Opinion polling for the 1970 United Kingdom general election

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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.[1]

1970

Fieldwork Pollster Client Lab Con Lib Lead
18 Jun 1970 1970 general election 43.1 46.0 7.5 2.9
14-16 Jun Harris Daily Express 48.0 46.0 5.0 2.0
14-16 Jun Gallup Daily Telegraph 49.0 42.0 7.5 7.0
13-17 Jun ORC Evening Standard 45.5 46.5 6.5 1.0
12-16 Jun NOP Daily Mail 48.1 44.0 6.4 4.1
11-14 Jun Marplan The Times 50.2 41.5 7.0 8.7
14 Jun Harris Daily Express 47.0 45.0 7.0 2.0
7-11 Jun Gallup Daily Telegraph 48.0 45.5 5.5 2.5
3-7 Jun NOP Daily Mail 51.6 39.2 7.9 12.4
7 Jun Harris Daily Express 49.0 42.0 8.0 7.0
11 Jun ORC Evening Standard 49.0 42.0 8.0 7.0
7 Jun ORC Sunday Times 47.0 45.0 7.0 2.0
6 Jun Marplan The Times 48.1 44.4 6.2 3.7
4 Jun ORC Evening Standard 47.5 43.0 8.0 4.5
3 Jun Harris Daily Express 48.0 43.0 7.0 5.0
31-4 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 49.5 44.0 5.0 5.5
27-31 May NOP Daily Mail 49.5 44.4 4.8 5.1
23-26 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 50.0 44.5 4.5 5.5
31 May ORC Sunday Times 45.0 47.0 5.0 2.0
20-26 May NOP Daily Mail 48.0 44.8 5.9 3.2
28 May ORC Evening Standard 45.0 43.0 10.0 2.0
21 May ORC Evening Standard 45.5 44.5 7.0 1.0
13-17 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 49.5 42.5 6.5 7.0
20 May Harris Daily Express 48.0 46.0 6.0 2.0
19 May Marplan The Times 47.2 44.5 6.6 2.7
5-11 May NOP Daily Mail 47.6 44.4 6.7 3.2
5-9 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 49.0 41.5 7.5 7.5
Apr Harris Daily Express 46.0 44.0 7.0 2.0
Apr ORC Evening Standard 41.0 47.0 9.0 6.0
21-27 Apr NOP Daily Mail 44.4 47.3 6.9 2.9
17-19 Apr Gallup Daily Telegraph 42.5 47.0 7.5 4.5
7-13 Apr NOP Daily Mail 41.3 49.7 7.5 8.4
Apr Marplan The Times 46.0 45.2 6.8 0.8
Mar Harris Daily Express 42.0 49.0 7.0 7.0
Mar ORC Evening Standard 41.0 48.0 8.0 7.0
13-15 Mar Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.0 46.5 9.5 5.5
4-9 Mar NOP Daily Mail 42.0 49.5 7.1 7.5
Feb Harris Daily Express 40.0 52.0 6.0 12.0
Feb ORC Evening Standard 38.0 50.0 9.0 12.0
12-15 Feb Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.0 48.0 9.0 7.0
4-9 Feb NOP Daily Mail 40.6 51.2 7.1 10.6
Jan Harris Daily Express 40.0 51.0 8.0 11.0
Jan ORC Evening Standard 37.0 52.0 9.0 15.0
15-18 Jan Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.0 48.5 7.0 7.5
7-12 Jan NOP Daily Mail 41.7 48.4 8.4 6.7
Jan Marplan The Times 38.6 51.3 8.7 12.7

1969

Fieldwork Pollster Client Lab Con Lib Lead
Dec ORC Evening Standard 40.0 49.0 8.0 9.0
11-14 Dec Gallup Daily Telegraph 39.5 50.0 9.0 10.5
10-15 Dec NOP Daily Mail 44.4 47.6 7.1 3.2
Nov Harris Daily Express 40.0 50.0 8.0 10.0
Nov ORC Evening Standard 39.0 48.0 10.0 9.0
13-16 Nov Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.5 45.0 10.0 3.5
10-17 Nov NOP Daily Mail 40.9 48.6 8.9 7.7
5-10 Nov NOP Daily Mail 42.2 48.1 8.1 5.9
Oct Harris Daily Express 39.0 51.0 9.0 12.0
Oct ORC Evening Standard 42.0 46.0 10.0 4.0
16-19 Oct Gallup Daily Telegraph 44.5 46.5 7.0 2.0
8-13 Oct NOP Daily Mail 40.1 50.1 8.0 10.0
Oct Marplan The Times 42.1 45.6 9.8 3.5
Sep Harris Daily Express 35.0 52.0 11.0 17.0
Sep ORC Evening Standard 37.0 48.0 12.0 11.0
17-22 Sep NOP Daily Mail 37.5 47.5 12.7 10.0
11-14 Sep Gallup Daily Telegraph 37.0 46.5 13.0 9.5
3-8 Sep NOP Daily Mail 33.7 53.3 11.0 19.6
Aug ORC Evening Standard 33.0 51.0 13.0 18.0
14-17 Aug Gallup Daily Telegraph 34.5 47.0 15.5 12.5
13-18 Aug NOP Daily Mail 35.2 50.7 12.2 15.5
Jul ORC Evening Standard 33.0 52.0 13.0 19.0
23-28 Jul NOP Daily Mail 34.2 52.5 10.4 18.3
10-13 Jul Gallup Daily Telegraph 31.5 55.0 11.0 23.5
9-14 Jul NOP Daily Mail 36.6 52.0 10.0 15.4
Jul Marplan The Times 31.9 51.0 13.6 19.1
Jun ORC Evening Standard 33.0 54.0 10.0 21.0
25-30 Jun NOP Daily Mail 36.1 51.3 9.4 15.2
13-16 Jun Gallup Daily Telegraph 35.0 51.0 12.0 16.0
4-9 Jun NOP Daily Mail 34.9 52.0 10.1 17.1
May ORC Evening Standard 32.0 53.0 13.0 21.0
15-18 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 30.5 52.0 13.5 21.5
14-19 May NOP Daily Mail 31.5 54.6 11.3 23.1
30-5 Apr NOP Daily Mail 31.8 54.4 11.4 22.6
Apr ORC Evening Standard 31.0 54.0 12.0 23.0
18-22 Apr Gallup Daily Telegraph 30.5 51.0 13.0 20.5
9-14 Apr NOP Daily Mail 32.9 54.8 10.3 21.9
Apr Marplan The Times 28.1 54.9 13.8 26.8
Mar ORC Evening Standard 31.0 56.0 10.0 25.0
26-31 Mar NOP Daily Mail 32.3 55.4 9.5 23.1
14-16 Mar Gallup Daily Telegraph 34.0 52.5 10.0 18.5
6-11 Mar NOP Daily Mail 35.8 51.7 10.1 15.9
Feb ORC Evening Standard 32.0 55.0 10.0 23.0
20-25 Feb NOP Daily Mail 32.5 54.6 10.0 22.1
13-16 Feb Gallup Daily Telegraph 32.0 54.5 11.0 22.5
6-11 Feb NOP Daily Mail 32.1 56.7 8.9 24.6
Jan ORC Evening Standard 33.0 49.0 13.0 16.0
23-28 Jan NOP Daily Mail 36.9 47.3 12.6 10.4
9-14 Jan NOP Daily Mail 32.5 52.2 12.1 19.7
9-12 Jan Gallup Daily Telegraph 31.0 53.0 11.5 22.0
Jan Marplan The Times 32.2 52.3 12.1 20.1

1968

Fieldwork Pollster Client Lab Con Lib Lead
Dec ORC Evening Standard 28.0 55.0 13.0 27.0
11-16 Dec NOP Daily Mail 33.3 55.0 8.4 21.7
5-9 Dec Gallup Daily Telegraph 29.5 55.0 11.0 25.5
Nov ORC Evening Standard 38.0 47.0 11.0 9.0
7-10 Nov Gallup Daily Telegraph 32.0 50.5 14.0 18.5
6-11 Nov NOP Daily Mail 37.7 50.8 8.7 13.1
Oct ORC Evening Standard 37.0 49.0 10.0 12.0
23-28 Oct NOP Daily Mail 42.0 46.0 8.9 4.0
9-14 Oct NOP Daily Mail 39.7 49.1 8.8 9.4
Oct Gallup Daily Telegraph 39.0 47.0 9.5 8.0
25 Oct Marplan The Times 39.2 47.1 9.3 7.9
Sep ORC Evening Standard 32.0 51.0 13.0 19.0
18-23 Sep NOP Daily Mail 37.2 47.8 10.8 10.6
12-15 Sep Gallup Daily Telegraph 37.0 47.0 11.5 10.0
4-9 Sep NOP Daily Mail 39.5 49.0 8.7 9.5
Aug ORC Evening Standard 37.0 49.0 10.0 12.0
14-19 Aug NOP Daily Mail 37.0 47.8 11.7 10.8
Aug Gallup Daily Telegraph 34.5 49.5 11.5 15.0
Jul ORC Evening Standard 34.0 49.0 11.0 15.0
17-22 Jul NOP Daily Mail 35.7 51.2 9.2 15.5
4-7 Jul Gallup Daily Telegraph 30.0 50.0 13.0 20.0
3-8 Jul NOP Daily Mail 35.5 49.4 11.4 13.9
Jun ORC Evening Standard 34.0 50.0 12.0 16.0
12-17 Jun NOP Daily Mail 33.3 52.8 9.3 19.5
7-9 Jun Gallup Daily Telegraph 28.0 51.5 14.0 23.5
May ORC Evening Standard 31.0 54.0 11.0 23.0
22-27 May NOP Daily Mail 33.0 51.2 11.5 18.2
10-13 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 28.0 56.0 11.0 28.0
1-6 May NOP Daily Mail 30.9 53.3 11.5 22.4
30-7 Apr Gallup Daily Telegraph 30.0 54.5 12.5 24.5
Apr ORC Evening Standard 28.0 56.0 11.0 28.0
3-8 Apr NOP Daily Mail 32.1 55.5 9.0 23.4
Mar ORC Evening Standard 35.0 48.0 12.0 13.0
6-11 Mar NOP Daily Mail 35.9 50.0 10.4 14.1
Mar Gallup Daily Telegraph 31.0 50.0 15.0 19.0
Feb ORC Evening Standard 34.0 50.0 11.0 16.0
7-12 Feb NOP Daily Mail 33.6 50.8 12.2 17.2
3-11 Feb Gallup Daily Telegraph 30.0 52.5 12.5 22.5
Jan ORC Evening Standard 34.0 51.0 11.0 17.0
24-29 Jan NOP Daily Mail 34.8 53.6 9.9 18.8
6-14 Jan Gallup Daily Telegraph 39.5 45.0 11.0 5.5

1967

Fieldwork Pollster Client Lab Con Lib Lead
Dec ORC Evening Standard 36.0 47.0 12.0 11.0
9-17 Dec Gallup Daily Telegraph 32.0 49.5 12.0 17.5
6-11 Dec NOP Daily Mail 37.8 45.5 12.5 7.7
Nov ORC Evening Standard 39.0 46.0 10.0 7.0
Nov Gallup Daily Telegraph 36.0 46.5 11.5 10.5
15-20 Nov NOP Daily Mail 38.9 44.9 12.3 6.0
1-6 Nov NOP Daily Mail 38.6 46.8 11.6 8.2
Oct ORC Evening Standard 41.0 47.0 10.0 6.0
11-6 Oct NOP Daily Mail 44.4 42.5 10.7 1.9
Oct Gallup Daily Telegraph 38.0 45.0 14.0 7.0
27-2 Sep NOP Daily Mail 41.6 43.5 12.3 1.9
Sep ORC Evening Standard 40.0 45.0 11.0 5.0
13-18 Sep NOP Daily Mail 40.1 46.6 11.0 6.5
3-10 Sep Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.5 45.0 10.5 3.5
31-4 Aug NOP Daily Mail 41.5 47.0 9.9 5.5
Aug ORC Evening Standard 41.0 44.0 12.0 3.0
16-21 Aug NOP Daily Mail 41.3 45.9 10.1 4.6
6-13 Aug Gallup Daily Telegraph 42.0 43.0 13.0 1.0
Jul ORC Evening Standard 45.0 40.0 12.0 5.0
20-25 Jul NOP Daily Mail 44.1 43.1 10.9 1.0
6-11 Jul NOP Daily Mail 45.2 43.5 9.1 1.7
2-9 Jul Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.0 43.5 13.0 2.5
Jun ORC Evening Standard 46.0 42.0 10.0 4.0
22-27 Jun NOP Daily Mail 48.1 42.2 8.1 5.9
7-12 Jun NOP Daily Mail 46.0 42.8 9.2 3.2
5-11 Jun Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.0 48.0 9.5 7.0
May ORC Evening Standard 40.0 46.0 11.0 6.0
?-15 May NOP Daily Mail 43.3 45.6 8.4 2.3
8-14 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 40.0 46.5 12.0 6.5
19-24 Apr NOP Daily Mail 44.3 46.6 7.6 2.3
12-16 Apr Gallup Daily Telegraph 41.5 45.5 11.0 4.0
30-3 Mar NOP Daily Mail 49.3 38.3 10.8 11.0
27-5 Mar Gallup Daily Telegraph 42.5 42.5 12.5 Tie
15-20 Mar NOP Daily Mail 47.4 41.9 9.2 5.5
15-20 Feb NOP Daily Mail 45.0 41.7 11.1 3.3
6-12 Feb Gallup Daily Telegraph 48.5 37.0 13.0 11.5
1-6 Feb NOP Daily Mail 47.4 39.6 11.2 7.8
18-23 Jan NOP Daily Mail 48.2 39.0 11.7 9.2
9-15 Jan Gallup Daily Telegraph 45.5 42.5 10.5 3.0
4-9 Jan NOP Daily Mail 46.4 40.0 11.7 6.4

1966

Fieldwork Pollster Client Lab Con Lib Lead
6-12 Dec NOP Daily Mail 47.0 42.5 8.6 4.5
5-11 Dec Gallup Daily Telegraph 46.0 42.0 10.5 4.0
23-28 Nov NOP Daily Mail 46.6 42.1 9.4 4.5
9-14 Nov NOP Daily Mail 46.3 39.0 12.9 7.3
7-13 Nov Gallup Daily Telegraph 42.0 44.0 12.5 2.0
Oct Gallup Daily Telegraph 44.5 43.0 11.5 1.5
5-10 Oct NOP Daily Mail 51.3 36.0 11.3 15.3
21-26 Sep NOP Daily Mail 46.6 39.5 12.2 7.1
7-12 Sep NOP Daily Mail 50.5 38.4 9.9 12.1
2-6 Sep Gallup Daily Telegraph 45.0 42.5 11.5 2.5
29-2 Aug Gallup Daily Telegraph 44.0 44.5 10.5 0.5
27-1 Jul NOP Daily Mail 48.1 38.8 11.4 9.3
14-19 Jul Gallup Daily Telegraph 48.5 41.0 8.5 7.5
6-11 Jul NOP Daily Mail 53.4 36.6 9.0 16.8
22-27 Jun NOP Daily Mail 55.2 37.3 6.8 17.9
3-7 Jun Gallup Daily Telegraph 52.0 39.5 7.5 12.5
6-10 May Gallup Daily Telegraph 53.5 35.5 10.0 18.0
5-9 May NOP Daily Mail 55.2 34.1 9.6 21.1
21-15 Apr NOP Daily Mail 55.0 35.6 8.7 19.4
14-19 Apr Gallup Daily Telegraph 54.5 35.5 8.5 19.0
31 Mar 1966 1966 general election 48.0 41.9 8.5 6.1

References

  1. ^ "PollBase: British voting intention opinion polls since 1943". Mark Pack. Retrieved 15 February 2021.


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