Opinion polling for the 1950 United Kingdom general election

In the run-up to the 1950 general election, various organisations carry 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 1945 general election until the general election.

Polling results

All data is from PollBase

1950 Date(s)conducted/publishedPollsterClientLabConLibLead23 Feb1950 general election46.1%43.4%9.1%2.7%17–23 FebDaily Express44%45%10%1%17–22 FebGallupNews Chronicle45%43.5%10.5%1.5%5–15 FebDaily MailNews Chronicle42.5%45.5%12%3%20 FebDaily Express44.5%46%9%1.5%17 FebGallupNews Chronicle45%42.5%12%2.5%13 FebDaily Express45%45%9.5%Tie10 FebGallupNews Chronicle44.5%43%12%1.5%6 FebDaily Express44%45%10%1%30 JanDaily Express42.5%47.5%8.5%5%30 JanGallupNews Chronicle45.5%44%10%1.5%23 JanDaily Express42%48%9%6%20 JanGallupNews Chronicle41.5%44%12.5%2.5%

1949 DatePublishedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadDecGallupNews Chronicle41%45%12.5%4%NovGallupNews Chronicle38%48%11%10% NovGallupNews Chronicle40%43.5%14%3.5%Nov1950 General Election book39%50%8%11%OctGallupNews Chronicle39.5%45.5%12.5%6%SepGallupNews Chronicle40%46%12%6%AugGallupNews Chronicle40.5%46.5%11.5%6%JulGallupNews Chronicle40.5%44.5%12.5%4%JunGallupNews Chronicle41.5%46%10%5.5%MayGallupNews Chronicle40%46%11%6%AprGallupNews Chronicle43.5%42%13%1.5%MarGallupNews Chronicle43%41.5%13%1%FebGallupNews Chronicle43.5%44.5%9.5%1%JanGallupNews Chronicle40.5%44%13%3.5%

1948 DatePublishedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadNovGallupNews Chronicle43%46%8.5%3%OctGallupNews Chronicle41.5%46.5%9.5%5%SepGallupNews Chronicle41.5%47.5%10%6%AugGallupNews Chronicle41%48%8.5%7%JulGallupNews Chronicle39.5%48%9%8.5%MayGallupNews Chronicle41.5%45%11%3.5%AprGallupNews Chronicle41%42.5%10.5%1.5%MarGallupNews Chronicle43%46%8.5%3%FebGallupNews Chronicle42%46%8.5%4%JanGallupNews Chronicle43.5%44.5%10.5%1%

1947 DatePublishedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadNovGallupNews Chronicle45%45%12%TieSepGallupNews Chronicle39.5%44.5%11.5%5%AugGallupNews Chronicle41%44.5%11%3.5%JulGallupNews Chronicle42.5%42.5%12.5%TieJuneGallupNews Chronicle42.5%42.5%12.5%TieMarGallupNews Chronicle43.5%43.5%10.5%TieJanGallupNews Chronicle44.5%41%12%3.5%

1946 DatePublishedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadMayGallupNews Chronicle43.5%40%13%3.5%JanGallupNews Chronicle52.5%32%11%20.5%July 19451945 general election49.7%36.2%9%13.5%

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