- Polling results 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979
- References
In the run-up to the 1983 United Kingdom general election, various organisations carry 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 1979 general election until 6 June 1983. Polling results All data is from the UK polling report[1] 1983 | Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead | | | |
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| 9 June | General election results | 42.4% | 27.6% | 25.4% | 14.8% | | 8 Jun | Harris/Observer | 47% | 26% | 25% | 21% | | 8 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 47% | 25% | 26% | 21% | | 8 Jun | Marplan/Guardian | 45.5% | 26.5% | 26% | 19% | | 8 Jun | NOP/Northcliffe | 46% | 26% | 26% | 20% | | 8 Jun | MORI/Evening Standard | 47% | 25% | 26% | 21% | | 8 Jun | NOP/Daily Mail | 44% | 28% | 26% | 16% | | 7 Jun | Audience Selection/Sun | 46% | 28% | 24% | 18% | | 7 Jun | Marplan/Guardian | 46% | 23% | 29% | 17% | | 6 Jun | Audience Selection/Sun | 47% | 26% | 25% | 21% | | 5 Jun | Harris/Observer | 45% | 24% | 28% | 17% | | 3 Jun | Marplan/Sunday Mirror | 47% | 28% | 23% | 19% | | 3 Jun | NOP/Mail on Sunday | 44% | 27% | 27.5% | 16.5% | | 3 Jun | Gallup/Sunday Telegraph | 47% | 29% | 23% | 18% | | 2 Jun | MORI/Sunday Times | 45.5% | 31.5% | 22% | 14% | | 2 Jun | MORI/Express | 45% | 28% | 25% | 17% | | 2 Jun | Marplan/Guardian | 43% | 32% | 23% | 11% | | 1 Jun | Harris/TV-Eye | 47% | 30% | 22% | 17% | | 1 Jun | MORI/Daily Star | 46% | 28% | 24% | 18% | | 31 May | Audience Selection/Sun | 44% | 32% | 21% | 12% | | 31 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 29% | 25% | 15% | | 30 May | Audience Selection/TV-AM | 47.5% | 28% | 23% | 19.5% | | 30 May | Harris/Observer | 41% | 30% | 24% | 11% | | 27 May | Marplan/Sunday Mirror | 47% | 30% | 21% | 17% | | 27 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 49.5% | 31% | 19% | 18.5% | | 26 May | MORI/Express | 49% | 31.5% | 18% | 17.5% | | 26 May | Marplan/Guardian | 51% | 29% | 19% | 22% | | 25 May | Harris/Thames | 47.5% | 32.5% | 19% | 15% | | 25 May | MORI/Sunday Times | 48% | 33% | 18% | 15% | | 25 May | Audience Selection/Sun | 46% | 30% | 23% | 16% | | 24 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 45% | 32% | 21% | 13% | | 23 May | Audience Selection/TV-AM | 48% | 33% | 18% | 15% | | 23 May | MORI/Daily Star | 45% | 32% | 20% | 13% | | 23 May | NOP/Daily Mail | 51% | 33% | 15% | 18% | | 23 May | Harris/Observer | 52% | 33% | 14% | 19% | | 20 May | Marplan/Sunday Mirror | 45% | 36% | 18% | 9% | | 20 May | MORI/Express | 47% | 34% | 18% | 13% | | 19 May | MORI/Sunday Times | 46% | 37% | 16% | 9% | | 18 May | Harris/Thames | 47% | 30% | 21% | 17% | | 18 May | NOP/Daily Mail | 45% | 35% | 17% | 10% | | 17 May | Audience Selection/Sun | 49% | 31% | 19% | 18% | | 17 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 33% | 21% | 11% | | 16 May | MORI/Daily Star | 46% | 33% | 19% | 13% | | 16 May | Audience Selection/TV-AM | 44% | 37% | 17% | 7% | | 16 May | MORI/Express | 46% | 31% | 21% | 15% | | 13 May | The Dissolution of the 48th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | | 12 May | MORI | 49% | 34% | 15% | 15% | | 11 May | Harris/Thames | 46% | 32% | 22% | 14% | | 11 May | MORI/Daily Star | 52% | 31% | 17% | 21% | | 10 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 46% | 31% | 21% | 15% | | 9 May | MORI | 49% | 31.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | | 25 Apr | MORI | 45% | 30% | 23% | 15% | | 23 Apr | MORI | 46% | 33% | 21% | 13% | | 12 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 34% | 22% | 9% | | 11 Apr | MORI | 40.5% | 35% | 22.5% | 5.5% | | 24 Mar | Darlington by-election | | 23 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 28% | 28% | 15% | | 21 Mar | MORI | 39.5% | 28.5% | 29% | 10.5% | | 16 Mar | MORI | 42% | 28% | 27% | 14% | | 9 Mar | MORI | 41% | 27% | 30% | 11% | | 26 Feb | MORI | 39% | 26% | 34% | 5% | | 24 Feb | Bermondsey by-election | | 23 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 46% | 32% | 21% | 14% | | 14 Feb | MORI | 43.5% | 32.5% | 22% | 11% | | 9 Feb | MORI | 45% | 32% | 21% | 13% | | 26 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 36% | 19% | 8% | | 17 Jan | MORI | 44% | 31.5% | 22.5% | 12.5% | | 12 Jan | MORI | 44% | 35% | 20% | 9% |
1982 | Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead | | | |
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| 15 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 35% | 21% | 7% | | 13 Dec | MORI | 41% | 34.5% | 22% | 6.5% | | 2 Dec | Glasgow Queen's Park by-election | | 24 Nov | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 35% | 21% | 8% | | 15 Nov | MORI | 42% | 34.5% | 21.5% | 7.5% | | 10 Nov | MORI | 42% | 33% | 23% | 9% | | 28 Oct | Birmingham Northfield and Peckham by-elections | | 26 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 32% | 23% | 11% | | 25 Oct | MORI | 40.5 | 29% | 27% | 11.5% | | 20 Oct | 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election[2] | | 12 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 42 | 33% | 23% | 9% | | 16 Sep | Gower by-election | | 13 Sep | MORI | 44% | 30.5% | 23% | 13.5% | | 31 Aug | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 30% | 27% | 12% | | 16 Aug | MORI | 44.5% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 17% | | 31 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 30% | 23% | 14% | | 12 Jul | MORI | 46.5% | 27.5% | 24% | 19% | | 30 Jun | MORI | 45% | 31% | 22% | 14% | | 24 Jun | Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election | | 23 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 51% | 24% | 23% | 27% | | 14 Jun | MORI | 45% | 25% | 28.5% | 16.5% | | 3 Jun | Mitcham and Morden by-election | | 31 May | MORI | 48% | 28% | 24% | 20% | | 27 May | Beaconsfield by-election | | 26 May | MORI | 51% | 25% | 23% | 26% | | 23 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 48% | 31% | 20% | 17% | | 16 May | MORI | 41.5% | 28% | 29% | 12.5% | | 16 May | MORI | 48% | 33% | 17% | 15% | | 6 May | 1982 United Kingdom local elections | | 5 May | MORI | 38% | 32% | 28% | 6% | | 30 Apr | MORI | 44% | 30% | 24% | 14% | | 30 Apr | MORI | 43% | 30% | 25% | 13% | | 24 Apr | MORI | 39% | 32% | 27% | 7% | | 21 Apr | MORI | 36% | 30% | 31% | 5% | | 14 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 33% | 34% | 30% | 1% | | 12 Apr | MORI | 31.5% | 29% | 37% | 5.5% | | 2 Apr | The Falklands War begins[3] | | 31 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 35% | 30% | 33% | 2% | | 25 Mar | Glasgow Hillhead by-election | | 15 Mar | MORI | 31.5% | 33% | 33% | Tie | | 4 Mar | Belfast South by-election | | 28 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 34% | 34% | 30% | Tie | | 15 Feb | NOP/Daily Mail | 27.5% | 34% | 36% | 2% | | 5 Feb | MORI | 41% | 36% | 21% | 5% | | 31 Jan | MORI | 30% | 33% | 34% | 1% | | 25 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 29% | 30% | 40% | 10% | | 18 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 27.5% | 29.5% | 39.5% | 10% | |
1981 | Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead | | | |
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| 14 Dec | MORI | 23% | 23.5% | 50.5% | 27% | | 14 Dec | NOP | 27% | 29% | 43% | 14% | | 3 Dec | MORI | 30.5% | 34.3% | 33.1% | 1.2% | | 1 Dec | NOP | 27% | 27% | 44% | 17% | | 1 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 28.6% | 32.1% | 37.1% | 5% | | 26 Nov | Crosby by-election | | 16 Nov | NOP | 26.5% | 29% | 42% | 13% | | 6 Nov | MORI | 29.2% | 38.2% | 30.6% | 7.6% | | 27 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 27% | 31% | 40% | 9% | | 26 Oct | NOP | 29.5% | 28% | 40% | 12% | | 22 Oct | Croydon North West by-election | | 8 Oct | MORI | 32.1% | 40.4% | 24.7% | 8.3% | | 28 Sep | MORI | 28% | 42% | 28% | 14% | | 18 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 27% | 38% | 33% | 5% | | 14 Sep | NOP | 32% | 36.5% | 29% | 7.5% | | 11 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 33.5% | 37.4% | 27.7% | 3.9% | | 20 Aug | Fermanagh & South Tyrone second by-election | | 17 Aug | NOP | 28% | 38.5% | 32.5% | 6% | | 7 Aug | MORI | 31.6% | 42.1% | 24.3% | 10.5% | | 31 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 30% | 39% | 29% | 9% | | 16 Jul | Warrington by-election | | 13 Jul | NOP | 30% | 40.5% | 26.5% | 10.5% | | 9 Jul | MORI | 31.5% | 41.2% | 24.2% | 9.7% | | 30 Jun | MORI | 30% | 36% | 31% | 6% | | 22 Jun | MORI | 31% | 39% | 28% | 8% | | 16 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 37% | 39% | 22% | 2% | | 15 Jun | NOP | 29.5% | 37.5% | 30.5% | 8% | | 7 Jun | The Social Democratic Party is formed[4] | | 5 Jun | MORI | 37.7% | 39.3% | 20.8% | 1.6% | | 30 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 35% | 39% | 24% | 4% | | 11 May | MORI | 32% | 35.5% | 29% | 3.5% | | 11 May | NOP | 38% | 41% | 19% | 3% | | 7–20 May | 1981 United Kingdom local elections | | 7 May | MORI | 30.9% | 39.3% | 26.6% | 8.4% | | 27 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 30% | 38% | 29% | 8% | | 13 Apr | NOP | 30% | 34.5% | 33% | 4.5% | | 9 Apr | Fermanagh & South Tyrone by-election | | 3 Apr | MORI | 35.9% | 42.1% | 19.5% | 6.2% | | 23 Mar | MORI | 33% | 41% | 25% | 8% | | 23 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 28% | 38% | 32% | 10% | | 16 Mar | NOP | 30% | 34% | 32% | 4% | | 2 Mar | NOP | 37% | 41.1% | 16.5% | 4.1% | | 13 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 34.5% | 50.9% | 12.2% | 16.4% | | 11 Feb | MORI | 36% | 35.5% | 26.5% | 0.5% | | 24 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 35% | 45% | 17% | 10% | | 19 Jan | NOP | 33% | 46.5% | 18.5% | 13.5% | | 9 Jan | MORI | 35.4% | 51.2% | 11.9% | 15.8% |
1980 | Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead | | | |
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| 19 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 32% | 56% | 11% | 24% | | 15 Dec | NOP | 35% | 47.5% | 14.5% | 12.5% | | 4 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 37.2% | 47.7% | 12.6% | 10.5% | | 17 Nov | MORI | 36.5% | 47% | 15% | 10.5% | | 11 Nov | NOP | 38% | 47% | 13% | 9% | | 10 Nov | Michael Foot becomes leader of the Labour Party[5] | | 7 Nov | MORI | 39.4% | 46.5% | 12.4% | 7.1% | | 31 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 36% | 50% | 13% | 14% | | 20 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 43% | 13.5% | 3% | | 6 Oct | NOP | 40% | 43% | 13.5% | 3% | | 2 Oct | MORI | 39.8% | 47.6% | 11% | 7.8% | | 30 Sep | MORI | 34% | 50% | 15% | 16% | | 29 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 37% | 46% | 15% | 9% | | 15 Sep | NOP | 35.5% | 45% | 16.5% | 9.5% | | 5 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 46.3% | 11.3% | 6.3% | | 18 Aug | NOP | 38.5% | 44% | 14.5% | 5.5% | | 1 Aug | MORI | 38.1% | 47.3% | 11.7% | 9.2% | | 31 Jul | MORI | 37% | 48% | 13% | 11% | | 27 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 37% | 47% | 13% | 10% | | 14 Jul | NOP | 40% | 43.5% | 14% | 3.5% | | 3 Jul | MORI | 41% | 46.9% | 10.4% | 5.9% | | 26 Jun | Glasgow Central by-election | | 23 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 41% | 43% | 13% | 2% | | 16 Jun | NOP | 40.5% | 45% | 11.5% | 4.5% | | 6 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 43.3% | 11.7% | 0.3% | | 19 May | NOP | 39% | 43.5% | 15.5% | 4.5% | | 1 May | MORI | 41.4% | 46.5% | 10.7% | 5.1% | | 1 May | 1980 United Kingdom local elections | | 28 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 39% | 44% | 14% | 5% | | 14 Apr | NOP | 36.5% | 45% | 15% | 8.5% | | 11 Apr | MORI | 35.5% | 49.6% | 10.9% | 14.1% | | 28 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 46% | 9% | 4% | | 17 Mar | NOP | 37% | 49.5% | 11.5% | 12.5% | | 13 Mar | Southend East by-election | | 5 Mar | MORI | 35.7% | 51.9% | 11.2% | 16.2% | | 29 Feb | MORI | 38% | 46% | 13% | 8% | | 25 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 38% | 46% | 14% | 8% | | 11 Feb | NOP | 37.5% | 42% | 18% | 4.5% | | 8 Feb | MORI | 37.2% | 50.3% | 10.7% | 13.1% | | 19 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 39% | 47% | 12% | 8% | | 14 Jan | NOP | 36% | 45% | 16% | 9% | | 4 Jan | MORI | 40.1% | 48.5% | 9.5% | 8.4% |
1979 | Survey End Date | Polling Organisation / Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead | | | |
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| 31 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 43% | 14% | 3% | | 13 Dec | South West Hertfordshire by-election | | 10 Dec | NOP | 38% | 42% | 18% | 4% | | 6 Dec | MORI | 42.1% | 46.3% | 10.1% | 4.2% | | 2 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 40% | 45% | 13% | 5% | | 12 Nov | NOP | 39% | 43.5% | 15.5% | 4.5% | | 9 Nov | Gallup/Telegraph | 40.9% | 47.2% | 10% | 6.3% | | 15 Oct | NOP | 40.5% | 45% | 12.5% | 4.5% | | 6 Oct | MORI | 44.9% | 46% | 7.4% | 1.1% | | 30 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 41% | 46% | 11% | 5% | | 27 Sep | Manchester Central by-election | | 17 Sep | NOP | 40.5% | 45% | 12% | 4.5% | | 2 Sep | MORI | 42.8% | 47.3% | 8.6% | 4.5% | | 31 Aug | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 43% | 12% | 1% | | 13 Aug | NOP | 41.5% | 44% | 12.5% | 2.5% | | 5 Aug | MORI | 43.1% | 45.4% | 9.5% | 2.3% | | 31 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 44% | 45% | 9% | 1% | | 16 Jul | NOP | 41% | 46% | 11.5% | 5% | | 7 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 44.2% | 45.5% | 8.2% | 1.3% | | 18 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 43.5% | 12% | 1.5% | | 7 Jun | 1979 European Parliament election | | 3 May | 1979 United Kingdom local elections | | 3 May | General election results | 43.9% | 36.9% | 13.8% | 7% |
References 1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/voting-intention-1979-1983|title=UK Polling Report|website=ukpollingreport.co.uk|access-date=2018-08-16}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/21/newsid_2489000/2489349.stm|title=1982: Sinn Fein triumph in elections|date=1982-10-21|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-GB}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/2/newsid_2520000/2520879.stm|title=1982: Argentina invades Falklands|date=1982-04-02|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-GB}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/26/newsid_2531000/2531151.stm|title=1981: 'Gang of four' launches new party|date=1981-03-26|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-GB}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/10/newsid_4699000/4699939.stm|title=1980: Michael Foot is new Labour leader|date=1980-11-10|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-GB}}
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