In the run-up to the 1970 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. These opinion polls range from the previous election on 31 March 1966 until polling day on 18 June 1970.

Graphical summaries

Polling results All data is from PollBase.

1970 FieldworkPollsterClientLabConLibLead18 Jun 19701970 general election43.146.07.52.914-16 JunHarrisDaily Express48.046.05.02.014-16 JunGallupDaily Telegraph49.042.07.57.013-17 JunORCEvening Standard45.546.56.51.012-16 JunNOPDaily Mail48.144.06.44.111-14 JunMarplanThe Times50.241.57.08.714 JunHarrisDaily Express47.045.07.02.07-11 JunGallupDaily Telegraph48.045.55.52.53-7 JunNOPDaily Mail51.639.27.912.47 JunHarrisDaily Express49.042.08.07.011 JunORCEvening Standard49.042.08.07.07 JunORCSunday Times47.045.07.02.06 JunMarplanThe Times48.144.46.23.74 JunORCEvening Standard47.543.08.04.53 JunHarrisDaily Express48.043.07.05.031-4 MayGallupDaily Telegraph49.544.05.05.527-31 MayNOPDaily Mail49.544.44.85.123-26 MayGallupDaily Telegraph50.044.54.55.531 MayORCSunday Times45.047.05.02.020-26 MayNOPDaily Mail48.044.85.93.228 MayORCEvening Standard45.043.010.02.021 MayORCEvening Standard45.544.57.01.013-17 MayGallupDaily Telegraph49.542.56.57.020 MayHarrisDaily Express48.046.06.02.019 MayMarplanThe Times47.244.56.62.75-11 MayNOPDaily Mail47.644.46.73.25-9 MayGallupDaily Telegraph49.041.57.57.5AprHarrisDaily Express46.044.07.02.0AprORCEvening Standard41.047.09.06.021-27 AprNOPDaily Mail44.447.36.92.917-19 AprGallupDaily Telegraph42.547.07.54.57-13 AprNOPDaily Mail41.349.77.58.4AprMarplanThe Times46.045.26.80.8MarHarrisDaily Express42.049.07.07.0MarORCEvening Standard41.048.08.07.013-15 MarGallupDaily Telegraph41.046.59.55.54-9 MarNOPDaily Mail42.049.57.17.5FebHarrisDaily Express40.052.06.012.0FebORCEvening Standard38.050.09.012.012-15 FebGallupDaily Telegraph41.048.09.07.04-9 FebNOPDaily Mail40.651.27.110.6JanHarrisDaily Express40.051.08.011.0JanORCEvening Standard37.052.09.015.015-18 JanGallupDaily Telegraph41.048.57.07.57-12 JanNOPDaily Mail41.748.48.46.7JanMarplanThe Times38.651.38.712.7

1969 FieldworkPollsterClientLabConLibLeadDecORCEvening Standard40.049.08.09.011-14 DecGallupDaily Telegraph39.550.09.010.510-15 DecNOPDaily Mail44.447.67.13.2NovHarrisDaily Express40.050.08.010.0NovORCEvening Standard39.048.010.09.013-16 NovGallupDaily Telegraph41.545.010.03.510-17 NovNOPDaily Mail40.948.68.97.75-10 NovNOPDaily Mail42.248.18.15.9OctHarrisDaily Express39.051.09.012.0OctORCEvening Standard42.046.010.04.016-19 OctGallupDaily Telegraph44.546.57.02.08-13 OctNOPDaily Mail40.150.18.010.0OctMarplanThe Times42.145.69.83.5SepHarrisDaily Express35.052.011.017.0SepORCEvening Standard37.048.012.011.017-22 SepNOPDaily Mail37.547.512.710.011-14 SepGallupDaily Telegraph37.046.513.09.53-8 SepNOPDaily Mail33.753.311.019.6AugORCEvening Standard33.051.013.018.014-17 AugGallupDaily Telegraph34.547.015.512.513-18 AugNOPDaily Mail35.250.712.215.5JulORCEvening Standard33.052.013.019.023-28 JulNOPDaily Mail34.252.510.418.310-13 JulGallupDaily Telegraph31.555.011.023.59-14 JulNOPDaily Mail36.652.010.015.4JulMarplanThe Times31.951.013.619.1JunORCEvening Standard33.054.010.021.025-30 JunNOPDaily Mail36.151.39.415.213-16 JunGallupDaily Telegraph35.051.012.016.04-9 JunNOPDaily Mail34.952.010.117.1MayORCEvening Standard32.053.013.021.015-18 MayGallupDaily Telegraph30.552.013.521.514-19 MayNOPDaily Mail31.554.611.323.130-5 AprNOPDaily Mail31.854.411.422.6AprORCEvening Standard31.054.012.023.018-22 AprGallupDaily Telegraph30.551.013.020.59-14 AprNOPDaily Mail32.954.810.321.9AprMarplanThe Times28.154.913.826.8MarORCEvening Standard31.056.010.025.026-31 MarNOPDaily Mail32.355.49.523.114-16 MarGallupDaily Telegraph34.052.510.018.56-11 MarNOPDaily Mail35.851.710.115.9FebORCEvening Standard32.055.010.023.020-25 FebNOPDaily Mail32.554.610.022.113-16 FebGallupDaily Telegraph32.054.511.022.56-11 FebNOPDaily Mail32.156.78.924.6JanORCEvening Standard33.049.013.016.023-28 JanNOPDaily Mail36.947.312.610.49-14 JanNOPDaily Mail32.552.212.119.79-12 JanGallupDaily Telegraph31.053.011.522.0JanMarplanThe Times32.252.312.120.1

1968 FieldworkPollsterClientLabConLibLeadDecORCEvening Standard28.055.013.027.011-16 DecNOPDaily Mail33.355.08.421.75-9 DecGallupDaily Telegraph29.555.011.025.5NovORCEvening Standard38.047.011.09.07-10 NovGallupDaily Telegraph32.050.514.018.56-11 NovNOPDaily Mail37.750.88.713.1OctORCEvening Standard37.049.010.012.023-28 OctNOPDaily Mail42.046.08.94.09-14 OctNOPDaily Mail39.749.18.89.4OctGallupDaily Telegraph39.047.09.58.025 OctMarplanThe Times39.247.19.37.9SepORCEvening Standard32.051.013.019.018-23 SepNOPDaily Mail37.247.810.810.612-15 SepGallupDaily Telegraph37.047.011.510.04-9 SepNOPDaily Mail39.549.08.79.5AugORCEvening Standard37.049.010.012.014-19 AugNOPDaily Mail37.047.811.710.8AugGallupDaily Telegraph34.549.511.515.0JulORCEvening Standard34.049.011.015.017-22 JulNOPDaily Mail35.751.29.215.54-7 JulGallupDaily Telegraph30.050.013.020.03-8 JulNOPDaily Mail35.549.411.413.9JunORCEvening Standard34.050.012.016.012-17 JunNOPDaily Mail33.352.89.319.57-9 JunGallupDaily Telegraph28.051.514.023.5MayORCEvening Standard31.054.011.023.022-27 MayNOPDaily Mail33.051.211.518.210-13 MayGallupDaily Telegraph28.056.011.028.01-6 MayNOPDaily Mail30.953.311.522.430-7 AprGallupDaily Telegraph30.054.512.524.5AprORCEvening Standard28.056.011.028.03-8 AprNOPDaily Mail32.155.59.023.4MarORCEvening Standard35.048.012.013.06-11 MarNOPDaily Mail35.950.010.414.1MarGallupDaily Telegraph31.050.015.019.0FebORCEvening Standard34.050.011.016.07-12 FebNOPDaily Mail33.650.812.217.23-11 FebGallupDaily Telegraph30.052.512.522.5JanORCEvening Standard34.051.011.017.024-29 JanNOPDaily Mail34.853.69.918.86-14 JanGallupDaily Telegraph39.545.011.05.5

1967 FieldworkPollsterClientLabConLibLeadDecORCEvening Standard36.047.012.011.09-17 DecGallupDaily Telegraph32.049.512.017.56-11 DecNOPDaily Mail37.845.512.57.7NovORCEvening Standard39.046.010.07.0NovGallupDaily Telegraph36.046.511.510.515-20 NovNOPDaily Mail38.944.912.36.01-6 NovNOPDaily Mail38.646.811.68.2OctORCEvening Standard41.047.010.06.011-6 OctNOPDaily Mail44.442.510.71.9OctGallupDaily Telegraph38.045.014.07.027-2 SepNOPDaily Mail41.643.512.31.9SepORCEvening Standard40.045.011.05.013-18 SepNOPDaily Mail40.146.611.06.53-10 SepGallupDaily Telegraph41.545.010.53.531-4 AugNOPDaily Mail41.547.09.95.5AugORCEvening Standard41.044.012.03.016-21 AugNOPDaily Mail41.345.910.14.66-13 AugGallupDaily Telegraph42.043.013.01.0JulORCEvening Standard45.040.012.05.020-25 JulNOPDaily Mail44.143.110.91.06-11 JulNOPDaily Mail45.243.59.11.72-9 JulGallupDaily Telegraph41.043.513.02.5JunORCEvening Standard46.042.010.04.022-27 JunNOPDaily Mail48.142.28.15.97-12 JunNOPDaily Mail46.042.89.23.25-11 JunGallupDaily Telegraph41.048.09.57.0May ORCEvening Standard40.046.011.06.0?-15 MayNOPDaily Mail43.345.68.42.38-14 MayGallupDaily Telegraph40.046.512.06.519-24 AprNOPDaily Mail44.346.67.62.312-16 AprGallupDaily Telegraph41.545.511.04.030-3 MarNOPDaily Mail49.338.310.811.027-5 MarGallupDaily Telegraph42.542.512.5Tie15-20 MarNOPDaily Mail47.441.99.25.515-20 FebNOPDaily Mail45.041.711.13.36-12 FebGallupDaily Telegraph48.537.013.011.51-6 FebNOPDaily Mail47.439.611.27.818-23 JanNOPDaily Mail48.239.011.79.29-15 JanGallupDaily Telegraph45.542.510.53.04-9 JanNOPDaily Mail46.440.011.76.4

1966 FieldworkPollsterClientLabConLibLead6-12 DecNOPDaily Mail47.042.58.64.55-11 DecGallupDaily Telegraph46.042.010.54.023-28 NovNOPDaily Mail46.642.19.44.59-14 NovNOPDaily Mail46.339.012.97.37-13 NovGallupDaily Telegraph42.044.012.52.0OctGallupDaily Telegraph44.543.011.51.55-10 OctNOPDaily Mail51.336.011.315.321-26 SepNOPDaily Mail46.639.512.27.17-12 SepNOPDaily Mail50.538.49.912.12-6 SepGallupDaily Telegraph45.042.511.52.529-2 AugGallupDaily Telegraph44.044.510.50.527-1 JulNOPDaily Mail48.138.811.49.314-19 JulGallupDaily Telegraph48.541.08.57.56-11 JulNOPDaily Mail53.436.69.016.822-27 JunNOPDaily Mail55.237.36.817.93-7 JunGallupDaily Telegraph52.039.57.512.56-10 MayGallupDaily Telegraph53.535.510.018.05-9 MayNOPDaily Mail55.234.19.621.121-15 AprNOPDaily Mail55.035.68.719.414-19 AprGallupDaily Telegraph54.535.58.519.0 31 Mar 19661966 general election48.041.98.56.1

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