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. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 1966 United Kingdom general election until May 1970.
Graphical summaries
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Polling results
All Data is from PollBase[1]
1970
| Fieldwork | Pollster | Client | Lab | Con | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun | General Election Results | 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 |
| 18 Jun | General Election Results | 48.0 | 41.9 | 8.5 | 6.1 | |
References
- ^ "PollBase: British voting intention opinion polls since 1943". Mark Pack. Retrieved 15 February 2021.