Leadership approval opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election

At various dates in the run up to the 2024 general election on 4 July 2024, various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. The polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The date range for opinion polls is from the 2019 general election, held on 12 December, to the eve of the 2024 election.

Leadership approval ratings Rishi Sunak The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since October 2022.

Graphical summary

2024 Date(s)conducted Pollster/client Sample size Questionwording Approve Disapprove Neither Don't know Net approvalSavanta2,295Favourable/Unfavourable29%51%17%3%–22%Ipsos1,008Satisfied/Dissatisfied17%72%11%–55%YouGov2,069Favourable/Unfavourable22%69%9%–47%Opinium1,943Approve/Disapprove22%56%18%4%–34%Ipsos1,072Satisfied/Dissatisfied16%75%9%–59%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%47%27%–21%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%51%23%–25%YouGov2,037Favourable/Unfavourable22%69%9%–47%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%48%27%–23%Deltapoll1,502Well/Badly31%65%4%–34%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%44%31%–19%Ipsos1,004Satisfied/Dissatisfied19%73%8%–54%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%48%26%–22%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%52%22%–26%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%51%23%–25%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%50%25%–25%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove29%47%24%–18%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%48%22%–18%Deltapoll2,176Well/Badly31%63%6%–32%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove27%48%25%–21%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove29%44%27%–15%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%46%23%–15%

2023 Date(s)conducted Pollster/client Sample size Questionwording Approve Disapprove Neither Don't know Net approvalRedfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove28%47%25%–19%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%46%23%–15%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%46%22%–14%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove29%46%25%–17%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove28%48%24%–20%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove27%45%28%–18%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%46%24%–16%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%45%24%–14%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%45%24%–14%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%44%25%–13%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%46%24%–16%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%41%28%–10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%46%22%–14%Ipsos1,004Satisfied/Dissatisfied22%66%–44%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%46%29%–21%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%46%29%–21%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%43%26%–12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%45%25%–15%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove29%47%24%–18%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%41%27%–9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove28%44%28%–16%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%44%26%–14%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%41%28%–10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%45%24%–14%YouGov2,151Favourable/Unfavourable27%61%12%–34%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove29%45%26%–16%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%42%32%–16%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%43%25%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%39%31%–9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%41%27%–9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%42%25%–9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%44%26%–14%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%41%29%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%38%29%–5%Omnisis1,355Approve/Disapprove28%42%30%–13%Deltapoll1,550Well/Badly41%52%8%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%40%27%–7%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove35%40%25%–5%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%39%28%–6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%38%31%–7%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%40%28%–8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%42%27%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%40%28%–8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%41%29%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%41%29%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%39%31%–9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%42%33%–17%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove24%46%30%–22%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove28%44%28%–16%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove24%44%32%–20%Omnisis1,324Approve/Disapprove23%45%32%–22%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove26%44%30%–18%Omnisis1,068Approve/Disapprove27%47%26%–20%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove25%40%35%–15%Omnisis1,268Approve/Disapprove26%41%33%–15%YouGov2,024Favourable/Unfavourable31%60%—11%–29%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove28%38%34%–10%Omnisis1,203Approve/Disapprove30%35%35%–5%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove28%39%33%–11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove27%31%42%–4%

2022 Date(s)conducted Pollster/client Sample size Questionwording Approve Disapprove Neither Don't know Net approvalRedfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%33%37%–3%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%33%37%–3%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%33%34%0%Omnisis1,383Approve/Disapprove34%22%45%+12%PeoplePolling1,185Favourable/Unfavourable30%40%9%21%–10%Redfield & Wilton1,500Approve/Disapprove27%25%35%13%+2%BMG Research1,568Satisfied/Dissatisfied26%21%37%+5%YouGov1,659Favourable/Unfavourable39%48%12%–9%

Keir Starmer The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since April 2020. Graphical summary

2024 Date(s)conducted Pollster/client Sample size Questionwording Approve Disapprove Neither Don't know Net approvalSavanta2,295Favourable/Unfavourable39%38%18%6%+1%Ipsos1,008Satisfied/Dissatisfied32%50%17%–18%YouGov2,069Favourable/Unfavourable33%53%14%–20%Opinium1,943Approve/Disapprove30%40%23%8%–10%Ipsos1,072Satisfied/Dissatisfied25%56%19%–31%Opinium2,000Approve/Disapprove31%38%31%–7%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%28%34%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%30%34%+6%Deltapoll1,589Well/Badly44%44%12%0%YouGov2,037Favourable/Unfavourable32%53%14%–21%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%28%36%+8%Deltapoll1,502Well/Badly40%49%11%–8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove34%26%40%+8%Ipsos1,004Satisfied/Dissatisfied29%55%16%–26%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%34%30%+2%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove35%33%32%+2%Savanta2,118Favourable/Unfavourable36%38%26%–2%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%30%31%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%30%31%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%31%31%+7%YouGov1,761Well/Badly35%47%18%–12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%31%29%+9%Deltapoll2,176Well/Badly42%45%13%–3%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%27%35%+11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%27%35%+11%Ipsos1,087Favourable/Unfavourable28%41%31%–13%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove44%26%30%+18%

2023 Date(s)conducted Pollster/client Sample size Questionwording Approve Disapprove Neither Don't know Net approvalRedfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%33%30%+4%YouGov2,001Favourable/Unfavourable37%50%14%–13%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%30%34%+6%Savanta2,079Favourable/Unfavourable36%37%22%6%–1%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%32%29%+7%Deltapoll1,996Well/Badly41%46%13%–5%Ipsos1,066Favourable/Unfavourable30%42%28%–12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%31%30%+8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%29%31%+12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%29%33%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%29%32%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%29%32%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%28%33%+11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove34%28%38%+6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%28%34%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%30%33%+7%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%31%29%+9%Ipsos1,004Satisfied/Dissatisfied29%51%–22%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%28%36%+8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%25%35%+10%YouGov2,210Favourable/Unfavourable33%53%15%–20%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove41%29%30%+12%Savanta2,159Favourable/Unfavourable36%37%21%6%–1%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%27%34%+12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%27%33%+13%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%31%32%+6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%30%33%+7%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%30%32%+8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%29%34%+8%YouGov2,151Favourable/Unfavourable35%50%14%–15%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%27%37%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%26%41%+7%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%28%35%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%26%36%+12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%27%33%+13%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove40%31%29%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%29%34%+8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%32%32%+4%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%31%36%+2%Deltapoll1,550Well/Badly48%37%15%+11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%28%34%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove39%29%32%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove34%29%37%+5%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove35%29%36%+6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%30%32%+8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%27%36%+10%YouGov2,002Good/Poor22%28%34%17%–6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove33%30%37%+3%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%27%35%+11%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%27%37%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%28%35%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%24%39%+13%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove38%26%36%+12%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%28%35%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove34%28%38%+6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%28%35%+9%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove32%25%43%+7%YouGov2,024Favourable/Unfavourable38%46%15%–8%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove35%29%36%+6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove34%28%38%+6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove36%26%38%+10%

2022 Date(s)conducted Pollster/client Sample size Questionwording Approve Disapprove Neither Don't know Net approvalRedfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%27%36%+10%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove37%26%37%+11%YouGov1,659Favourable/Unfavourable44%41%15%+3%PeoplePolling1,158Favourable/Unfavourable33%41%7%20%–8%Opinium2,023Approve/Disapprove38%29%26%7%+9%Opinium1,578Favourable/Unfavourable34%35%25%5%–1%YouGov1,807Well/Badly28%54%18%–26%Opinium2,002Approve/Disapprove29%35%36%–6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove27%32%34%8%–5%Survation2,033Favourable/Unfavourable33%35%23%9%–2%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove 30%28%32%9%+2%Opinium2,002Approve/Disapprove28%32%40%–4%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove31%31%30%8%0%Ipsos MORI1,000Satisfied/Dissatisfied33% 43%24%–10%Opinium2,007Approve/Disapprove28%30%42%–2%Opinium2,015Approve/Disapprove32%32%37%0%Opinium2,008Approve/Disapprove 34%33%33%+1%Ipsos MORI1,059Satisfied/Dissatisfied33% 48%19%–15%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%30%33%7%0%SavantaComRes2,166Favourable/Unfavourable30%34%26%9%–4%Opinium2,005Approve/Disapprove 36%32%32%+4%Focaldata1,003Approve/Disapprove29%35%30%6%–6%Redfield & Wilton2,000Approve/Disapprove30%33%30%7%–3%Ipsos MORI1,005Favourable/Unfavourable22% 40%30%7%–18%

2021