Polling Results

Political Polling – 18th March 2015

18th March 2015

In our poll conducted immediately after the Budget, the Conservatives gained three points to 36%, while Labour dropped 2 points to 33%, giving the Tories a 3 point lead.

UKIP and the Lib Dems are unchanged on 14% and 7% respectively, while the Greens have dropped one point to 6%.

Voting Intention Tracker

Voting intention – all parties

%Change
Conservative36+3
Labour33-2
Liberal Democrats7n/c
UKIP14n/c
Green6-1
SNP3n/c
BNP0n/c
Plaid Cymru1n/c
Other1n/c

Approval ratings

David Cameron?s net ratings are up 5 points on last week, reaching -1%, while Ed Miliband has stayed level on -24%.

Nigel Farage?s ratings have continued to slip slightly, leaving him on -24% and down three points from last week. Nick Clegg is up slightly to -39%.

% Approve% DisapproveNet ratingNet rating (own party)
David Cameron42%43%-1%+88%
Ed Miliband25%49%-24%+49%
Nick Clegg16%55%-39%+46%
Nigel Farage25%49%-24%+73%

Opinium Research carried out an online survey of 1,979 GB adults aged 18+ from 18th to 19th March 2015. Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria.

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