Opinion polling for the 2001 United Kingdom general election

Opinion polling for the 2001 United Kingdom general election was carried out by various organisations to gauge voting intention. The opinion polls listed range from the previous election on 1 May 1997 to the election on 7 June 2001.

All data is from Ipsos MORI, UK Polling Report and BBC News.

Graphical summary

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.

National poll results

2001

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeLabConLDOthersLead2001 general election–40.7%31.7%18.3%9.3%9.0GallupThe Daily Telegraph2,39947%30%18%?17MORIThe Times1,90645%30%18%?15ICMThe Guardian1,00943%32%19%6%11ICMEvening Standard1,38147%30%18%?17RasmussenThe Independent?44%33%16%?11MORIThe Sunday Telegraph1,07050%27%17%?23ICMThe Observer1,00546%34%15%?12NOPThe Sunday Times1,10547%30%16%?17ICMChannel 41,00743%31%19%?12MORIThe Times1,01348%30%16%?18GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,46247%31%16%?16ICMThe Guardian1,00047%28%17%8%19RasmussenThe Independent?44%32%17%?12NOPThe Sunday Times?49%30%14%?19GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00048%32%15%?16MORITimes1,06652%27%16%?25RasmussenThe Independent?44%32%16%?12ICMThe Guardian1,00045%32%17%7%13GallupBES?55%25%14%?30NOPThe Sunday Times1,10749%30%14%?19MORIThe Times1,01954%28%12%6%26GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00448%32%13%7%16ICMThe Guardian1,00446%31%16%7%15GallupBES?53%32%11%?21MORIThe Economist1,84654%26%14%6%28Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaignICMEvening Standard1,43748%32%14%6%16RasmussenThe Independent1,00446%32%13%9%14MORIThe Sunday Telegraph1,03051%31%13%5%20ICMThe Observer1,01148%32%15%5%16NOPThe Sunday Times1,00349%32%13%6%17GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00049%32%13%6%17MORIThe Times1,04654%30%13%?24NOPDaily Express1,00051%31%13%6%20NOPChannel 41,60049%34%11%?15NOPChannel 4~200051%29%13%5%22MORIThe Sun1,00850%32%13%5%18MORIThe Times1,93550%30%13%7%20ICMThe Guardian1,00547%33%14%6%14MORIDaily Mail1,00353%29%12%6%24GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00953%27%15%5%26NOPChannel 41,57552%30%12%6%22MORIThe Sunday Telegraph1,03448%32%15%5%16ICMThe Guardian1,00049%34%13%4%15MORIThe Times1,94550%31%14%5%19ICMThe Guardian1,42644%35%16%6%9NOPThe Sunday Times1,42651%31%13%5%20GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01655%29%12%3%26MORIThe Times1,90050%30%14%5%20ICMThe Guardian1,00047%32%15%7%15GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00150%29%17%4%21MORIMail on Sunday1,00749%31%14%6%18MORIThe Times2,08350%31%14%5%19ICMThe Guardian1,00444%34%16%6%10GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00651%31%13%6%20MORIThe Sunday Telegraph1,00752%31%11%6%21NOPThe Sunday Times1,23248%33%14%5%15MORIMail on Sunday1,00546%35%14%5%11

2000

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeLabConLDOthersLeadFalkirk West by-election (Lab hold)MORINews of the World1,00347%32%16%5%15GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01147%32%14%7%15MORIThe Times1,98446%34%14%6%12ICMThe Guardian1,00344%34%16%6%10MORIThe Times1,97248%33%13%6%15MORIMail on Sunday1,00647%34%13%6%13Glasgow Anniesland by-election (Lab hold), Preston by-election (Lab hold)and West Bromwich West by-election (Lab gain from Spk)GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01045%34%14%6%11ICMThe Guardian1,00140%34%20%7%6MORIMail on Sunday1,00242%34%17%7%8MORIThe Times2,01045%32%17%6%13ICMThe Guardian1,00140%35%19%6%5NOPThe Sunday Times1,17142%35%17%6%7MORICarlton TV1,01440%38%19%3%2ICMNews of the World1,02538%37%20%6%1MORIThe Sun1,00643%36%16%5%7NOPSunday Express1,00243%37%13%7%6NOPLabour Party1,000????11MORIThe Times1,84337%35%21%7%2South Antrim by-election (DUP gain from UUP)GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00239%36%20%5%3NOPChannel 41,00232%40%22%6%8MORIMail on Sunday1,01435%39%21%5%4MORISchroder Salomon Smith Barney1,86436%36%21%7%TieGallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00635%40%16%9%5ICMThe Guardian1,05534%38%22%7%4NOPThe Sunday Times1,00237%37%21%5%TieMORINews of the World1,00636%38%18%8%2GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00645%32%16%6%13MORIN/A2,00445%30%17%8%15Protests over the rising cost of fuel occur across the United KingdomMORIN/A1,81848%32%13%5%16MORIThe Times1,91651%29%15%5%22MORINews of the World1,00451%32%12%5%19ICMThe Guardian1,05044%34%17%8%10GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00547%32%14%7%15MORIThe Times2,01949%33%12%616MORIMail on Sunday1,01151%32%11%6%19ICMThe Guardian1,05642%35%17%6%7MORIMail on Sunday1,00347%32%15%6%15GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01645%35%14%7%10MORIMail on Sunday1,00446%32%17%5%14MORIThe Times1,91547%33%13%7%14Tottenham by-election (Lab hold)ICMThe Guardian1,06143%32%17%8%11MORINews of the World1,00247%34%14%5%13MORIMail on Sunday1,00841%38%16%5%3GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00749%30%15%6%19MORIThe Times1,89148%32%15%5%16MORIDaily Mail1,00346%33%14%7%13ICMThe Guardian1,00341%34%18%7%7GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00947%31%14%7%16ICMConservative Party1,00043%35%15%7%8Local elections in England; Romsey by-election (LD gain from Con)MORIThe Times1,86051%27%15%7%24ICMThe Guardian1,20345%32%15%8%13GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00750%32%12%6%18MORIThe Times1,72850%29%14%7%21ICMThe Guardian1,20744%32%16%8%12GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01851%31%11%6%20MORIThe Times1,93850%29%15%6%21ICMThe Guardian1,20544%29%18%9%15GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,02449%28%15%8%21Ceredigion by-election (PC hold)MORIDaily Mail1,00749%29%15%7%20MORIThe Times2,01550%30%15%5%20ICMThe Guardian1,15547%30%17%6%17GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00553%30%12%5%23

1999

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeLabConLDOthersLeadMORIThe Times1,96754%28%13%5%26ICMThe Guardian1,20148%29%17%6%19GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01153%27%15%5%2625 NovKensington & Chelsea by-election (Con hold)MORIThe Times1,93555%25%14%6%30ICMThe Guardian1,11944%34%15%7%10MORIDaily Mail1,00350%32%12%7%18GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00252%28%14%6%24ICMThe Guardian1,08445%32%17%6%13MORIThe Times1,96556%28%11%5%28MORIThe Sun1,00352%31%13%7%21GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01252%29%13%7%23MORIThe Times1,82352%25%17%6%27Hamilton South by-election and Wigan by-election (both Lab holds)ICMThe Guardian1,20245%32%16%6%13MORIMail on Sunday1,00249%32%13%6%17GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00052%27%13%7%25MORIThe Times1,86249%27%17%7%22ICMThe Guardian1,20448%30%16%6%18Charles Kennedy is elected leader of the Liberal DemocratsGallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00851%30%12%7%21MORIThe Times2,1351%28%14%7%23Eddisbury by-election (Con hold)ICMThe Guardian1,20048%31%16%5%17MORIThe Times2,02851%28%13%8%23European Parliament election; Leeds Central by-election (Lab hold)ICMThe Guardian1,20546%29%19%7%17GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00052%24%16%8%28MORIThe Times2,04652%28%14%6%24ICMThe Guardian1,20551%28%16%6%23Local elections in England and Wales; Scottish Parliament election; Welsh Assembly electionMORIMail on Sunday1,00850%30%14%6%20GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00652%29%13%7%23MORIThe Times1,96656%25%13%6%31ICMThe Guardian1,20552%29%16%4%23GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01454%27%13%7%27MORIThe Times1,90754%27%13%6%27ICMThe Guardian1,21752%29%16%4%23GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00252%30%11%6%22MORIThe Times1,90751%30%14%6%21ICMThe Guardian1,21149%28%16%6%21GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,06953%29%13%5%24MORIThe Times1,93056%24%14%6%32NOPEvening Standard1,60057%25%12%6%32GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01752%29%13%5%2330 Dec 1998– 3 Jan 1999ICMThe Guardian1,20950%30%15%5%20

1998

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeLabConLDOthersLeadNOPEvening Standard1,60055%27%12%7%28MORIThe Times1,86454%27%12%6%27ICMThe Guardian1,12349%29%16%6%20GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,02155%29%11%5%26MORIThe Times1,88353%29%13%5%24ICMThe Guardian1,21051%27%17%5%24GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,03654%28%14%5%26MORIThe Times1,77553%26%16%5%27ICMThe Guardian1,12051%29%15%5%22GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,02857%23%15%5%34MORIThe Times1,78956%24%15%5%32ICMThe Guardian1,17848%29%17%6%19GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00554%28%12%6%26MORIThe Times1,88652%28%14%6%24ICMThe Guardian1,20347%31%17%4%16GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00353%28%13%5%25MORIThe Times1,79653%28%14%5%25ICMThe Guardian1,20352%27%17%4%25GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,00652%28%14%6%24MORIThe Times1,76056%27%13%4%29MORIThe Sun1,00051%28%15%6%23Northern Ireland Assembly electionICMThe Guardian1,20151%29%16%4%22GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01154%28%12%6%26MORIThe Times1,83255%26%14%5%29Good Friday Agreement referendum ("Yes" wins)ICMThe Guardian1,10150%29%16%5%21Local elections in England; Greater London Authority referendumGallupThe Daily Telegraph1,05054%25%16%4%29MORIThe Times1,92655%27%14%4%28MORIThe Sun80454%30%13%3%24ICMThe Observer1,00052%29%16%3%23ICMThe Guardian1,21248%31%16%6%17GallupThe Daily Telegraph98554%26%16%4%28MORIThe Times1,87953%28%14%5%25ICMThe Guardian1,20046%33%17%5%13GallupThe Daily Telegraph99951%29%14%6%22MORIThe Times1,79252%28%15%5%24ICMThe Guardian1,20047%31%18%4%16GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,04154%29%11%5%25MORIThe Times1,87054%28%14%4%26ICMThe Guardian1,20048%30%17%5%18GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01456%26%12%5%30

1997

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeLabConLDOthersLeadMORIThe Times2,12255%26%15%4%29ICMThe Guardian1,20050%29%17%4%21GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01157%21%17%5%36MORIThe Times1,87956%24%16%4%32Beckenham by-election (Con hold) and Winchester by-election (LD hold)MORIThe Sun60356%30%11%3%26ICMThe Guardian1,20052%30%14%4%22Paisley South by-election (Lab hold)GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,02163%23%11%4%40MORIThe Times1,77260%24%12%4%36ICMThe Guardian1,21159%23%13%4%36GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,01460%22%14%4%38MORIThe Times1,91659%25%13%3%34Welsh devolution referendum ("Yes" wins)Scottish devolution referendum ("Yes" wins)ICMThe Guardian1,20660%24%10%6%36GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,02358%26%12%5%32MORIThe Times1,75854%28%15%3%26GallupThe Daily Telegraph1,20358%25%12%4%33Uxbridge by-election (Con hold)MORIThe Times1,90157%23%15%5%34ICMThe Guardian1,20061%23%12%4%38MORIThe Times1,85258%24%15%3%34William Hague is elected leader of the Conservative PartyGallupThe Daily Telegraph99659%23%13%5%361997 general election–43.2%30.7%16.8%9.3%12.5

Exit polls Two exit polls conducted by MORI for ITV and NOP for the BBC were published at the end of voting at 22:00, predicting the number of seats for each party. PartiesMORI for ITVNOP for BBCSeatsChangeSeatsChangeLabour Party417 2408 11Conservative Party154 11177 12Liberal Democrats58 1244 2Others30 130 1Labour majority of 175Labour majority of 157

Sub-national poll results

Northern Ireland Data from BBC News. Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeUUPSDLPSFDUPAPNILead2001 general election–26.8%21%21.7%22.5%3.6%4.3Ulster Marketing SurveyBelfast Telegraph1,03125%25%16%14%5%TieSouth Antrim by-electionElection to the Northern Ireland AssemblyGood Friday Agreement ReferendumLocal elections held1997 general election–32.7%24.1%16.1%13.6%8%8.6

Scotland Data from BBC News.