Opinion polling for the 1983 United Kingdom general election

In the run-up to the 1983 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date ranges for these opinion polls are from the 1979 general election until 6 June 1983.

Polling results All data is from UK Polling Report.

1983 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead9 June1983 general election42.4%27.6%25.4%14.8%8 JunHarrisThe Observer47%26%25%21%8 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph47%25%26%21%8 JunMarplanThe Guardian45.5%26.5%26%19%8 JunNOPNorthcliffe46%26%26%20%8 JunMORIEvening Standard47%25%26%21%8 JunNOPDaily Mail44%28%26%16%7 JunAudience SelectionThe Sun46%28%24%18%7 JunMarplanThe Guardian46%23%29%17%6 JunAudience SelectionThe Sun47%26%25%21%5 JunHarrisThe Observer45%24%28%17%3 JunMarplanSunday Mirror47%28%23%19%3 JunNOPThe Mail on Sunday44%27%27.5%16.5%3 JunGallupThe Sunday Telegraph47%29%23%18%2 JunMORIThe Sunday Times45.5%31.5%22%14%2 JunMORIDaily Express45%28%25%17%2 JunMarplanThe Guardian43%32%23%11%1 JunHarrisTV-Eye47%30%22%17%1 JunMORIDaily Star46%28%24%18%31 MayAudience SelectionThe Sun44%32%21%12%31 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph44%29%25%15%30 MayAudience SelectionTV-AM47.5%28%23%19.5%30 MayHarrisThe Observer41%30%24%11%27 MayMarplanSunday Mirror47%30%21%17%27 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph49.5%31%19%18.5%26 MayMORIDaily Express49%31.5%18%17.5%26 MayMarplanThe Guardian51%29%19%22%25 MayHarrisThames47.5%32.5%19%15%25 MayMORIThe Sunday Times48%33%18%15%25 MayAudience SelectionThe Sun46%30%23%16%24 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph45%32%21%13%23 MayAudience SelectionTV-AM48%33%18%15%23 MayMORIDaily Star45%32%20%13%23 MayNOPDaily Mail51%33%15%18%23 MayHarrisThe Observer52%33%14%19%20 MayMarplanSunday Mirror45%36%18%9%20 MayMORIDaily Express47%34%18%13%19 MayMORIThe Sunday Times46%37%16%9%18 MayHarrisThames47%30%21%17%18 MayNOPDaily Mail45%35%17%10%17 MayAudience SelectionThe Sun49%31%19%18%17 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph44%33%21%11%16 MayMORIDaily Star46%33%19%13%16 MayAudience SelectionTV-AM44%37%17%7%16 MayMORIDaily Express46%31%21%15%13 MayThe Dissolution of the 48th Parliament and campaigning officially begins12 MayMORIN/A49%34%15%15%11 MayHarrisThames46%32%22%14%11 MayMORIDaily Star52%31%17%21%10 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph46%31%21%15%9 MayMORIN/A49%31.5%17.5%17.5%5 May1983 local elections25 AprMORIN/A45%30%23%15%23 AprMORIN/A46%33%21%13%12 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph43%34%22%9%11 AprMORIN/A40.5%35%22.5%5.5%24 MarDarlington by-election23 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph43%28%28%15%21 MarMORIN/A39.5%28.5%29%10.5%16 MarMORIN/A42%28%27%14%9 MarMORIN/A41%27%30%11%26 FebMORIN/A39%26%34%5%24 FebBermondsey by-election23 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph46%32%21%14%14 FebMORIN/A43.5%32.5%22%11%9 FebMORIN/A45%32%21%13%26 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph44%36%19%8%17 JanMORIN/A44%31.5%22.5%12.5%12 JanMORIN/A44%35%20%9%

1982 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead15 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%35%21%7%13 DecMORIN/A41%34.5%22%6.5%2 DecGlasgow Queen's Park by-election24 NovGallupThe Daily Telegraph43%35%21%8%15 NovMORIN/A42%34.5%21.5%7.5%10 NovMORIN/A42%33%23%9%28 OctBirmingham Northfield and Peckham by-elections26 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph43%32%23%11%25 OctMORIN/A40.5%29%27%11.5%20 Oct1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election12 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%33%23%9%16 SepGower by-election13 SepMORIN/A44%30.5%23%13.5%31 AugGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%30%27%12%16 AugMORIN/A44.5%26.5%27.5%17%31 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph44%30%23%14%12 JulMORIN/A46.5%27.5%24%19%2 JulRoy Jenkins is elected leader of the Social Democratic Party30 JunMORIN/A45%31%22%14%24 JunCoatbridge and Airdrie by-election23 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph51%24%23%27%14 JunMORIN/A45%25%28.5%16.5%14 JunThe Falklands War ends3 JunMitcham and Morden by-election31 MayMORIN/A48%28%24%20%27 MayBeaconsfield by-election26 MayMORIN/A51%25%23%26%23 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph48%31%20%17%16 MayMORIN/A41.5%28%29%12.5%16 MayMORIN/A48%33%17%15%6 May1982 United Kingdom local elections5 MayMORIN/A38%32%28%6%30 AprMORIN/A44%30%24%14%30 AprMORIN/A43%30%25%13%24 AprMORIN/A39%32%27%7%21 AprMORIN/A36%30%31%5%14 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph33%34%30%1%12 AprMORIN/A31.5%29%37%5.5%2 AprThe Falklands War begins31 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph35%30%33%2%25 MarGlasgow Hillhead by-election15 MarMORIN/A31.5%33%33%Tie4 MarBelfast South by-election28 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph34%34%30%Tie15 FebNOPDaily Mail27.5%34%36%2%5 FebMORIN/A41%36%21%5%31 JanMORIN/A30%33%34%1%25 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph29%30%40%10%18 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph27.5%29.5%39.5%10%

1981 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabAllLead14 DecMORIN/A23%23.5%50.5%27%14 DecNOPN/A27%29%43%14%3 DecMORIN/A30.5%34.3%33.1%1.2%1 DecNOPN/A27%27%44%17%1 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph28.6%32.1%37.1%5%26 NovCrosby by-election16 NovNOPN/A26.5%29%42%13%6 NovMORIN/A29.2%38.2%30.6%7.6%27 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph27%31%40%9%26 OctNOPN/A29.5%28%40%12%22 OctCroydon North West by-election8 OctMORIN/A32.1%40.4%24.7%8.3%28 SepMORIN/A28%42%28%14%18 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph27%38%33%5%14 SepNOPN/A32%36.5%29%7.5%11 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph33.5%37.4%27.7%3.9%20 AugFermanagh & South Tyrone second by-election17 AugNOPN/A28%38.5%32.5%6%7 AugMORIN/A31.6%42.1%24.3%10.5%31 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph30%39%29%9%16 JulWarrington by-election13 JulNOPN/A30%40.5%26.5%10.5%9 JulMORIN/A31.5%41.2%24.2%9.7%30 JunMORIN/A30%36%31%6%22 JunMORIN/A31%39%28%8%16 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph37%39%22%2%15 JunNOPN/A29.5%37.5%30.5%8%5 JunMORIN/A37.7%39.3%20.8%1.6%30 MayGallupThe Daily Telegraph35%39%24%4%11 MayMORIN/A32%35.5%29%3.5%11 MayNOPN/A38%41%19%3%7–20 May1981 United Kingdom local elections7 MayMORIN/A30.9%39.3%26.6%8.4%27 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph30%38%29%8%13 AprNOPN/A30%34.5%33%4.5%9 AprFermanagh & South Tyrone by-election3 AprMORIN/A35.9%42.1%19.5%6.2%26 MarThe Social Democratic Party is formed23 MarMORIN/A33%41%25%8%23 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph28%38%32%10%16 MarNOPN/A30%34%32%4%2 MarNOPN/A37%41.1%16.5%4.1%13 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph34.5%50.9%12.2%16.4%11 FebMORIN/A36%35.5%26.5%0.5%24 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph35%45%17%10%19 JanNOPN/A33%46.5%18.5%13.5%9 JanMORIN/A35.4%51.2%11.9%15.8%

1980 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabLibLead19 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph32%56%11%24%15 DecNOPN/A35%47.5%14.5%12.5%4 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph37.2%47.7%12.6%10.5%17 NovMORIN/A36.5%47%15%10.5%11 NovNOPN/A38%47%13%9%10 NovMichael Foot becomes leader of the Labour Party7 NovMORIN/A39.4%46.5%12.4%7.1%31 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph36%50%13%14%20 OctGallupThe Daily Telegraph40%43%13.5%3%6 OctNOPN/A40%43%13.5%3%2 OctMORIN/A39.8%47.6%11%7.8%30 SepMORIN/A34%50%15%16%29 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph37%46%15%9%15 SepNOPN/A35.5%45%16.5%9.5%5 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph40%46.3%11.3%6.3%18 AugNOPN/A38.5%44%14.5%5.5%1 AugMORIN/A38.1%47.3%11.7%9.2%31 JulMORIN/A37%48%13%11%27 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph37%47%13%10%14 JulNOPN/A40%43.5%14%3.5%3 JulMORIN/A41%46.9%10.4%5.9%26 JunGlasgow Central by-election23 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph41%43%13%2%16 JunNOPN/A40.5%45%11.5%4.5%6 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph43%43.3%11.7%0.3%19 MayNOPN/A39%43.5%15.5%4.5%1 MayMORIN/A41.4%46.5%10.7%5.1%1 May1980 United Kingdom local elections28 AprGallupThe Daily Telegraph39%44%14%5%14 AprNOPN/A36.5%45%15%8.5%11 AprMORIN/A35.5%49.6%10.9%14.1%28 MarGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%46%9%4%17 MarNOPN/A37%49.5%11.5%12.5%13 MarSouthend East by-election5 MarMORIN/A35.7%51.9%11.2%16.2%29 FebMORIN/A38%46%13%8%25 FebGallupThe Daily Telegraph38%46%14%8%11 FebNOPN/A37.5%42%18%4.5%8 FebMORIN/A37.2%50.3%10.7%13.1%19 JanGallupThe Daily Telegraph39%47%12%8%14 JanNOPN/A36%45%16%9%4 JanMORIN/A40.1%48.5%9.5%8.4%

1979 Surveyend datePollsterClientConLabLibLead31 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph40%43%14%3%13 DecSouth West Hertfordshire by-election10 DecNOPN/A38%42%18%4%6 DecMORIN/A42.1%46.3%10.1%4.2%2 DecGallupThe Daily Telegraph40%45%13%5%12 NovNOPN/A39%43.5%15.5%4.5%9 NovGallupThe Daily Telegraph40.9%47.2%10%6.3%15 OctNOPN/A40.5%45%12.5%4.5%6 OctMORIN/A44.9%46%7.4%1.1%30 SepGallupThe Daily Telegraph41%46%11%5%27 SepManchester Central by-election17 SepNOPN/A40.5%45%12%4.5%2 SepMORIN/A42.8%47.3%8.6%4.5%31 AugGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%43%12%1%13 AugNOPN/A41.5%44%12.5%2.5%5 AugMORIN/A43.1%45.4%9.5%2.3%31 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph44%45%9%1%16 JulNOPN/A41%46%11.5%5%7 JulGallupThe Daily Telegraph44.2%45.5%8.2%1.3%18 JunGallupThe Daily Telegraph42%43.5%12%1.5%7 Jun1979 European Parliament election3 May1979 United Kingdom local elections3 May1979 general election43.9%36.9%13.8%7%

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