Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election

Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election was carried out by various organisations to gauge voting intention. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The opinion polls listed range from the previous election on 7 June 2001 to the election on 5 May 2005.

Guide to tables Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and its background is shaded in the leading party's colour. The "lead" column shows the percentage point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a poll result is a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded and displayed in bold.

Graphical summary

National poll results Most national opinion polls do not cover Northern Ireland, which has different major political parties from the rest of the United Kingdom. The detailed results of parties in the 'others' column can sometimes be found under 'show'.

2005

Date(s)conductedPollsterClient SamplesizeLabConLD OthersLead5 May 20052005 general election– 36.2% 33.2% 22.7% 7.9% 3.03–4 MayIpsos MORIEvening Standard1,16438%33%23%6%53–4 MayYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown37%32%24%7%51–4 MayHarrisN/AUnknown39%33%22%6%62–3 MayYouGovSky NewsUnknown36%32%25%6%42–3 MayPopulusThe Times1,17438%32%21%8%6 1–3 MayNOPThe IndependentUnknown36%33%23%8%31–3 MayICMThe Guardian1,17838%32%22%8%6 1–2 MayHarrisN/AUnknown38%34%22%6%429 Apr – 2 MayPopulusThe Times/ITV86641%27%23%9%14 29 Apr – 1 MayYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%33%24%7%329 Apr – 1 MayMORIFinancial TimesUnknown39%29%22%10%1028 Apr – 1 MayPopulusThe Times/ITVUnknown41%29%21%9%1228–30 AprYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown36%33%23%8%328–30 AprBPIXMail on SundayUnknown38%31%22%9%727–30 AprPopulusThe Times/ITV86342%29%21%8%13 28–29 AprMORISunday Mirror/The ObserverUnknown36%33%22%9%327–29 AprICMThe Sunday TelegraphUnknown39%31%22%8%826–29 AprPopulusThe Times/ITVUnknown40%31%21%8%926–28 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%32%24%8%425–28 AprPopulusThe Times/ITV85340%31%22%7%9 23–28 AprComResIndependent on SundayUnknown39%31%23%7%824–27 AprPopulusThe Times/ITV84140%31%21%8%9 24–26 AprICMThe Guardian1,20940%32%21%5%823–26 AprPopulusThe Times/ITV83540%31%21%8%9 22–25 AprPopulusThe Times83140%31%21%8%9 21–25 AprMORIFinancial TimesUnknown36%34%23%7%222–24 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown37%33%24%6%422–24 AprNOPThe IndependentUnknown40%30%21%9%1021–24 AprPopulusThe Times81941%33%19%7%8 23 AprICMDaily Mail/GMTVUnknown39%33%20%8%621–23 AprYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown37%33%23%7%420–23 AprPopulusThe Times79841%32%20%7%9 21–22 AprBPIXMail on SundayUnknown36%33%22%9%320–22 AprICMThe Sunday TelegraphUnknown39%33%21%7%619–22 AprComResIndependent on SundayUnknown40%35%18%7%519–22 AprPopulus OnlineThe Times Online/ITV79841%33%20%6%8 19–21 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown37%34%22%7%418–21 AprPopulusThe Times/ITV80640%33%20%7%7 17–20 AprPopulusThe Times/ITV83639%34%20%7%5 18–19 AprMORIThe SunUnknown39%32%22%7%717–19 AprICMThe Guardian1,16339%33%22%7%6 16–19 AprPopulusThe Times86339%33%21%7%6 15–18 AprPopulusThe Times/ITVUnknown39%33%21%7%615–18 AprMORIFinancial TimesUnknown40%32%21%7%815–17 AprNOPThe IndependentUnknown37%32%21%10%515–17 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%33%23%8%314–17 AprPopulusThe Times58640%31%21%8%9 16 AprICMDaily Mail/GMTVUnknown41%33%20%6%814–16 AprYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown36%35%23%6%114–15 AprBPIXMail on SundayUnknown36%33%22%9%313–15 AprICMThe Sunday TelegraphUnknown40%30%22%8%1011–15 AprComResIndependent on SundayUnknown40%34%20%6%612–14 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown38%33%22%7%510–12 AprICMThe Guardian1,16939%33%22%7%6 11 AprDissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign7–11 AprMORIEvening StandardUnknown39%35%21%5%48–10 AprNOPThe IndependentUnknown38%32%21%9%68–10 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%36%20%8%Tie9 AprICMDaily Mail/GMTVUnknown38%33%22%7%58–9 AprBPIXMail on SundayUnknown37%34%22%7%37–9 AprYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown37%35%21%7%27–9 AprMORIThe Observer/Sunday MirrorUnknown40%33%19%8%77–8 AprICMThe Sunday TelegraphUnknown38%34%20%8%45–6 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%35%21%8%15 AprYouGovSky NewsUnknown36%36%21%7%Tie1–3 AprNOPThe IndependentUnknown36%33%21%10%31–3 AprICMThe Guardian97337%34%21%8%3 1–3 AprPopulusThe Times81237%35%19%9%2 1–3 AprMORIFinancial TimesUnknown34%39%21%6%530 MarYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown36%34%22%8%224–25 MarComResIndependent on SundayUnknown40%34%16%10%621–24 MarYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%34%22%9%122–23 MarComResIndependent on SundayUnknown43%31%17%9%1217–22 MarMORIFinancial TimesUnknown37%37%20%6%Tie18–20 MarICMThe Guardian71640%32%20%7%8 17–19 MarYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown37%32%23%8%511–13 MarNOPThe IndependentUnknown39%34%19%8%54–6 MarPopulusThe Times83139%32%20%9%7 23–24 FebComResIndependent on SundayUnknown41%34%17%8%722–24 FebYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown38%32%21%9%617–21 FebMORIFinancial TimesUnknown39%37%18%6%218–20 FebICMThe Guardian1,013The number of responses used to calculate the voting intention was not provided; the total number of participants in the poll is therefore listed.37%34%21%8%3 11–13 FebNOPThe IndependentUnknown42%30%18%10%124–6 FebPopulusThe Times81441%32%18%9%9 3–5 FebYouGovMail on SundayUnknown34%33%23%10%126–28 JanYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%33%23%9%226–27 JanICMThe Sunday TelegraphUnknown37%32%21%10%526–27 JanComResIndependent on SundayUnknown40%32%20%8%825–27 JanYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%34%22%9%120–24 JanMORIThe ObserverUnknown38%32%22%8%621–23 JanICMThe Guardian1,00038%31%21%9%6 20–22 JanYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown34%31%25%10%37–9 JanNOPThe IndependentUnknown38%32%21%9%67–9 JanPopulusThe Times84838%33%20%9%5 5–6 JanICMNews of the WorldUnknown38%31%21%10%72–6 JanMORIN/AUnknown35%30%26%9%5 2004

Date(s)conductedPollsterClient SamplesizeLabConLD OthersLead16–19 DecICMThe Guardian1,00240%31%21%7%9 16–18 DecYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown35%32%23%10%314–16 DecComResIndependent on SundayUnknown39%34%19%8%514–16 DecYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%32%21%12%32–6 DecMORI–Unknown40%27%24%9%133–5 DecPopulusThe Times82637%33%20%10%4 24–25 NovComResIndependent on SundayUnknown42%31%20%7%1123–25 NovYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%32%23%10%312–14 NovNOPThe IndependentUnknown39%30%20%11%912–14 NovICMThe Guardian83038%30%22%10%8 4–8 NovMORI–Unknown35%31%23%11%45–7 NovPopulusThe TimesUnknown34%33%22%11%127–28 OctICMThe GuardianUnknown39%33%17%11%626–27 OctYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%32%22%10%421–27 OctMORI–Unknown39%29%22%10%1022–24 OctICMThe Guardian1,01137%31%23%9%6 6–7 OctICMThe Daily TelegraphUnknown39%30%23%8%96 OctNOPIndependent on SundayUnknown36%34%21%9%21–2 OctYouGovMail on SundayUnknown35%29%22%14%630 Sep – 2 OctPopulusThe TimesUnknown35%28%25%12%730 SepHartlepool by-election (Lab hold)23–24 SepPopulusNews of the WorldUnknown28%32%29%11%423–24 SepComResIndependent on SundayUnknown32%30%27%11%221–23 SepYouGovThe Daily Telegraph2,03336%34%21%9%2 19 SepICMNew FrontiersUnknown33%31%25%11%217–19 SepICMThe Guardian1,00536%32%22%10%4 10–14 SepMORIThe ObserverUnknown32%33%25%10%12–5 SepPopulusThe Times60831%30%26%13%1 24–26 AugYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown34%34%21%11%Tie12–16 AugMORIFinancial TimesUnknown36%32%21%11%413–15 AugICMThe Guardian1,00536%33%22%9%3 30 Jul – 1 AugPopulusThe Times57032%32%24%12%Tie26–28 JulYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown34%33%23%10%122–27 JulMORIIndependent on SundayUnknown32%31%24%13%121–23 JulPopulusNews of the WorldUnknown30%28%28%14%216–18 JulICMThe Guardian1,00735%30%25%10%5 16–17 JulYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown33%33%22%12%Tie16 JulNOPSunday ExpressUnknown37%26%24%13%1115 JulBirmingham Hodge Hill by-election (Lab hold) and Leicester South by-election (LD gain from Lab)2–3 JulPopulusThe Times55633%29%24%14%4 24–29 JunMORI–Unknown31%34%19%16%322–24 JunYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown33%34%21%12%118–20 JunIpsos MORIFinancial Times96632%27%22%19%5 11–13 JunICMThe Guardian1,00934%31%22%13%3 10 JunEuropean Parliament election; local elections in England and Wales8–10 JunYouGovMail on SundayUnknown32%36%18%14%44–6 JunPopulusThe Times58931%29%22%18%2 2–4 JunYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%35%17%13%Tie27 May – 1 JunMORIFinancial TimesUnknown35%34%18%13%125–27 MayYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown33%34%21%12%120–23 MayICMThe Guardian1,00137%33%21%9%4 20–21 MayYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown33%36%19%12%313–15 MayYouGovThe Sunday TimesUnknown34%37%20%9%37–9 MayPopulusThe Times57832% 36%22%10%46–8 MayYouGovMail on SundayUnknown36%40%18%6%427–29 AprYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%39%19%7%415–19 AprMORI–Unknown36%34%22%8%216–18 AprICMThe Guardian1,00238%33%22%6%5 2–4 AprPopulusThe TimesUnknown34%34%22%10%Tie1 AprYouGovMail on SundayUnknown35%38%20%7%323–25 MarYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown34%39%20%7%511–16 MarMORI–Unknown35%35%23%7%Tie10–11 MarICMThe Guardian1,01437%35%21%7%2 5–7 MarPopulusThe Times57336%34%22%8%2 24–26 FebYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown34%39%21%6%520–22 FebICMThe Guardian1,00636%34%21%8%2 12–16 FebMORIFinancial TimesUnknown36%35%21%8%16–8 FebPopulusThe Times58036%31%25%8%5 4–5 FebICMNews of the WorldUnknown34%34%24%8%Tie4–5 FebNOPThe IndependentUnknown35%36%24%5%129 JanYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown36%39%19%6%320–22 JanYouGovThe Daily TelegraphUnknown35%40%19%6%515–20 JanMORI–Unknown37%35%21%7%216–18 JanICMThe Guardian1,00739%34%20%7%5 2–4 JanPopulusThe Times56640%35%18%7%5

2003