Opinion polling for the 1987 United Kingdom general election

In the run-up to the 1987 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 1983 general election on 9 June until the 1987 general election on 10 June.

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Polling results All Data from UK polling Report

1987 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead11 Jun 1987 general election42.2%30.8%22.6%11.4%10 Jun MarplanThe Guardian42%35%21%7% 10 Jun MORIThe Times44%32%22%12%9 Jun MarplanToday43%35%21%8% 9 Jun Audience SelectionN/A43%34%21%9% 9 Jun GallupThe Daily Telegraph41%34%23.5%7%9 Jun HarrisTV-AM42%35%21%7%8 Jun MarplanThe Guardian45%32%21%13% 6 Jun HarrisTV-AM43%33%22%10%5 Jun MarplanToday43%35%21%8% 5 JunGallupThe Sunday Telegraph41.5%34.5%22.5%7%4 Jun MarplanThe Guardian44%34%20%10%4 Jun HarrisThe Observer44%33%21%11%4 Jun MORIThe Sunday Times43%32%24%11%3 Jun GallupThe Daily Telegraph40.5%36.5%21.5%4%1 Jun MarplanToday44%33%21%11%31 May HarrisN/A42%35%21%7%29 May HarrisTV-AM45%32%22%13%29 May GallupThe Sunday Telegraph41.5%34%22.5%7.5%28 May MarplanThe Guardian44%32%21%12%28 May HarrisThe Observer41%37%21%4%28 May MORIThe Sunday Times44%32%23%12%27 May GallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%36%18%8.5%26 May MarplanToday42%35%20%7%25 May HarrisTV-AM42%37%21%5% 24 May MORIN/A44%31%24%13%22 May GallupThe Sunday Telegraph42%33%23%9%21 May MarplanThe Guardian41%33%21%8%21 May HarrisTV-AM43%36%20%7%21 May MORIThe Sunday Times44%31%24%13%21 May HarrisThe Observer41%34%22%7%20 May GallupN/A42%33%23%9%20 May NOPN/A41%33%23%8%18 May MarplanToday41%33%24%8%18 MayThe Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins17 May HarrisTV-AM42%32%24%10% 15 May HarrisThe Observer42%33%23%9%14 May MORIThe Sunday Times44%30%25%14%13 May MarplanDaily Express41%30%26%11% 12 May MarplanThe Guardian43%29%25%14% 12 May MORIN/A44%31%23%13% 11 May NOPEvening Standard46%28%25%18%11 May GallupThe Daily Telegraph39%28%30%9% 7 May HarrisLondon Weekend Television44%33%21%11%7 May1987 local elections4 May NOPThe Independent39%34%25%5%3 May HarrisTV-AM44%30%25%14% 30 Apr MORIThe Sunday Times44%31%23%13%27 Apr HarrisCapital Radio42%31%25%11%27 Apr MarplanToday39%33%24%6%23 Apr HarrisThe Observer42%31%25%11%15 Apr NOPEvening Standard44%29%25%15%13 Apr GallupThe Daily Telegraph40.5%28%29%11.5% 12 Apr MORIEvening Standard42%29%26%13%10 Apr MarplanPress Association40%30%27%10%7 Apr MarplanThe Guardian38%32%27%6%5 Apr HarrisTV-AM43%30%26%13%2 Apr MORIThe Sunday Times41%29%29%12%2 Apr MarplanDaily Express39%29%30%9%24 Mar MarplanToday36%31%31%5%23 Mar GallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%29.5%31.5%6%20 Mar MORIThe Sunday Times39%33%26%6%19 Mar HarrisThe Observer39%33%26%6%17 Mar GallupThe Sunday Telegraph38.5%30%30.5%8%12 MarTruro by-election10 Mar MarplanThe Guardian38%32%27%6%10 Mar MORIThe Sunday Times41%32%25%9%2 Mar NOPEvening Standard39%34%25%5%1 Mar HarrisTV-AM36%33%29%3%26 FebGreenwich by-election25 Feb MORIThe Sunday Times41%35%21%6%19 Feb HarrisThe Observer39%37%23%2%16 Feb GallupThe Daily Telegraph36%34.5%27.5%1.5% 10 Feb MarplanThe Guardian38%35%25%3%10 Feb MORIThe Sunday Times39%36%23%3%9 Feb NOPEvening Standard39%37%23%2%1 Feb HarrisTV-AM37%39%22%2% 28 Jan NOPChannel 438%40%20%2% 28 Jan MORIThe Sunday Times39%38%21%1% 27 Jan MarplanToday38.5%38.5%20%Tie 22 JanHarrisThe Observer44%36%18%8%20 Jan GallupThe Daily Telegraph34.5%39.5%23.5%5% 14 Jan NOPEvening Standard42%37%19%5% 12 Jan MarplanThe Guardian38%36%23%2% 11 Jan HarrisTV-AM42%37%20%5%

1986 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead30 Dec MORIThe Sunday Times39%38%21%1% 15 Dec GallupN/A41%32.5%23.5%8.5%12 Dec MORIThe Sunday Times41%39%19%2% 8 Dec MarplanThe Guardian39%38%21%1% 7 Dec HarrisTV-AM41%35%22%6%3 Dec NOPN/A41%38%19.5%3% 26 Nov MORIEvening Standard41%39%18%2% 24 Nov MarplanToday39%38%20%1% 17 Nov GallupThe Daily Telegraph36%39.5%22%3.5%13 NovKnowsley North by-election12 Nov MORIN/A39%41%18%2% 11 Nov NOPN/A41%38%18%3% 11 Nov MarplanThe Guardian39%36%23%3% 4 Nov MORIThe Sunday Times40%39%18%1% 2 Nov HarrisTV-AM40%36%21%4% 24 Oct MarplanPress Association41%37.5%19%3.5%22 Oct MORIEvening Standard39%41%17%2% 20 Oct GallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%37.5%22%Tie 20 Oct MarplanToday40%41%17%1% 9 Oct N/AN/A36%39%23%3% 7 Oct MarplanThe Guardian36%39%23%3% 3 Oct HarrisThe Observer38%41%20%3% 23 Sep MarplanToday34%40%24%6%23 Sep MORIEvening Standard35%37%26%2%15 Sep GallupThe Daily Telegraph32.5%38%27.5%5.5%9 Sep MarplanThe Guardian34%40%24%6%27 Aug MarplanToday35%38%24%3% 19 Aug MORIEvening Standard37%37%24%Tie 11 Aug GallupThe Daily Telegraph30%36.5%30%6.5%11 Aug MarplanThe Guardian32%38%27%6%31 Jul MORIThe Times32%41%25%9%29 Jul MarplanToday on S29.5%41%27.5%11.5%22 Jul MORIEvening Standard36%37%25%1%17 JulNewcastle-under-Lyme by-election14 Jul GallupThe Daily Telegraph33%38%27%5%14 Jul MarplanThe Guardian31%38%28%7%24 Jun MORIEvening Standard34%40%23%6%16 Jun GallupThe Daily Telegraph34%39%24.5%5%16 Jun MarplanThe Guardian33%39%26%6%12 Jun HarrisThe Observer31%40%25%9%21 May MORIEvening Standard32%40%26%8%19 May MarplanThe Guardian28%39%30%9%12 May GallupThe Daily Telegraph27.5%37%32.5%4.5%8 MayWest Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections8 May1986 local elections2 May MORIThe Sunday Times36%38%23%2%22 Apr MORIEvening Standard34%39%25%5%21 Apr GallupThe Daily Telegraph33.5%38%26%4.5%14 Apr GallupThe Daily Telegraph28%38.5%31.5%7%10 AprFulham by-election8 Apr MarplanThe Guardian32%35%30%3% 26 Mar MORIN/A34%36%28%2%24 Mar GallupThe Daily Telegraph29.5%34%34.5%0.5% 21 Mar MORIThe Sunday Times31%39%28%8%10 Mar MarplanThe Guardian32%35%31%3% 26 Feb MORIEvening Standard34%35%30%1% 12 Feb MORIThe Sunday Times33%37%29%4%10 Feb GallupThe Daily Telegraph29.5%35.5%33.5%2%10 Feb MarplanThe Guardian27%36%35%1% 24 Jan HarrisThe Observer31%36%30%5%23 Jan1986 Northern Ireland by-elections13 Jan GallupThe Daily Telegraph29.5%34%35%1% 12 Jan MarplanThe Guardian29%36%33%3% 12 Jan HarrisITN32%33%31%2% 8 Jan MORIEvening Standard33%38%28%5%

1985 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead9 Dec GallupThe Daily Telegraph33%32.5%32.5%0.5% 9 Dec MarplanThe Guardian35%33%30%2% 8 Dec MORIN/A35%35%28%Tie 5 DecTyne Bridge by-election24 Nov MORIEvening Standard36%36%25%Tie 11 Nov GallupThe Daily Telegraph35%34%29.5%1% 11 Nov MarplanThe Guardian34%35%29%1% 21 Oct GallupThe Daily Telegraph32%38%28%6% 20 Oct MORIEvening Standard37%36%25%1% 19 Oct NOPMail on Sunday37%34%28%3% 14 Oct MarplanThe Guardian32%34%32%2% 4 Oct HarrisThe Observer32%39%27%7%3 Oct MORIThe Times34%36%28%2% 29 Sep HarrisThames33%32%32%1% 22 Sep MORIEvening Standard30%33%35%2% 16 Sep GallupThe Daily Telegraph29%29.5%39%9.5% 16 Sep MarplanThe Guardian31%32%36%4% 8 Sep MORIEvening Standard31%37%31%6% 7 Sep HarrisLondon Weekend Television35%36%26%1% 3 Sep MarplanThe Guardian30%34%35%1% 18 Aug MORIEvening Standard31%35%31%4% 12 Aug GallupThe Daily Telegraph24%40%34%6%12 Aug MarplanThe Guardian31%36%31%5% 9 Aug MORIThe Sunday Times33%37%29%4% 21 Jul MORIEvening Standard33%34%31%1%15 Jul GallupThe Daily Telegraph27.5%38%32.5%5.5%8 Jul MarplanThe Guardian31%34%33%1%4 JulBrecon and Radnor by-election23 Jun MORIEvening Standard35%36%27%1%21 Jun MORIThe Sunday Times32%40%26%8% 17 Jun GallupThe Daily Telegraph34.5%34.5%30%Tie 10 Jun MarplanThe Guardian31%36%32%4% 26 May MORIEvening Standard33%35%30%2% 13 May MORIThe Sunday Times34%36%28%2% 13 May GallupThe Daily Telegraph30.5%34%33.5%0.5%13 May MarplanThe Guardian29%35%35%Tie 2–15 May1985 local elections28 Apr MORIEvening Standard38%37%24%1%22 Apr GallupThe Daily Telegraph34%37.5%26.5%2.5% 15 Apr MarplanThe Guardian33%38%28%5%25 Mar GallupThe Daily Telegraph33%39.5%25.5%6.5%24 Mar MORIEvening Standard36%40%23%4% 22 Mar MORIThe Sunday Times37%39%22%2% 11 Mar MarplanThe Guardian36%36%27%Tie 8 Mar NOPMail on Sunday35%35%26%Tie 7 MarHarrisThe Observer40%38%19%2% 25 Feb MarplanThe Guardian38%36%25%2% 24 Feb MORIEvening Standard39%35%24%4% 18 Feb MORILondon Weekend Television38%40%19%2% 11 Feb GallupThe Daily Telegraph35%32%31.5%3% 11 Feb MarplanThe Guardian38%35%26%3% 6 Feb MORIThe Sunday Times37%37%24%Tie 14 Jan GallupThe Daily Telegraph39%33%25.5%6% 14 Jan MarplanThe Guardian41%33%25%8% 7 Jan MORIEvening Standard42%34%21%8% 8 Jan NOPDaily Mail33%38%28%5%

1984 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead28 Dec MORIThe Sunday Times38%36%25%2% 14 DecEnfield Southgate by-election10 Dec GallupThe Daily Telegraph39.5%31%27.5%8.5%10 Dec MarplanThe Guardian41%32%26%9% 10 Dec MORIN/A40%36%22%4% 7 Dec MORIThe Sunday Times41%37%20%4% 19 Nov MORIEvening Standard43%35%19%8% 12 Nov GallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%30.5%23.5%14% 5 Nov MarplanThe Guardian42%33%24%9% 22 Oct GallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%32%21.5%12.5% 22 Oct MORIEvening Standard44%35%20%9% 8 Oct MarplanThe Guardian38%37%23%1% 4 Oct MORIThe Sunday Times43%35%19%8% 24 Sep MarplanThe Guardian38%36%24%2% 21 Sep MORIEvening Standard42%36%20%6% 11 Sep MarplanThe Guardian39%38%21%1% 10 Sep GallupThe Daily Telegraph37%36%25.5%1% 10 Sep MORIThe Times40%39%19%1% 29 Aug MORIThe Sunday Times39%40%19%1% 20 Aug MORIEvening Standard39%39%21%Tie 13 Aug GallupThe Daily Telegraph36%39%22.5%3% 13 Aug MarplanThe Guardian36%39%24%3% 23 Jul MORIN/A37%40%20%3% 16 Jul GallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%38.5%22%1% 10 Jul MarplanThe Guardian34.5%39%25.5%4.5%25 Jun MORIEvening Standard39%39%21%Tie 16 Jun MarplanSunday Mirror38%39%22%1% 14 JunPortsmouth South by-election14 Jun1984 European Parliament election11 Jun GallupThe Daily Telegraph37.5%38%23%0.5% 11 Jun MarplanThe Guardian37%38%23%1% 8 Jun MORIThe Sunday Times42%38%18%4% 29 May MORIEvening Standard40%38%21%2% 14 May GallupThe Daily Telegraph38.5%36.5%23%2% 14 May MarplanThe Guardian38%37%23%1% 3 MayCynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections3 May1984 local elections1 May MORIEvening Standard40%39%20%1% 25 Apr MORIThe Sunday Times42%36%20%6% 17 Apr HarrisThe Observer40%36%22%4% 16 Apr GallupThe Daily Telegraph41%36.5%20.5%4.5%16 Apr MarplanThe Guardian40%37%21%3% 20 Mar MORIEvening Standard41%40%17%1% 19 Mar MarplanThe Guardian39%39%22%Tie 19 Mar GallupThe Daily Telegraph41%38.5%19.5%2.5%3 Mar MORIThe Sunday Times38%41%18%3% 1 MarChesterfield by-election20 Feb MORIEvening Standard41%38%19%3% 13 Feb GallupThe Daily Telegraph43%33.5%21.5%9.5% 13 Feb MarplanThe Guardian39%40%20%1% 20 Jan HarrisThe Observer43%36%18%7% 20 Jan NOPMail on Sunday45%33%20%12% 16 Jan GallupThe Daily Telegraph41.5%38%19.5%3.5% 16 Jan MarplanThe Guardian42%38%19%4% 9 Jan MORIEvening Standard42%37%19%5%

1983 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead17 Dec MORIThe Sunday Times40.5%39.5%18%2% 12 Dec GallupThe Daily Telegraph42.5%36%19.5%6.5%9 Dec MORIN/A42%37%19%5% 7 Dec MarplanThe Guardian41%37%21%4% 3 Dec MORIThe Sunday Times44%37%18%7% 21 Nov MORIN/A39%37%22%2% 14 Nov GallupThe Daily Telegraph43.5%36%19.5%7.5%9 Nov MarplanThe Guardian42%35%22%7% 7 Nov NOPDaily Mail44%32%22%12% 5 Nov MORIThe Sunday Times43%35%20%8% 24 Oct GallupThe Daily Telegraph42%35.5%20.5%6.5% 24 Oct MORIEvening Standard42%37%19%5% 12 Oct MarplanThe Guardian42%37%20%5% 6 Oct HarrisThe Observer42%39%18%3% 2 OctNeil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party26 Sep MORIN/A45%27%26%18% 12 Sep GallupThe Daily Telegraph45.5%24.5%29%16.5%22 Aug MORIDaily Star46%30%22%16%15 Aug GallupThe Daily Telegraph44.5%25%29%15.5%10 Aug MarplanThe Guardian45%30%24%15%28 JulPenrith and the Border by-election25 Jul MORIDaily Express44%30%25%14% 11 Jul GallupThe Daily Telegraph44%28.5%26%15.5%20 Jun MORIDaily Star43%27%29%14% 13 JunDavid Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party9 Jun 1983 general election42.4%27.6%25.4%14.8%

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