
–18%
11 Sep
Opinium
2,011
Approve/Disapprove [d]
28%
48%
24%
—
–20%
31 Aug – 1 Sep
Survation
1,017
Favourable/Unfavourable
32%
41%
24%
3%
–9%
14–16 Aug
Deltapoll
1,904
Well/Badly[a]
33%
59%
—
8%
–26%
14 Aug
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove [d]
28%
49%
33%
—
–21%
19–20 Jul
YouGov
1,668
Well/Badly [c]
24%
66%
—
10%
–42%
12–14 Jul
Deltapoll
1,484
Well/Badly[a]
30%
62%
—
8%
–32%
10–13 Jul
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
26%
50%
24%
—
–24%
10–11 Jul
YouGov
1,732
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
25%
62%
—
13%
–37%
22–27 Jun
Ipsos Mori
1,026
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
35%
58%
—
7%
–23%
5–7 Jun
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
34%
42%
24%
—
–8%
18–22 May
Ipsos MORI
1,015
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
37%
56%
—
7%
–19%
15–16 May
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
35%
43%
22%
—
–8%
1–2 May
YouGov
1,675
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
34%
55%
—
11%
–21%
20–24 Apr
Ipsos MORI
1,004
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
38%
55%
—
7%
–17%
16–17 Apr
YouGov
1,631
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
38%
52%
—
11%
–14%
10–12 Apr
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
35%
43%
22%
—
–8%
4–6 Apr
YouGov
3,298
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
37%
50%
—
13%
–13%
4–5 Apr
YouGov
1,662
Well/Badly[d]
41%
47%
—
12%
–6%
18–19 Mar
YouGov
1,845
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
36%
51%
—
12%
–15%
13–15 Mar
Opinium
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[d]
34%
43%
23%
—
–9%
2–7 Mar
Ipsos MORI
1,012
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
41%
52%
—
7%
–11%
6–9 Feb
BMG Research
1,507
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
33%
51%
—
15%
–18%
6–8 Feb
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[d]
34%
45%
21%
—
–11%
19–23 Jan
Ipsos MORI
1,031
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
38%
55%
—
8%
–17%
11–12 Jan
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
29%
46%
25%
—
–17%
9–12 Jan
BMG Research
1,513
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
32%
53%
—
15%
–21%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
19–20 Dec
YouGov
1,610
Well/Badly[f]
37%
51%
—
11%
–14%
12–14 Dec
ICM Research
2,004
Good job/Bad job[g]
35%
50%
—
16%
–15%
12–14 Dec
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
33%
45%
22%
—
–12%
5–8 Dec
BMG Research
1,509
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
30%
56%
—
14%
–26%
29 Nov – 1 Dec
ICM Research
2,050
Good job/Bad job[g]
32%
50%
—
18%
–18%
24–28 Nov
Ipsos MORI
1,003
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
32%
59%
—
9%
–27%
14–17 Nov
BMG Research
1,507
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
35%
52%
—
13%
–17%
14–16 Nov
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
33%
46%
21%
—
–13%
9–10 Nov
YouGov
1,644
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
32%
55%
—
—
–23%
7–8 Nov
YouGov / The Times
2,012
Well/Badly[f]
31%
55%
—
14%
–24%
27 Oct – 1 Nov
Ipsos MORI
1,052
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
37%
53%
—
11%
–16%
20–23 Oct
ICM/The Guardian
2,022
Good job/Bad job[g]
34%
50%
—
16%
–16%
17–20 Oct
BMG Research
1,506
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
32%
54%
—
14%
–22%
4–6 Oct
Opinium/Observer
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
30%
47%
23%
—
–17%
4–5 Oct
YouGov / The Times
1,615
Well/Badly[f]
31%
59%
—
10%
–28%
26–29 Sep
BMG/The Independent
1,910
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
33%
52%
—
15%
–19%
19–22 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[d]
33%
44%
24%
—
–11%
15–18 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,023
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
37%
54%
—
10%
–17%
12–15 Sep
BMG Research
1,447
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
34%
50%
—
15%
–16%
12–15 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
33%
44%
23%
—
–11%
4–5 Sep
YouGov
1,644
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
34%
54%
—
12%
–20%
15–18 Aug
Opinium/Observer
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[d]
31%
48%
21%
—
–17%
15–16 Aug
YouGov
1,697
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
31%
58%
—
11%
–27%
8–11 Aug
BMG/The Independent
1,512
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
36%
50%
—
14%
–14%
14–18 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,071
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
34%
59%
—
7%
–25%
11–14 Jul
BMG/The Independent
1,518
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [e]
32%
55%
—
14%
–23%
11–14 Jul
Opinium/Observer
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[d]
30%
51%
19%
—
–21%
30 Jun – 3 Jul
ICM/The Guardian
2,044
Good job/Bad job[g]
28%
54%
—
18%
–26%
27–29 Jun
Opinium/Observer
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[d]
31%
51%
18%
—
–20%
16–21 Jun
Panelbase/Sunday Times
5,481
Good job/Bad job[h]
28%
45%
27%
—
–17%
11–12 Jun
YouGov
1,729
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
29%
63%
—
8%
–34%
Vince Cable
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Sir Vince Cable , former Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 20 July 2017 to 22 July 2019.
Sir Vince Cable, Former Leader of the Liberal Democrats
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
3–5 July
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
34%
44%
—
–12%
19–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
24%
31%
45%
—
–7%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
30%
30%
40%
—
Tie
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
25%
32%
43%
—
–7%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
22%
31%
47%
—
–9%
9–12 Apr
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,951
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
19%
31%
—
50%
–12%
28–29 Mar
Opinium
2,008
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
18%
33%
—
49%
–15%
20–22 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
18%
32%
—
50%
–14%
1–5 Feb
Ipsos MORI
1,005
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
24%
42%
—
34%
–18%
12–15 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
19%
33%
48%
—
–14%
26 Feb – 1 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
20%
30%
50%
—
–10%
21–23 Feb
Deltapoll
1,027
Well/Badly[a]
24%
42%
—
34%
–18%
20–22 Feb
Opinium Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
18%
34%
48%
—
–16%
8 Feb
Ipsos MORI
TBA
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [citation needed ]
24%
41%
35%
—
–17%
30 Jan – 1 Feb
Opinium Archived 12 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
17%
31%
52%
—
–14%
16–18 Jan
Opinium
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
18%
30%
52%
—
–12%
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13–14 Dec
Deltapoll
2,022
Well/Badly[a]
29%
48%
—
24%
–19%
13–14 Dec
Opinium
2,016
Approve/Disapprove [d]
24%
39%
37%
—
–15%
30 Nov – 5 Dec
Ipsos MORI
1,049
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
24%
38%
—
38%
–14%
14 Nov
Opinium Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
19%
30%
51%
—
–11%
19–22 Oct
Ipsos MORI
1,044
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
19%
38%
—
42%
–19%
11 Oct
Opinium
2,010
Approve/Disapprove [d]
17%
32%
49%
—
–15%
3–5 Oct
Opinium Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
18%
31%
49%
—
–13%
30 Sep – 1 Oct
YouGov
1,607
Well/Badly [c]
20%
47%
—
33%
–27%
18–20 Sep
Opinium Archived 24 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
Approve/Disapprove [d]
18%
34%
48%
—
–16%
11 Sep
Opinium
2,011
Approve/Disapprove [d]
17%
28%
55%
—
–11%
31 Aug – 1 Sep
Survation
1,017
Favourable/Unfavourable
18%
32%
37%
13%
–14%
14 Aug
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove [d]
16%
31%
53%
—
–15%
14–16 Jul
Deltapoll
1,904
Well/Badly[a]
19%
47%
—
34%
–28%
19–20 Jul
YouGov
1,668
Well/Badly [c]
15%
38%
—
47%
–23%
12–14 Jul
Deltapoll
1,484
Well/Badly[a]
21%
47%
—
32%
–26%
10–13 Jul
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
18%
30%
52%
—
–12%
10–11 Jul
YouGov
1,732
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
23%
43%
—
34%
–20%
22–27 Jun
Ipsos Mori
1,026
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
27%
34%
—
38%
–7%
5–7 Jun
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
18%
29%
53%
—
–11%
18–22 May
Ipsos MORI
1,015
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
28%
33%
—
39%
–5%
15–16 May
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
19%
27%
54%
—
–8%
20–24 Apr
Ipsos MORI
1,004
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
28%
35%
—
37%
–7%
10–12 Apr
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
16%
34%
50%
—
–18%
4–6 Apr
YouGov
3,298
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
20%
43%
—
37%
–23%
18–19 Mar
YouGov
1,845
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
19%
42%
—
38%
–23%
13–15 Mar
Opinium
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[d]
16%
35%
48%
—
–19%
2–7 Mar
Ipsos MORI
1,012
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
25%
37%
—
38%
–12%
6–8 Feb
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[d]
15%
33%
51%
—
–18%
19–23 Jan
Ipsos MORI
1,031
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
25%
37%
—
39%
–12%
11–12 Jan
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
14%
33%
53%
—
–19%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
19–20 Dec
YouGov
1,610
Well/Badly[f]
19%
29%
—
53%
–10%
12–14 Dec
ICM Research
2,004
Good job/Bad job[g]
16%
34%
—
49%
–18%
12–14 Dec
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
15%
32%
53%
—
–17%
29 Nov – 1 Dec
ICM Research
2,050
Good job/Bad job[g]
19%
31%
—
50%
–12%
24–28 Nov
Ipsos MORI
1,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
27%
39%
—
35%
–12%
14–16 Nov
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
15%
33%
52%
—
–18%
27 Oct – 1 Nov
Ipsos MORI
1,052
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
26%
33%
—
42%
–7%
4–6 Oct
Opinium/Observer
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
14%
33%
52%
—
–19%
19–22 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[d]
18%
34%
48%
—
–17%
15–18 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,023
Satisfied/Dissatisfied [b]
30%
31%
—
39%
–1%
12–15 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
13%
35%
52%
—
–22%
4–5 Sep
YouGov
1,644
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
23%
38%
—
39%
–15%
15–18 Aug
Opinium/Observer
2,006
Approve/Disapprove[d]
14%
35%
51%
—
–21%
15–16 Aug
YouGov
1,697
Favourable/Unfavourable [c]
18%
45%
—
36%
–27%
Heidi Allen
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Heidi Allen , Acting Leader of Change UK from 29 March 2019 to 4 June 2019.
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
11%
34%
55%
—
–23%
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
11%
30%
59%
—
–19%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove[a]
14%
24%
62%
—
–10%
Gerard Batten
Gerard Batten, former leader of UKIP
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Gerard Batten , who served as Leader of the UK Independence Party from 14 April 2018 to 2 June 2019, and Acting Leader between 17 February 2018 and 14 April 2018.
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
19–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
7%
46%
47%
—
–39%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,949
Approve/Disapprove[a]
11%
45%
44%
—
–34%
17–20 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[a]
9%
46%
45%
—
–37%
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
Approve/Disapprove[a]
11%
43%
46%
—
–32%
9–12 Apr
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,951
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
12%
37%
—
51%
–25%
28–29 Mar
Opinium
2,008
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[d]
10%
41%
—
49%
–31%
20–22 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
Satisfied/Dissatisfied[b]
11%
41%
—
48%
–30%
12–15 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
9%
40%
51%
—
–31%
26 Feb – 1 Mar
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
11%
40%
49%
—
–29%
20–22 Feb
Opinium Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
9%
38%
53%
—
–29%
30 Jan – 1 Feb
Opinium Archived 12 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
Approve/Disapprove [d]
9%
39%
52%
—
–30%
16–18 Jan
Opinium
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
10%
38%
52%
—
–28%
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
13–14 Dec
Opinium
2,016
Approve/Disapprove [d]
10%
42%
48%
—
–32%
14 Nov
Opinium Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
1,948
Approve/Disapprove [d]
9%
35%
66%
—
–26%
11 Oct
Opinium
2,010
Approve/Disapprove [d]
8%
37%
55%
—
–29%
3–5 Oct
Opinium Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
Approve/Disapprove [d]
11%
34%
55%
—
–23%
18–20 Sep
Opinium Archived 24 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
Approve/Disapprove [d]
10%
35%
55%
—
–25%
11 Sep
Opinium
2,011
Approve/Disapprove [d]
9%
33%
60%
—
–24%
31 Aug – 1 Sep
Survation
1,017
Favourable/Unfavourable
10%
18%
32%
41%
–8%
13–14 Aug
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
8%
36%
56%
—
–28%
10–13 Jul
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
11%
34%
55%
—
–23%
5–7 Jun
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
9%
35%
56%
—
–26%
15–16 May
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
8%
35%
57%
—
–27%
10–12 Apr
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
8%
39%
53%
—
–31%
13–15 Mar
Opinium
2,001
Approve/Disapprove[d]
7%
41%
52%
—
–34%
Anna Soubry
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Anna Soubry , Leader of Change UK since 4 June 2019.
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
19–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
1,953
Approve/Disapprove[a]
10%
35%
55%
—
–25%
Henry Bolton
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Henry Bolton , who served as Leader of the UK Independence Party from 29 September 2017 until 17 February 2018.
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
6–8 Feb
Opinium
2,002
Approve/Disapprove[d]
8%
50%
42%
—
–42%
11–12 Jan
Opinium
2,008
Approve/Disapprove[d]
5%
40%
55%
—
–35%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
12–14 Dec
Opinium
2,005
Approve/Disapprove[d]
7%
39%
54%
—
–32%
14–16 Nov
Opinium
2,003
Approve/Disapprove[d]
8%
38%
54%
—
–30%
4–6 Oct
Opinium
2,009
Approve/Disapprove[d]
8%
34%
58%
—
–26%
Tim Farron
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Tim Farron , who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 16 July 2015 until 20 July 2017 .
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
11–14 Jul 2017
Opinium/Observer
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[i]
12%
45%
43%
—
–33%
27–29 Jun 2017
Opinium/Observer
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[i]
12%
44%
44%
—
–32%
Paul Nuttall
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Paul Nuttall , who was Leader of the UK Independence Party from 28 November 2016 until 9 June 2017. These polls were conducted after his resignation and asked how voters how they felt he had handled his job.
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Neither
Don't know
Net approval
11–14 Jul 2017
Opinium/Observer
2,013
Approve/Disapprove[j]
7%
54%
39%
—
–47%
27–29 Jun 2017
Opinium/Observer
2,010
Approve/Disapprove[j]
7%
54%
39%
—
–47%
Approval polling in Scotland
The polls below were conducted amongst voters in Scotland only, and asked about their opinions on both Scottish and UK-wide political leaders.
Boris Johnson
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Boris Johnson , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party.
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/ client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Don't know
Net approval
30 Aug– Sep 2019
YouGov/The Times
1,059
Well/Badly[f]
24%
58%
17%
–34%
Jeremy Corbyn
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Jeremy Corbyn , Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition.
Nicola Sturgeon
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Nicola Sturgeon , Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland .
Nigel Farage
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Nigel Farage , Leader of the Brexit Party.
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/ client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Don't know
Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019
Panelbase/The Sunday Times
1,024
Well/Badly[f]
24%
48%
28%
–24%
Richard Leonard
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Richard Leonard , Leader of the Scottish Labour Party .
Patrick Harvie
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Patrick Harvie , Co-Convenor of the Scottish Green Party .
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/ client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Don't know
Net approval
21 Oct 2018
[Survation]
1,017
Well/Badly[f]
13%
26%
62%
–13%
1–5 Jun 2018
YouGov/The Times
1,075
Well/Badly[f]
15%
26%
59%
–9%
19 Sep 2016
[Survation]
1,073
Well/Badly[f]
17%
19%
63%
–2%
Former Party Leaders
Theresa May
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Theresa May , former Leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Vince Cable
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Vince Cable , former Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/ client
Sample size
Question wording
Approve
Disapprove
Don't know
Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019
Panelbase/The Sunday Times
1,024
Well/Badly[f]
22%
28%
50%
–6%
Ruth Davidson
The following polls asked about Scottish voters' opinions on Ruth Davidson , former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party .
Preferred prime minister polling
Some opinion pollsters ask voters which party leader they would prefer as prime minister — Boris Johnson (Conservative Party) or Jeremy Corbyn (Labour Party). The questions differ slightly from pollster to pollster:
Opinium : "Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?"
BMG Research : "If you had to choose between the two, who would you prefer to see as the next Prime Minister?"
YouGov / Survation : "Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister?"
Ipsos MORI : "Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, the Conservatives’ Boris Johnson, or Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn?"
ICM: "Putting aside which party you support, and only thinking about your impressions of them as leaders, which one of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister for Britain?"
Johnson vs Corbyn
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Area
Sample size
Boris Johnson
Jeremy Corbyn
None of these
Unsure
Refused
Lead
27–29 Nov
Opinium
GB
2,018
36%
19%
31%
14%
—
17%
11-12 Nov
YouGov
GB
1,619
44%
22%
34%
—
—
22%
7-11 Nov
Kantar Archived 13 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
1,165
33%
19%
37%
11%
—
14%
31 Oct–4 Nov
YouGov
Wales
1,136
41%
26%
32%
15%
30 Oct–1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
2,004
37%
18%
35%
10%
—
19%
23-25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
2,001
39%
16%
35%
10%
—
23%
19–21 Oct
YouGov
GB
1,689
43%
20%
34%
—
3%
23%
15-17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
2,001
36%
15%
37%
11%
—
21%
14–15 Oct
YouGov
GB
1,625
43%
21%
32%
—
4%
22%
8–9 Oct
YouGov
GB
1,616
41%
21%
34%
—
4%
20%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
2,006
36%
16%
36%
12%
—
20%
30 Sep–1 Oct
YouGov
GB
1,623
40%
22%
35%
—
3%
18%
25–27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
2,007
37%
16%
40%
7%
—
21%
19–20 Sep
Opinium
GB
—
36%
15%
—
—
—
21%
17–18 Sep
YouGov
GB
1,608
38%
22%
36%
—
3%
16%
11–13 Sep
Opinium
GB
2,002
35%
16%
37%
12%
—
19%
3–4 Sep
Hanbury Strategy Archived 9 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
GB
995
45%
26%
29%
—
—
19%
27–28 Aug
YouGov
GB
2,006
40%
20%
36%
—
4%
20%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
GB
2,005
41%
17%
34%
8%
—
24%
8–9 Aug
Opinium Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GB
2,001
38%
19%
34%
9%
—
19%
5–6 Aug
YouGov
GB
1,628
39%
19%
37%
—
4%
20%
26–30 July
Ipsos MORI
GB
1,007
52%
27%
15%
6%
—
25%
29–30 July
YouGov
GB
2,066
42%
21%
34%
—
3%
21%
25–27 July
Deltapoll
GB
2,001
48%
25%
28%
—
—
23%
24–25 July
ComRes
GB
2,029
49%
28%
24%
—
—
21%
23–24 July
YouGov
GB
1,715
38%
20%
38%
3%
—
18%
21–22 July
YouGov
GB
1,655
34%
20%
42%
4%
—
14%
4-way polling
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Boris Johnson
Jeremy Corbyn
Jo Swinson
Nigel Farage
None of these
Unsure
Refused
Lead
27-29 Nov
Opinium
2,018
32%
17%
10%
6%
20%
15%
—
15%
14-16 Nov
Survation
1,010
47%
16%
15%
—
—
22%
—
31%
30 Oct-1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
29%
16%
12%
9%
21%
13%
—
13%
30-31 Oct
ComRes
2,032
32%
18%
11%
7%
33%
—
—
14%
23-25 Oct
Opinium Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
32%
13%
11%
9%
23%
12%
—
19%
15-17 Oct
Opinium Archived 12 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,001
30%
13%
13%
8%
24%
13%
—
17%
3–4 Oct
Opinium Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,006
29%
14%
12%
7%
23%
16%
—
15%
25-27 Sep
Opinium Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,007
27%
16%
14%
8%
25%
11%
—
11%
25 Sep
Survation
1,011
41%
18%
21%
—
—
20%
—
20%
19–20 Sep
Opinium
TBA
29%
13%
14%
9%
TBA
TBA
—
15%
11–13 Sep
Opinium
2,002
27%
14%
12%
10%
24%
13%
—
13%
3–4 Sep
Hanbury Strategy Archived 9 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
995
40%
18%
12%
—
29%
—
—
22%
29–30 Aug
Survation
1,020
45%
17%
19%
—
19%
—
—
26%
21–23 Aug
Opinium
2,005
31%
15%
12%
11%
21%
10%
—
16%
8–9 Aug
Opinium
2,003
30%
16%
11%
10%
22%
12%
—
14%
May vs Corbyn
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
Jeremy Corbyn
None of these
Unsure
Refused
Lead
3–5 July
Opinium
2,002
19%
16%
58%
7%
—
3%
18–20 June
Opinium Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,009
17%
18%
57%
8%
—
1%
28–30 May
Opinium Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
15%
15%
60%
10%
—
Tie
8–10 May
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
19%
18%
55%
9%
—
1%
9–12 Apr
Opinium/The Observer
2,007
24%
19%
49%
8%
—
5%
2–3 Apr
YouGov
1,771
29%
20%
47%
—
4%
9%
28–29 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,008
25%
18%
47%
10%
—
7%
24–25 Mar
YouGov/The Times
2,110
31%
19%
—
46%
3%
12%
20–22 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
27%
18%
44%
11%
—
9%
12–15 Mar
Opinium/The Observer Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
29%
18%
45%
8%
—
11%
26 Feb – 1 Mar
Opinium/The Observer Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
33%
18%
42%
7%
—
15%
22–23 Feb
YouGov/The Times
1,672
39%
16%
—
42%
3%
23%
20–22 Feb
Opinium Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,008
34%
20%
38%
8%
—
14%
18 Feb
Survation/Daily Mail
1,021
48%
29%
—
22%
—
19%
13–15 Feb
Opinium Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,005
30%
22%
39%
9%
—
8%
4–8 Feb
BMG
1,503
29%
22%
40%
9%
—
7%
3–4 Feb
YouGov/The Times
1,851
40%
19%
—
39%
2%
21%
30 Jan – 1 Feb
Opinium
2,008
32%
20%
39%
9%
—
12%
16–18 Jan
Opinium
2,006
29%
22%
40%
9%
—
7%
13–14 Jan
YouGov/The Times
1,701
36%
20%
—
41%
3%
16%
6–7 Jan
YouGov/The Times
1,656
38%
20%
—
38%
4%
18%
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
Jeremy Corbyn
None of these
Don't know
Lead
13–14 Dec
Opinium Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,016
30%
22%
39%
8%
8%
3–4 Dec
YouGov/The Times
1,624
35%
24%
4%
37%
11%
26–27 Nov
YouGov/The Times
1,737
36%
23%
3%
38%
13%
18–19 Nov
YouGov/The Times
1,671
35%
22%
4%
38%
13%
14–15 Nov
Opinium Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2,003
30%
23%
38%
9%
7%
4–5 Nov
YouGov/The Times
1,637
36%
22%
3%
38%
14%
22–23 Oct
YouGov/The Times
1,802
35%
24%
3%
38%
11%
14–15 Oct
YouGov/The Times
1,649
38%
24%
—
38%
14%
11–12 Oct
Opinium
2,010
33%
24%
35%
9%
9%
8–9 Oct
YouGov/The Times
1,647
36%
25%
—
40%
11%
3–5 Oct
BMG Research
1,503
34%
28%
—
38%
6%
30 Sep – 1 Oct
YouGov/The Times
1,607
34%
23%
—
43%
11%
26–28 Sep
Opinium
2,008
33%
23%
34%
10%
10%
18–20 Sep
Opinium
2,003
33%
23%
36%
9%
10%
18–19 Sep
YouGov/The Times
2,509
36%
23%
—
41%
13%
12–13 Sep
YouGov/The Times
1,620
36%
23%
—
41%
13%
11–13 Sep
Opinium
2,011
32%
23%
35%
10%
9%
4–7 Sep
BMG Research
1,533
26%
25%
—
49%
1%
3–4 Sep
YouGov/The Times
1,883
34%
25%
—
41%
9%
28–29 Aug
YouGov/The Times
1,664
35%
23%
—
42%
12%
20–21 Aug
YouGov/The Times
1,697
36%
23%
—
42%
13%
14 Aug
Opinium
2,003
30%
24%
—
46%
6%
13–14 Aug
YouGov
1,660
35%
24%
—
41%
11%
8–9 Aug
YouGov/The Times
1,674
36%
22%
—
39%
14%
30–31 July
YouGov/The Times
1,718
32%
25%
—
40%
7%
22–23 July
YouGov
1,650
32%
26%
—
39%
6%
16–17 July
YouGov
1,657
33%
25%
—
38%
8%
10–13 July
Opinium
2,005
29%
25%
36%
10%
4%
8–9 July
YouGov
1,657
33%
25%
—
38%
8%
10–13 July
Opinium
2,005
29%
25%
36%
10%
4%
8–9 July
YouGov / The Times
1,669
34%
27%
—
36%
7%
3–4 July
YouGov / The Times
1,641
35%
25%
—
37%
10%
25–26 Jun
YouGov / The Times
1,645
38%
26%
—
34%
12%
18–19 Jun
YouGov
1,606
38%
26%
—
34%
12%
11–12 Jun
YouGov
1,638
39%
24%
—
37%
15%
5–7 Jun
Opinium [1]
2,005
35%
25%
29%
11%
10%
4–5 Jun
YouGov
1,619
37%
24%
—
37%
13%
28–29 May
YouGov
1,670
38%
27%
—
35%
11%
20–21 May
YouGov
1,660
37%
27%
—
35%
10%
15–16 May
Opinium
2,009
36%
23%
30%
10%
13%
13–14 May
YouGov/The Times [2]
1,634
40%
25%
—
35%
15%
8–9 May
YouGov/The Times
1,648
39%
25%
—
36%
14%
30 Apr – 1 May
YouGov/The Times
1,595
37%
27%
—
36%
10%
16–17 Apr
YouGov/The Times
1,631
39%
25%
—
35%
14%
14 Apr
Survation
2,060
43%
30%
—
28%
13%
10–12 Apr
Opinium
2,008
36%
24%
31%
9%
12%
9–10 Apr
YouGov
1,639
37%
26%
—
37%
11%
4–5 Apr
YouGov
1,662
39%
26%
—
35%
13%
26–27 Mar
YouGov
1,659
38%
27%
—
35%
11%
13–15 Mar
Opinium/The Observer
2,001
34%
26%
29%
11%
8%
5–6 Mar
YouGov
1,641
36%
29%
—
35%
7%
26–27 Feb
YouGov
1,622
36%
30%
—
33%
6%
19–20 Feb
YouGov/The Times
1,650
36%
29%
—
35%
7%
12–13 Feb
YouGov/The Times
1,539
36%
29%
—
35%
7%
6–9 Feb
BMG Research
1,507
32%
30%
—
38%
2%
6–8 Feb
Opinium/The Observer
2,002
34%
28%
28%
10%
6%
5–6 Feb
YouGov/The Times
2,000
37%
29%
—
33%
8%
28–29 Jan
YouGov/The Times
1,669
35%
29%
—
36%
6%
16–17 Jan
YouGov
1,672
36%
31%
—
33%
5%
11–12 Jan
Opinium
2,008
33%
28%
29%
11%
5%
7–8 Jan
YouGov
1,663
37%
31%
—
31%
6%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
Jeremy Corbyn
None of these
Don't know
Lead
19–20 Dec
YouGov
1,610
37%
31%
—
32%
6%
12–14 Dec
Opinium
1,680
34%
28%
27%
11%
6%
9–10 Dec
YouGov
1,680
37%
28%
—
35%
9%
5–8 Dec
BMG Research
1,509
32%
33%
—
38%
1%
4–5 Dec
YouGov
1,638
34%
30%
—
36%
4%
29 Nov – 1 Dec
ICM Research
2,050
40%
32%
—
28%
8%
14–16 Nov
Opinium
2,003
34%
29%
27%
10%
5%
7–8 Nov
YouGov/The Times
2,012
34%
31%
—
35%
3%
10–11 Oct
YouGov/The Times
1,680
33%
33%
—
35%
Tie
6–8 Oct
ICM/The Guardian
2,052
41%
32%
—
27%
9%
4–6 Oct
Opinium/Observer
2,009
32%
29%
28%
11%
3%
4–5 Oct
YouGov/The Times
1,615
36%
33%
—
32%
3%
26–29 Sep
BMG Research
1,910
30%
32%
—
38%
2%
22–24 Sep
YouGov/The Times
1,716
37%
29%
—
33%
8%
19–22 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,004
36%
26%
28%
10%
10%
15–18 Sep
Ipsos MORI
1,023
45%
38%
10%
6%
7%
12–15 Sep
Opinium/Observer
2,009
36%
28%
26%
11%
8%
30–31 Aug
YouGov/The Times
1,658
37%
32%
—
31%
5%
21–22 Aug
YouGov/The Times
1,664
37%
33%
—
31%
4%
15–18 Aug
Opinium/Observer
1,256
34%
30%
27%
9%
4%
7–11 Aug
BMG/The Independent
1,512
32%
33%
26%
10%
1%
31 Jul – 1 Aug
YouGov/The Times
1,665
36%
33%
—
31%
3%
18–19 Jul
YouGov/The Times
1,593
37%
32%
—
30%
5%
14–18 Jul
Ipsos MORI
1,071
46%
38%
10%
6%
8%
14–15 Jul
Survation/Mail on Sunday
1,024
43%
35%
—
21%
8%
11–14 Jul
Opinium/Observer
2,013
36%
33%
22%
9%
3%
10–11 Jul
YouGov/The Sunday Times
1,700
38%
33%
—
29%
5%
28–30 Jun
Survation
1,017
44%
38%
—
19%
6%
27–29 Jun
Opinium/Observer
2,010
35%
34%
23%
8%
1%
21–22 Jun
YouGov/The Times
1,670
34%
35%
—
30%
1%
9–10 Jun
YouGov/The Sunday Times
1,720
39%
39%
—
22%
Tie
Hypothetical polling
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
John Major
Neither
Don't Know
Lead
23–24 July
YouGov
1,627
26%
25%
37%
11%
1%
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
Tony Blair
Neither
Don't Know
Lead
23–24 July
YouGov
1,627
31%
26%
35%
9%
5%
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
Gordon Brown
Neither
Don't Know
Lead
23–24 July
YouGov
1,627
32%
25%
35%
9%
7%
2017
Most trusted to negotiate Brexit
Some opinion pollsters ask voters which party leader they trust most to negotiate the best Brexit deal for Britain. The questions vary:
Survation : "Which of the following party leaders do you trust the most to negotiate the best deal for Britain leaving the EU?"
YouGov : "Who would you trust most to negotiate Britain's exit from the European Union?"
ICM : "For each of the following challenges facing Britain, who would you trust most to do the best job: Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn? (Negotiating a good Brexit deal for the UK)"
Johnson vs Corbyn
2019
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Johnson
Corbyn
Neither
Don't know
Lead
6–9 Nov
Deltapoll
1,518
50%
27%
—
23%
23%
7–8 Nov
YouGov
1,598
36%
12%
10%
28%
21%
31 Oct–2 Nov
Deltapoll
2,004
51%
26%
—
23%
25%
31 Oct–1 Nov
YouGov
1,598
36%
12%
11%
26%
21%
30 Oct–1 Nov
Opinium Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
2,004
25%
12%
15%
17%
13%
May vs Corbyn
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Theresa May
Jeremy Corbyn
Both equally
Neither
Don't know
Lead
20–22 Jul
ICM Research
2,010
26%
18%
—
44%
15%
8%
19–20 June
YouGov
1,663
32%
14%
3%
38%
12%
18%
15–16 May
Opinium
2,009
33%
20%
—
TBC
TBC
13%
12–14 Jan
ICM Research
2,027
35%
19%
—
31%
15%
16%
2017
May vs Corbyn vs Cable
2017
Hypothetical polling
Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Some opinion pollsters ask voters which party leader and Chancellor/Shadow Chancellor they trust most to manage the economy. The questions vary:
ICM (29 July 2019): "For each of the following challenges facing Britain, who would you trust most to do the best job - Theresa May/Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn? (Managing the economy properly)"
ICM : " Irrespective of which party you support, which of the teams below do you think is better able to manage the economy properly?"
Opinium : " Which, if any, of the following would you say you trust more to handle the economy?"
YouGov : "Which government do you think would be better for managing the economy?"
Deltapoll : "Putting aside any support for a political party you may have, which of the following do you think would be best for the British economy?"
During the Johnson ministry
2019
During the May ministry
2019
2018
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
May & Hammond
Corbyn & McDonnell
Neither
Don't know
Lead
20–22 Jul
ICM Research
2,010
35%
22%
30%
13%
13%
12–14 Jul
Deltapoll[21]
1,484
39%
36%
—
26%
3%
12–14 Jan
ICM Research
2,027
36%
24%
27%
14%
12%
2017
Date(s) conducted
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
May & Hammond
Corbyn & McDonnell
Neither
Don't know
Lead
12–14 Dec
Opinium
2,005
37%
28%
24%
12%
9%
24–26 Nov
ICM Research
2,029
36%
28%
26%
10%
8%
22–23 Nov
YouGov / The Times[22]
1,644
37%
21%
22%
20%
16%
14–16 Nov
Opinium[23]
2,032
36%
28%
24%
12%
8%
23–24 Oct
ICM/The Guardian
2,022
39%
26%
23%
11%
13%
Best Chancellor of the Exchequer
Some opinion pollsters ask voters which politician would make the best Chancellor of the Exchequer . The questions vary:
YouGov : "Which of these would make the better Chancellor of the Exchequer?"
Ipsos MORI : "Who do you think would make the most capable Chancellor, the Conservative’s Phillip Hammond/Sajid Javid, or Labour’s John McDonnell?"
Hammond vs McDonnell (2018)
See also
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Question asked in polls: "For each of the following party leaders, do you think they are doing very well in their job, quite well, quite badly or very badly?"
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Questions asked in polls: "Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Jeremy Corbyn is doing his job as leader of the Labour Party? / Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Theresa May is doing her job as Prime Minister?"
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Questions asked in polls: "Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Theresa May?" and "Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Jeremy Corbyn?"
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em Questions asked in polls: "To what extent do you approve or disapprove of…" (1) "The way Theresa May is handling her job as Prime Minister"; (2) "The way Jeremy Corbyn is handling his job as Leader of the Labour Party"; (3) "The way Vince Cable is handling his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats"; (4) "The way Henry Bolton is handling his job as Leader of the UK Independence Party"
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Questions asked in polls: "Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Jeremy Corbyn is doing his job as leader of the Opposition? / Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Theresa May is doing her job as Prime Minister?"
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Question asked in polls: "Do you think that Theresa May is doing well or badly as Prime Minister? / Do you think that Jeremy Corbyn is doing well or badly as Leader of the Labour Party? / Do you think Nicola Sturgeon is doing well or badly as First Minister? / Do you think that Ruth Davidson is doing well or badly as leader of the Scottish Conservative party?"
^ a b c d e f g h i j Questions asked in polls: "From what you have seen or heard, do you think... has done a good job or a bad job?" (1) "The Prime Minister Theresa May"; (2) "The leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn"
^ a b Questions asked in polls: "How good or bad a job do you think Theresa May, Conservative Party leader is doing?" and "How good or bad a job do you think Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party leader is doing?"
^ a b Question asked in polls: "To what extent do you approve or disapprove of the way Tim Farron is handling his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?"
^ a b Question asked in polls: "To what extent do you approve or disapprove of the way Paul Nuttall handled his job as Leader of the UK Independence Party?"
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