Leadership approval opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election

At various dates in the run up to the next United Kingdom general election, various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of these polls are displayed in this article. The polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules.

The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 12 December 2019, to the present day.

Leadership approval ratings

Boris Johnson

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Boris Johnson, leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of the United Kingdom.

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
1 Feb	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	39%	40%	21%	1%	–1%
28–29 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	38%	46%	16%	N/A	–8%
25 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	40%	38%	21%	1%	+2%
21–23 Jan	Deltapoll	1,632	Well/Badly	48%	47%	N/A	5%	+1%
18 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	38%	40%	21%	1%	–2%
15–17 Jan	Savanta ComRes	1,914	Favourable/Unfavourable	34%	43%	19%	3%	–9%
14–15 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	34%	49%	17%	N/A	–15%
12–13 Jan	Survation	1,033	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	50%	12%	1%	–14%
11 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	38%	42%	19%	1%	–4%
6–7 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	38%	44%	19%	N/A	–6%
4–5 Jan	YouGov	1,704	Favourable/Unfavourable	37%	54%	N/A	9%	–17%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
26–30 Dec	Deltapoll	1,608	Well/Badly	46%	49%	N/A	5%	–3%
30 Dec	YouGov	1,633	Well/Badly	37%	56%	N/A	7%	–19%
17–18 Dec	YouGov	TBA	Favourable/Unfavourable	35%	56%	N/A	9%	–21%
16–17 Dec	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	38%	44%	N/A	19%	–6%
11–13 Dec	Savanta ComRes	2,026	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	42%	18%	4%	–6%
4–11 Dec	Ipsos MORI	1,027	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	42%	50%	N/A	8%	–8%
27 Nov – 8 Dec	Opinium	6,949	Approve/Disapprove	38%	42%	N/A	20%	–4%
2–7 Dec	Survation	2,020	Favourable/Unfavourable	39%	45%	N/A	15%	–6%
3–4 Dec	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	36%	44%	N/A	19%	–8%
2 Dec	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	39%	40%	20%	2%	–1%
26–28 Nov	Deltapoll	1,525	Well/Badly	43%	51%	N/A	6%	–8%
23 Nov	YouGov	1,645	Well/Badly	34%	58%	N/A	8%	–24%
19–20 Nov	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	35%	47%	N/A	18%	–12%
19 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	36%	44%	19%	2%	–8%
13–15 Nov	Savanta ComRes	2,075	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	41%	19%	4%	–5%
11 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	37%	44%	18%	1%	–7%
5–6 Nov	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	34%	48%	N/A	19%	–14%
29–30 Oct	YouGov	1,852	Favourable/Unfavourable	35%	57%	N/A	8%	–22%
28 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	35%	42%	20%	2%	–7%
22–28 Oct	Ipsos MORI	1,007	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	33%	59%	N/A	8%	–27%
26 Oct	YouGov	1,681	Well/Badly	34%	59%	N/A	7%	–25%
22–24 Oct	Deltapoll	1,589	Well/Badly	44%	51%	N/A	4%	–7%
22–23 Oct	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	33%	47%	N/A	20%	–14%
21–22 Oct	YouGov	1,852	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	55%	N/A	9%	–19%
21 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	35%	45%	19%	2%	–10%
16–18 Oct	Savanta ComRes	2,274	Favourable/Unfavourable	34%	43%	19%	3%	–9%
8–9 Oct	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	34%	46%	N/A	20%	–12%
6–7 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	37%	44%	18%	1%	–7%
2-5 Oct	Ipsos MORI	1,109	Favourable/Unfavouable	27%	48%	21%	4%	–21%
30 Sep – 1 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	4,000	Approve/Disapprove	35%	46%	18%	2%	–11%
29–30 Sep	YouGov	1,700	Favourable/Unfavourable	34%	55%	N/A	10%	–21%
28 Sep	YouGov	1,633	Well/Badly	35%	57%	N/A	8%	–22%
24–25 Sep	Deltapoll	1,583	Well/Badly	44%	54%	N/A	2%	–10%
23–25 Sep	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	35%	47%	N/A	18%	–12%
22–23 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	37%	44%	18%	1%	–7%
11–18 Sep	Ipsos MORI	1,013	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	40%	54%	N/A	6%	–14%
15–16 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	39%	42%	17%	2%	–3%
15–16 Sep	Survation	1,003	Favourable/Unfavourable	35%	49%	14%	1%	–13%
9–11 Sep	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	38%	44%	N/A	18%	–6%
2–4 Sep	Survation	1,047	Favourable/Unfavourable	38%	46%	15%	1%	–8%
1–2 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	42%	39%	18%	2%	+3%
31 Aug	YouGov	1,657	Well/Badly	39%	54%	N/A	7%	–15%
26–28 Aug	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	36%	44%	N/A	20%	–8%
24 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	39%	38%	21%	2%	+1%
21–24 Aug	Ipsos MORI	1,019	Favourable/Unfavourable	29%	46%	21%	4%	–17%
21 Aug	Survation	1,005	Favourable/Unfavourable	40%	44%	15%	1%	–4%
19 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	41%	39%	18%	2%	+2%
14–16 Aug	Savanta ComRes	2,038	Favourable/Unfavourable	38%	39%	20%	2%	–1%
12 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	45%	36%	19%	1%	+9%
30 Jul – 4 Aug	Ipsos MORI	1,019	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	47%	48%	N/A	5%	–1%
3 Aug	YouGov	3,326	Well/Badly	45%	50%	N/A	6%	–5%
31 Jul – 3 Aug	Survation	1,019	Favourable/Unfavourable	43%	43%	14%	1%	0%
29 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	45%	34%	20%	1%	+11%
23–24 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	36%	45%	N/A	19%	–9%
17–19 Jul	Savanta ComRes	2,085	Favourable/Unfavourable	38%	40%	18%	3%	–2%
15 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	46%	36%	17%	2%	+10%
10–13 Jul	Ipsos MORI	1,118	Favourable/Unfavourable	41%	42%	15%	2%	-1%
8 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	43%	38%	17%	2%	+5%
6 Jul	YouGov	1,638	Well/Badly	44%	50%	N/A	6%	–6%
4–6 Jul	YouGov	1,638	Well/Badly	44%	50%	N/A	6%	–6%
3–6 Jul	Survation	1,012	Favourable/Unfavourable	43%	47%	10%	0%	–4%
1–3 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	37%	44%	N/A	19%	–7%
1 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	44%	37%	18%	2%	+7%
25–26 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	37%	43%	N/A	20%	–6%
25 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	46%	35%	18%	1%	+11%
24–25 Jun	Survation	2,003	Favourable/Unfavourable	44%	39%	15%	1%	+6%
18–19 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	39%	44%	N/A	16%	–5%
18 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	43%	37%	20%	1%	+5%
12–14 Jun	Savanta ComRes	TBA	Favourable/Unfavourable	40%	38%	N/A	22%	+2%
11–12 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	37%	43%	N/A	19%	–6%
11 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	1,500	Approve/Disapprove	42%	38%	19%	2%	+4%
9–10 Jun	Survation	1,062	Favourable/Unfavourable	43%	40%	15%	1%	+3%
5–10 Jun	Ipsos MORI	1,059	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	48%	49%	N/A	3%	–1%
6–8 Jun	YouGov	1,666	Well/Badly	43%	50%	N/A	7%	–7%
4–5 Jun	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	37%	44%	N/A	19%	–7%
3 Jun	Survation	1,018	Favourable/Unfavourable	44%	42%	13%	1%	+2%
29 May – 3 Jun	Ipsos MORI	1,291	Favourable/Unfavourable	39%	43%	15%	3%	–4%
28–29 May	Opinium	2,012	Approve/Disapprove	37%	42%	N/A	21%	–5%
27–28 May	Deltapoll	1,557	Well/Badly	54%	44%	N/A	3%	+10%
27 May	Redfield and Wilton	1,500	Favourable/Unfavourable	41%	40%	18%	1%	+1%
22–26 May	Survation	1,040	Favourable/Unfavourable	51%	34%	14%	<1%	+18%
21–22 May	Opinium	2,008	Approve/Disapprove	45%	39%	N/A	16%	+6%
15–18 May	Ipsos MORI	1,126	Favourable/Unfavourable	45%	38%	15%	2%	+7%
15–17 May	Savanta Comres	2,079	Favourable/Unfavourable	46%	31%	19%	3%	+15%
13–14 May	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	46%	36%	N/A	18%	+10%
13–14 May	YouGov	1,686	Favourable/Unfavourable	50%	43%	N/A	8%	+7%
9–10 May	YouGov	1,674	Well/Badly	57%	35%	N/A	7%	+22%
5–7 May	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	51%	31%	N/A	17%	+20%
5–6 May	YouGov	1,667	Favourable/Unfavourable	54%	38%	N/A	8%	+16%
27 Apr – 1 May	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	51%	31%	N/A	18%	+20%
27–28 Apr	Survation	1,023	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	61%	22%	16%	1%	+39%
26 Apr	Redfield and Wilton	1,500	Approve/Disapprove	56%	24%	18%	3%	+32%
23–24 Apr	Deltapoll	1,518	Well/Badly	67%	29%	N/A	4%	+38%
21–23 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	49%	31%	N/A	20%	+18%
15–17 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	55%	27%	N/A	18%	+28%
14 Apr	Redfield and Wilton	1,500	Approve/Disapprove	62%	18%	18%	2%	+44%
11–13 Apr	YouGov	1,623	Well/Badly	66%	26%	N/A	7%	+40%
1–3 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	51%	22%	N/A	23%	+29%
1–2 Apr	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	61%	22%	16%	1%	+39%
26–27 Mar	Deltapoll	1,545	Well/Badly	70%	25%	N/A	5%	+45%
26–27 Mar	Opinium	2,006	Approve/Disapprove	55%	26%	N/A	19%	+29%
17–18 Mar	YouGov	1,615	Favourable/Unfavourable	43%	46%	N/A	12%	–3%
14–16 Mar	YouGov	1,637	Well/Badly	46%	42%	N/A	12%	+4%
13–16 Mar	Ipsos MORI	1,003	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	52%	38%	N/A	10%	+14%
13–16 Mar	Deltapoll	1,545	Well/Badly	52%	38%	N/A	9%	+14%
12–13 Mar	YouGov	1,678	Favourable/Unfavourable	44%	46%	N/A	9%	–2%
12–13 Mar	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	42%	36%	N/A	22%	+6%
4–5 Mar	YouGov	1,682	Favourable/Unfavourable	42%	49%	N/A	9%	–7%
15–17 Feb	YouGov	1,646	Well/Badly	48%	38%	N/A	14%	+10%
12–14 Feb	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	44%	36%	N/A	20%	+8%
18–20 Jan	YouGov	1,708	Well/Badly	42%	43%	N/A	15%	–1%
15–17 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	43%	36%	N/A	21%	+7%

2019

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
21–23 Dec	YouGov	1,692	Well/Badly	46%	41%	N/A	12%	+5%
13–14 Dec	YouGov	1,628	Approve/Disapprove	41%	52%	N/A	7%	–11%

Keir Starmer

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since April 2020.

Time - Approval Graph for Keir Starmer

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
1 Feb	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	33%	26%	36%	5%	+7%
28–29 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	36%	27%	37%	N/A	+9%
25 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	33%	24%	36%	7%	+9%
21–23 Jan	Deltapoll	1,632	Well/Badly	50%	36%	N/A	15%	+14%
18 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	33%	25%	36%	6%	+8%
15–17 Jan	Savanta ComRes	1,914	Favourable/Unfavourable	30%	32%	30%	8%	–2%
14–15 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	37%	27%	36%	N/A	+10%
12–13 Jan	Survation	1,033	Favourable/Unfavourable	38%	31%	25%	3%	+8%
11 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	33%	24%	36%	6%	+9%
6–7 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	40%	25%	35%	N/A	+15%
4–5 Jan	YouGov	1,704	Favourable/Unfavourable	42%	39%	N/A	20%	+3%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
26–30 Dec	Deltapoll	1,608	Well/Badly	41%	36%	N/A	22%	+5%
20 Dec	YouGov	1,633	Well/Badly	40%	35%	N/A	26%	+5%
17–18 Dec	YouGov	TBA	Favourable/Unfavourable	38%	40%	N/A	21%	–2%
16–17 Dec	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	37%	25%	N/A	38%	+12%
11–13 Dec	Savanta ComRes	2,026	Favourable/Unfavourable	31%	32%	29%	9%	–1%
4–11 Dec	Ipsos MORI	1,027	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	38%	33%	N/A	29%	+5%
2–7 Dec	Survation	2,020	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	27%	N/A	29%	+9%
27 Nov – 8 Dec	Opinium	6,949	Approve/Disapprove	39%	22%	N/A	40%	+17%
3–4 Dec	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	35%	26%	N/A	39%	+9%
2 Dec	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	34%	25%	33%	8%	+9%
26–28 Nov	Deltapoll	1,525	Well/Badly	44%	37%	N/A	20%	+7%
21 Nov	YouGov	1,645	Well/Badly	45%	29%	N/A	27%	+16%
19–20 Nov	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	36%	25%	N/A	39%	+11%
19 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	36%	23%	36%	6%	+13%
13–15 Nov	Savanta ComRes	2,075	Favourable/Unfavourable	30%	31%	31%	8%	–1%
11 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	38%	24%	33%	5%	+14%
5–6 Nov	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	41%	24%	N/A	35%	+17%
29–30 Oct	YouGov	1,852	Favourable/Unfavourable	38%	40%	N/A	21%	–2%
22–28 Oct	Ipsos MORI	1,007	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	45%	30%	N/A	25%	+15%
28 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	35%	26%	34%	5%	+9%
26 Oct	YouGov	1,681	Well/Badly	44%	31%	N/A	24%	+13%
22–24 Oct	Deltapoll	1,589	Well/Badly	48%	35%	N/A	17%	+13%
22–23 Oct	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	39%	25%	N/A	36%	+14%
21–22 Oct	YouGov	1,638	Favourable/Unfavourable	41%	36%	N/A	23%	+5%
21 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	35%	26%	33%	6%	+9%
16–18 Oct	Savanta ComRes	2,274	Favourable/Unfavourable	31%	32%	29%	7%	–1%
8–9 Oct	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	40%	24%	N/A	37%	+16%
6–7 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	36%	23%	34%	7%	+13%
2–5 Oct	Ipsos MORI	1,109	Favourable/Unfavourable	29%	30%	32%	9%	–1%
30 Sep – 1 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	4,000	Approve/Disapprove	38%	22%	33%	7%	+16%
29–30 Sep	Yougov	1,700	Favourable/Unfavourable	43%	31%	N/A	26%	+12%
28 Sep	YouGov	1,633	Well/Badly	46%	26%	N/A	28%	+20%
24–25 Sep	Deltapoll	1,583	Well/Badly	49%	30%	N/A	21%	+19%
23–25 Sep	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	40%	21%	N/A	38%	+19%
22–23 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	38%	23%	33%	7%	+15%
11–18 Sep	Ipsos MORI	1,013	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	43%	27%	N/A	31%	+16%
15–16 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	38%	23%	32%	7%	+15%
15–16 Sep	Survation	1,003	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	26%	30%	5%	+10%
9–11 Sep	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	42%	21%	N/A	37%	+21%
2–4 Sep	Survation	1,047	Favourable/Unfavourable	34%	28%	30%	6%	+6%
1–2 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	36%	21%	35%	7%	+15%
31 Aug	YouGov	1,657	Well/Badly	43%	25%	N/A	32%	+18%
26–28 Aug	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	38%	24%	N/A	38%	+14%
24 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	39%	21%	32%	8%	+18%
21–24 Aug	Ipsos MORI	1,019	Favourable/Unfavourable	30%	28%	33%	8%	+2%
21 Aug	Survation	1,005	Favourable/Unfavourable	34%	25%	35%	6%	+9%
19 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	40%	21%	31%	8%	+19%
14–16 Aug	Savanta ComRes	2,038	Favourable/Unfavourable	32%	30%	31%	7%	+2%
12 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	38%	22%	34%	6%	+16%
30 Jul – 4 Aug	Ipsos MORI	1,019	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	48%	26%	N/A	26%	+22%
3 Aug	YouGov	3,326	Well/Badly	48%	21%	N/A	31%	+27%
31 Jul – 3 Aug	Survation	1,019	Favourable/Unfavourable	37%	28%	27%	7%	+9%
29 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	38%	27%	31%	5%	+11%
23–24 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	44%	22%	N/A	34%	+22%
17–19 Jul	Savanta ComRes	2,085	Favourable/Unfavourable	33%	28%	31%	8%	+5%
15 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	39%	21%	34%	5%	+18%
10–13 Jul	Ipsos MORI	1,118	Favourable/Unfavourable	33%	29%	31%	6%	+4%
8 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	41%	19%	32%	7%	+22%
4–6 Jul	YouGov	1,638	Well/Badly	47%	23%	N/A	30%	+24%
3–6 Jul	Survation	1,012	Favourable/Unfavourable	35%	31%	26%	8%	+4%
1–3 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	43%	22%	N/A	35%	+21%
1 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	39%	21%	33%	6%	+18%
25–26 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	46%	19%	N/A	35%	+27%
25 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	41%	18%	35%	6%	+23%
24–25 Jun	Survation	2,003	Favourable/Unfavourable	35%	25%	30%	10%	+10%
18–19 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	44%	22%	N/A	34%	+22%
18 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	37%	19%	37%	7%	+18%
12–14 Jun	Savanta ComRes	TBA	Favourable/Unfavourable	30%	29%	N/A	31%	+1%
11–12 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	45%	21%	N/A	34%	+24%
11 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	1,500	Approve/Disapprove	41%	19%	33%	8%	+22%
9–10 Jun	Survation	1,062	Favourable/Unfavourable	37%	23%	31%	5%	+14%
5–10 Jun	Ipsos MORI	1,059	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	51%	20%	N/A	29%	+31%
6–8 Jun	YouGov	1,666	Well/Badly	48%	21%	N/A	32%	+27%
4–5 Jun	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	45%	17%	N/A	37%	+28%
3 Jun	Survation	1,018	Favourable/Unfavourable	39%	22%	30%	6%	+17%
29 May – 3 Jun	Ipsos MORI	1,291	Favourable/Unfavourable	36%	26%	31%	7%	+10%
28–29 May	Opinium	2,012	Approve/Disapprove	44%	19%	N/A	37%	+25%
27–28 May	Deltapoll	1,557	Well/Badly	47%	27%	N/A	27%	+20%
27 May	Redfield and Wilton	1,500	Approve/Disapprove	38%	19%	35%	7%	+19%
22–26 May	Survation	1,040	Favourable/Unfavourable	37%	21%	N/A	42%	+16%
21–22 May	Opinium	2,008	Approve/Disapprove	47%	17%	N/A	35%	+30%
15–18 May	Ipsos MORI	1,126	Favourable/Unfavourable	34%	26%	33%	7%	+8%
15–17 May	Savanta Comres	2,079	Favourable/Unfavourable	29%	28%	33%	9%	+1%
13–14 May	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	42%	18%	N/A	41%	+24%
13–14 May	YouGov	1,686	Favourable/Unfavourable	39%	30%	N/A	9%	+9%
9–10 May	YouGov	1,674	Well/Badly	40%	17%	N/A	44%	+23%
5–7 May	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	35%	17%	N/A	48%	+18%
5–6 May	YouGov	1,667	Favourable/Unfavourable	35%	30%	N/A	35%	+5%
27 Apr – 1 May	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	36%	18%	N/A	46%	+18%
27–28 Apr	Survation	1,023	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	29%	16%	43%	12%	+13%
23–24 Apr	Deltapoll	1,518	Well/Badly	38%	26%	N/A	35%	+12%
21–23 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	32%	19%	N/A	49%	+13%
15–17 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	33%	17%	N/A	50%	+16%
7–9 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	34%	8%	N/A	58%	+26%
7–9 Apr	BMG Research	1,541	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	31%	10%	N/A	59%	+21%

Ed Davey

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats since 27 August 2020 and acting leader from 13 December 2019 to 27 August 2020.

Time - Approval Graph for Ed Davey

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
1 Feb	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	13%	20%	45%	22%	−7%
28–29 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	15%	27%	59%	N/A	−12%
25 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	13%	22%	43%	23%	−9%
18 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	13%	20%	43%	24%	−7%
15–17 Jan	Savanta ComRes	1,914	Favourable/Unfavourable	17%	22%	39%	25%	−7%
14–15 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	14%	25%	61%	N/A	−9%
11 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	14%	21%	44%	22%	−7%
6–7 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	17%	25%	59%	N/A	−8%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
16–17 Dec	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	17%	24%	N/A	59%	−7%
11–13 Dec	Savanta ComRes	2,026	Favourable/Unfavourable	16%	23%	37%	24%	−7%
4–11 Dec	Ipsos MORI	1,027	Approve/Disapprove	15%	29%	N/A	56%	−14%
3–4 Dec	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	15%	25%	N/A	61%	−10%
2 Dec	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	17%	20%	39%	24%	−3%
19–20 Nov	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	15%	22%	N/A	63%	−7%
13–15 Nov	Savanta ComRes	2,075	Favourable/Unfavourable	14%	22%	38%	25%	−9%
11 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	13%	22%	44%	21%	−9%
5–6 Nov	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	17%	23%	N/A	61%	−6%
28 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	14%	22%	44%	20%	−8%
22–28 Oct	Ipsos MORI	1,007	Approve/Disapprove	20%	25%	N/A	55%	−5%
22–23 Oct	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	16%	22%	N/A	62%	−6%
21 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	12%	21%	46%	22%	−9%
8–9 Oct	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	13%	21%	N/A	66%	−8%
23–25 Sep	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	14%	23%	N/A	63%	−9%
22–23 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	13%	22%	43%	21%	−9%
9–11 Sep	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	17%	22%	N/A	61%	−5%
26–28 Aug	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	15%	24%	N/A	61%	−9%
23–24 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	15%	23%	N/A	62%	−8%
8 Jul[1]	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	19%	22%	40%	20%	−3%
1–3 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	14%	20%	N/A	65%	-6%
1 Jul[1]	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	16%	19%	45%	20%	−3%
25–26 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	14%	20%	N/A	64%	–6%
25 Jun[1]	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	20%	20%	41%	19%	0%
18–19 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	16%	20%	N/A	64%	−4%
11–12 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	15%	23%	N/A	62%	−8%
4–5 Jun	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	15%	18%	N/A	67%	−3%
28–29 May	Opinium	2,012	Approve/Disapprove	15%	23%	N/A	63%	−8%
21–22 May	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	14%	23%	N/A	63%	−9%
13–14 May	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	15%	19%	N/A	66%	−4%
5–7 May	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	13%	20%	N/A	67%	−7%
27 Apr – 1 May	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	13%	21%	N/A	66%	−8%
21–23 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	14%	21%	N/A	65%	−7%
15–17 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	15%	21%	N/A	64%	−6%
7–9 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	13%	20%	N/A	67%	−7%
1–3 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	12%	21%	N/A	67%	−9%
26–27 Mar	Opinium	2,006	Approve/Disapprove	12%	21%	N/A	67%	−9%
12–13 Mar	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	12%	24%	N/A	64%	−12%
12–14 Feb	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	14%	24%	N/A	62%	−10%
15–17 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	14%	23%	N/A	63%	−9%

Nigel Farage

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Nigel Farage, the leader of the Brexit Party, since 22 March 2019.

Time - Approval Graph for Nigel Farage

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
6–7 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	21%	44%	N/A	35%	–23%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
16–17 Dec	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	21%	43%	N/A	36%	–22%
3–4 Dec	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	19%	45%	N/A	36%	–26%
19–20 Nov	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	19%	46%	N/A	35%	–27%
5–6 Nov	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	18%	48%	N/A	34%	–30%
22–23 Oct	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	19%	42%	N/A	39%	–23%
8–9 Oct	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	18%	43%	N/A	38%	–25%
23–25 Sep	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	22%	44%	N/A	34%	–22%
9–11 Sep	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	23%	43%	N/A	34%	–20%
26–28 Aug	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	22%	43%	N/A	35%	–21%
28–29 May	Opinium	2,012	Approve/Disapprove	22%	42%	N/A	36%	–20%
21–22 May	Opinium	2,008	Approve/Disapprove	21%	43%	N/A	36%	–22%
13–14 May	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	20%	40%	N/A	40%	–20%
5–7 May	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	20%	42%	N/A	37%	–22%
27 Apr – 1 May	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	19%	42%	N/A	40%	–23%
21–23 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	18%	41%	N/A	41%	–23%
15–17 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	20%	40%	N/A	40%	–20%
7–9 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	18%	39%	N/A	42%	–21%
1–3 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	23%	39%	N/A	38%	–16%
26–27 Mar	Opinium	2,006	Approve/Disapprove	19%	43%	N/A	38%	–23%
12–13 Mar	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	21%	42%	N/A	37%	–21%
12–14 Feb	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	27%	41%	N/A	32%	–14%
15–17 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	22%	42%	N/A	36%	–20%

2019

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Dec	YouGov	1,628	Approve/Disapprove	27%	63%	N/A	10%	–36%

Siân Berry & Jonathan Bartley

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Siân Berry & Jonathan Bartley, co-leaders of the Green Party since 4 September 2018.

Time - Approval Graph for Berry & Bartley

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
1 Feb	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	15%	17%	41%	26%	–2%
25 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	14%	18%	38%	29%	–4%
18 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	15%	17%	39%	30%	–2%
11 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	16%	18%	39%	27%	–2%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
2 Dec	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	17%	16%	38%	29%	+1%
11 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	17%	17%	40%	26%	0%
28 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	17%	19%	41%	24%	–2%
21 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	15%	18%	41%	27%	–3%
23 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	16%	19%	38%	27%	–3%
22 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	20%	18%	39%	23%	+2%
1 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	19%	14%	41%	26%	+5%
25 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	21%	15%	41%	25%	+6%

Nicola Sturgeon

The following polls asked about British voters' opinions on Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party and first minister of Scotland. These polls asked the opinions of British voters, not specifically Scottish ones.

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
1 Feb	Redfeild and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	38%	29%	27%	5%	+9%
28–29 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	41%	31%	28%	N/A	+10%
25 Jan	Redfeild and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	41%	28%	27%	4%	+13%
18 Jan	Redfeild and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	43%	25%	27%	5%	+18%
14–15 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	42%	29%	28%	N/A	+13%
11 Jan	Redfeild and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	41%	26%	29%	4%	+15%
6–7 Jan	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	43%	28%	30%	N/A	+15%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
16–17 Dec	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	38%	31%	N/A	31%	+8%
3–4 Dec	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	39%	31%	N/A	31%	+9%
2 Dec	Redfeild and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	42%	23%	27%	6%	+19%
19–20 Nov	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	41%	28%	N/A	31%	+13%
11 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	42%	26%	27%	5%	+16%
5–6 Nov	Opinium	2,003	Approve/Disapprove	42%	26%	N/A	32%	+16%
28 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	42%	26%	29%	5%	+16%
22–23 Oct	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	43%	26%	N/A	31%	+17%
21 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	3,000	Approve/Disapprove	42%	27%	27%	4%	+15%
8–9 Oct	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	44%	25%	N/A	31%	+19%
23–25 Sep	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	44%	26%	N/A	30%	+18%
22–23 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	2,500	Approve/Disapprove	41%	26%	28%	5%	+15%
9–11 Sep	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	43%	28%	N/A	29%	+15%
26–28 Aug	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	43%	28%	N/A	29%	+15%
23–24 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	42%	28%	N/A	31%	+14%
8 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	44%	28%	22%	6%	+16%
1–3 Jul	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	42%	28%	N/A	31%	+14%
1 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	45%	24%	26%	6%	+21%
25–26 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	43%	26%	N/A	31%	+17%
25 Jun	Redfield and Wilton	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	41%	26%	27%	7%	+15%
18–19 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	42%	27%	N/A	31%	+15%
11–12 Jun	Opinium	2,001	Approve/Disapprove	42%	28%	N/A	30%	+14%
4–5 Jun	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	43%	24%	N/A	32%	+19%
28–29 May	Opinium	2,012	Approve/Disapprove	41%	28%	N/A	31%	+13%
21–22 May	Opinium	2,008	Approve/Disapprove	44%	29%	N/A	27%	+15%
13–14 May	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	43%	28%	N/A	29%	+15%
5–7 May	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	37%	29%	N/A	37%	+8%
27 Apr – 1 May	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	37%	28%	N/A	35%	+9%
21–23 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	34%	31%	N/A	35%	+3%
15–17 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	34%	30%	N/A	36%	+4%
7–9 Apr	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	33%	30%	N/A	37%	+3%
1–3 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	32%	32%	N/A	36%	0%
26–27 Mar	Opinium	2,006	Approve/Disapprove	33%	30%	N/A	27%	+3%
12–13 Mar	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	28%	39%	N/A	33%	–11%
12–14 Feb	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	28%	40%	N/A	32%	–12%
15–17 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	28%	40%	N/A	32%	–12%

2019

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Dec	YouGov	1,628	Approve/Disapprove	29%	54%	N/A	17%	–25%

Approval ratings for former party leaders

Jeremy Corbyn

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the Labour Party.

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
1–3 Apr	Opinium	2,000	Approve/Disapprove	18%	54%	N/A	28%	–36%
26–27 Mar	Opinium	2,006	Approve/Disapprove	19%	54%	N/A	27%	–35%
13–16 Mar	Ipsos MORI	1,003	Satisfied/Dissatisfied	19%	68%	N/A	13%	–49%
12–13 Mar	Opinium	2,005	Approve/Disapprove	19%	57%	N/A	24%	–38%
12–14 Feb	Opinium	2,007	Approve/Disapprove	21%	59%	N/A	20%	–38%
15–17 Jan	Opinium	2,002	Approve/Disapprove	19%	59%	N/A	22%	–40%

2019

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Dec	YouGov	1,628	Approve/Disapprove	21%	71%	N/A	8%	–50%

Preferred Prime Minister polling

Graph of opinion polls conducted. Trend lines represent local regressions.

Some opinion pollsters ask voters which party leader they would prefer as prime minister: Boris Johnson (Conservative Party) or Keir Starmer (Labour Party). The questions differ slightly from pollster to pollster:

• Opinium: "Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?"
• BMG Research: "If you had to choose between the two, who would you prefer to see as the next Prime Minister?"
• YouGov / Survation: "Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister?"
• Ipsos MORI: "Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, the Conservative’s Boris Johnson, or Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer?"
• ICM: "Putting aside which party you support, and only thinking about your impressions of them as leaders, which one of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister for Britain?"
• Savanta ComRes: "Which of the following politicians do you think would make the best Prime Minister?"
• Redfield and Wilton: "At this moment, which of the following individuals do you think would be the better Prime Minister for the United Kingdom?"

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Keir Starmer	None of these	Unsure	Refused	Lead
1 Feb	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	42%	32%	N/A	26%	N/A	10%
28–29 Jan	Opinium	GB	2,003	33%	29%	25%	13%	N/A	4%
26–27 Jan	YouGov / The Times	GB	1,721	29%	34%	N/A	34%	4%	5%
25 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	43%	31%	N/A	26%	N/A	12%
21–22 Jan	YouGov	GB	1,703	31%	33%	N/A	32%	4%	2%
18 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	42%	34%	N/A	25%	N/A	8%
15–17 Jan	SavantaComRes	UK	1,914	38%	31%	N/A	32%	N/A	7%
14–15 Jan	Opinium	GB	2,003	29%	32%	25%	14%	N/A	3%
13–14 Jan	YouGov	GB	1,702	29%	34%	N/A	34%	3%	5%
12–13 Jan	Survation	UK	1,033	39%	37%	N/A	25%	N/A	2%
11 Jan	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	40%	34%	N/A	26%	N/A	6%
6–7 Jan	Opinium	GB	2,003	32%	32%	23%	13%	N/A	Tie
4–5 Jan	YouGov	GB	1,704	30%	35%	N/A	32%	3%	5%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Keir Starmer	None of these	Unsure	Refused	Lead
16–17 Dec	Opinium	GB	2,001	33%	31%	22%	13%	N/A	2%
15–16 Dec	YouGov	GB	1,898	30%	35%	N/A	33%	2%	5%
11–13 Dec	SavantaComRes	UK	2,026	39%	31%	N/A	30%	N/A	8%
27 Nov – 8 Dec	Opinium	GB	6,949	32%	30%	23%	15%	N/A	2%
2–7 Dec	Survation	UK	2,020	39%	36%	N/A	25%	N/A	3%
3–4 Dec	Opinium	GB	2,002	32%	30%	24%	14%	N/A	2%
2–3 Dec	YouGov	GB	1,706	29%	33%	N/A	35%	3%	4%
2 Dec	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	43%	32%	N/A	26%	N/A	11%
26–27 Nov	YouGov	GB	1,696	29%	34%	N/A	35%	3%	5%
19–20 Nov	Opinium	GB	2,001	31%	30%	23%	15%	N/A	1%
19 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,500	39%	34%	N/A	26%	N/A	5%
17–18 Nov	YouGov	GB	1,700	29%	34%	N/A	34%	3%	5%
13–15 Nov	SavantaComRes	UK	2,075	41%	31%	N/A	28%	N/A	10%
11–12 Nov	YouGov	GB	1,632	28%	34%	N/A	36%	2%	6%
11 Nov	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,500	40%	36%	N/A	24%	N/A	4%
5–6 Nov	Opinium	GB	2,003	31%	33%	23%	13%	N/A	2%
5–6 Nov	Survation	UK	1,034	40%	33%	N/A	27%	N/A	7%
4–5 Nov	YouGov	GB	1,665	26%	36%	N/A	36%	2%	10%
28 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	GB	3,000	39%	34%	N/A	27%	N/A	5%
22–23 Oct	Opinium	GB	2,002	30%	31%	22%	16%	N/A	1%
21–22 Oct	YouGov	GB	1,665	29%	35%	N/A	33%	3%	6%
21 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	GB	3,000	39%	34%	N/A	26%	N/A	5%
16–18 Oct	Savanta ComRes	UK	2,274	40%	31%	N/A	29%	N/A	9%
14–15 Oct	YouGov	GB	1,675	29%	35%	N/A	33%	3%	6%
8–9 Oct	Opinium	GB	2,001	32%	33%	21%	14%	N/A	1%
6–7 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	GB	3,000	42%	35%	N/A	23%	N/A	7%
6-7 Oct	YouGov	GB	1,673	29%	33%	N/A	35%	3%	4%
5–6 Oct	Survation	UK	1,022	37%	38%	N/A	25%	N/A	1%
30 Sep – 1 Oct	Redfield and Wilton	GB	4,000	41%	36%	N/A	23%	N/A	5%
29–30 Sep	YouGov	GB	1,700	27%	36%	N/A	35%	3%	9%
23–25 Sep	Opinium	GB	2,002	32%	36%	17%	15%	N/A	4%
23–24 Sep	YouGov	GB	1,623	30%	37%	N/A	30%	3%	7%
22–23 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,499	42%	36%	N/A	22%	N/A	6%
18–20 Sep	Savanta ComRes	UK	2,109	41%	35%	N/A	24%	N/A	6%
16–17 Sep	YouGov	GB	1,618	30%	35%	N/A	31%	4%	5%
15–16 Sep	Survation	UK	996	39%	39%	N/A	23%	N/A	Tie
15–16 Sep	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,500	43%	35%	N/A	22%	N/A	8%
9–11 Sep	Opinium	GB	2,001	33%	32%	21%	14%	N/A	1%
3–4 Sep	YouGov	GB	1,633	31%	34%	N/A	31%	4%	3%
2–4 Sep	Survation	UK	1,020	41%	36%	N/A	23%	N/A	5%
26–28 Aug	Opinium	GB	2,002	34%	32%	18%	16%	N/A	2%
24 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	42%	33%	N/A	25%	N/A	9%
24–25 Aug	YouGov	GB	1,669	30%	33%	N/A	34%	4%	3%
19 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	41%	35%	N/A	24%	N/A	6%
18–19 Aug	YouGov	GB	1,652	31%	35%	N/A	31%	3%	4%
14–16 Aug	Savanta ComRes	UK	2,086	43%	30%	N/A	27%	N/A	13%
13–14 Aug	Opinium	GB	2,005	34%	33%	19%	14%	N/A	1%
12 Aug	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	47%	33%	N/A	20%	N/A	14%
11–12 Aug	YouGov	GB	1,634	32%	32%	N/A	32%	4%	Tie
4–5 Aug	YouGov	GB	1,606	32%	34%	N/A	31%	3%	2%
31 Jul – 3 Aug	Survation	UK	1,019	42%	35%	N/A	23%	N/A	7%
30-31 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,002	35%	34%	17%	14%	N/A	1%
29 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	48%	32%	N/A	20%	N/A	16%
23–24 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,002	35%	33%	16%	16%	N/A	2%
22 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	45%	33%	N/A	22%	N/A	12%
17–19 Jul	Savanta ComRes	UK	2,085	40%	31%	N/A	29%	N/A	9%
15–17 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,003	36%	34%	17%	14%	N/A	2%
15 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	48%	33%	N/A	19%	N/A	15%
10–12 Jul	Survation	UK	1,957	43%	33%	N/A	22%	N/A	10%
9–10 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,002	36%	33%	15%	16%	N/A	3%
8 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	46%	35%	N/A	18%	N/A	11%
3–6 Jul	Survation	UK	1,012	41%	37%	N/A	22%	N/A	4%
1–3 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,002	34%	33%	18%	15%	N/A	1%
1 Jul	Redfield and Wilton	GB	2,000	49%	33%	N/A	18%	N/A	16%
25–26 June	Opinium	GB	2,001	35%	37%	14%	14%	N/A	2%
25 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	50%	31%	N/A	19%	N/A	19%
24–25 June	Survation	UK	2,003	46%	30%	N/A	24%	N/A	16%
18–19 Jun	Opinium	GB	2,001	35%	34%	16%	15%	N/A	1%
18 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	43%	31%	N/A	26%	N/A	12%
12–14 Jun	Savanta Comres	UK	TBA	46%	26%	N/A	28%	N/A	20%
11–12 Jun	Opinium	UK	2,001	36%	35%	15%	13%	N/A	1%
11–12 Jun	YouGov	GB	1,693	33%	33%	N/A	31%	3%	Tie
9–10 Jun	Survation	UK	1,062	43%	33%	N/A	24%	N/A	10%
5–10 Jun	Ipsos MORI	GB	1,059	43%	38%	N/A	19%	N/A	5%
4–5 Jun	Opinium	GB	2,002	36%	35%	16%	13%	N/A	1%
3 Jun	Survation	UK	1,018	44%	35%	N/A	21%	N/A	9%
29–30 May	YouGov	GB	1,650	37%	32%	N/A	28%	3%	5%
28–29 May	Opinium	GB	2,012	36%	33%	17%	14%	N/A	3%
22–26 May	Survation	UK	1,040	48%	31%	N/A	21%	N/A	17%
21–22 May	Opinium	GB	2,008	39%	31%	14%	16%	N/A	8%
18–19 May	YouGov	GB	1,718	39%	27%	N/A	29%	5%	12%
13–14 May	Opinium	GB	2,005	42%	28%	15%	15%	N/A	14%
5–7 May	Opinium	GB	2,005	44%	23%	16%	17%	N/A	21%
27 Apr – 1 May	Opinium	GB	2,000	45%	23%	15%	16%	N/A	22%
21–23 Apr	Opinium	GB	2,005	44%	23%	17%	16%	N/A	21%
16–17 Apr	YouGov	GB	2,015	46%	22%	N/A	28%	3%	24%
15–17 Apr	Opinium	GB	2,000	48%	22%	14%	16%	N/A	26%

Preferred Prime Minister and Chancellor Polling

Some pollsters ask voters which potential Prime Minister/Chancellor of the Exchequer pairing they would prefer: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak for the Conservative Party, and Keir Starmer and Anneliese Dodds for the Labour Party. Each pollster uses the following wording for this question:

• Deltapoll: "Putting aside any support for a political party you may have, which of the following do you think would be best for the British economy?"
• Opinium: "Which, if any, of the following would you say you trust more to handle the economy?"

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area Conducted	Sample size	Johnson & Sunak	Starmer & Dodds	Neither	Don't know	Lead
21–23 Jan	Deltapoll	GB	1,632	44%	35%	N/A	21%	9%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area Conducted	Sample size	Johnson & Sunak	Starmer & Dodds	Neither	Don't know	Lead
26–30 Dec	Deltapoll	GB	1,608	46%	32%	N/A	22%	14%
26–28 Nov	Deltapoll	GB	1,525	46%	31%	N/A	23%	15%
22–24 Oct	Deltapoll	GB	1,589	46%	34%	N/A	20%	12%
24–25 Sep	Deltapoll	GB	1,583	45%	37%	N/A	18%	8%
9–10 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,002	42%	26%	18%	14%	16%
2–3 Jul	Deltapoll	GB	1,549	48%	31%	N/A	21%	17%
1–3 Jul	Opinium	GB	2,002	39%	27%	16%	17%	12%
27–28 May	Deltapoll	GB	1,557	49%	32%	N/A	19%	17%
23–24 Apr	Deltapoll	GB	1,518	57%	23%	N/A	20%	34%

Hypothetical polling

Some pollsters conduct surveys to compare figures who are not both party leaders. These could include a comparison of leading politicians within the same party (to gauge support for future leadership contests), or compare the current leader of one party to an alternative leader of a second. The politicians listed below include:

• Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party
• Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Michael Gove, Minister for the Cabinet Office
• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Rishi Sunak	Unsure	Lead
1 Feb	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	39%	31%	30%	8%
25 Jan	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	39%	31%	30%	8%
18 Jan	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	39%	31%	30%	8%
11 Jan	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	37%	32%	31%	5%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Rishi Sunak	Unsure	Lead
2 Dec	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	39%	31%	30%	8%
19 Nov	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	33%	35%	32%	2%
11 Nov	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	36%	34%	29%	2%
28 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	3,000	33%	34%	33%	1%
21 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	3,000	33%	36%	31%	3%
6–7 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	3,000	35%	33%	32%	2%
30 Sep – 1 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	4,000	34%	37%	29%	3%
22–23 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,499	34%	37%	28%	3%
15–16 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	35%	34%	31%	1%
1–2 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	38%	33%	29%	5%
24 Aug	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	36%	32%	32%	4%
19 Aug	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	37%	33%	30%	4%
12 Aug	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	39%	36%	25%	3%
29 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	41%	33%	25%	8%
22 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	38%	35%	27%	3%
15 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	38%	38%	24%	0%
8 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	38%	38%	24%	0%
1 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	42%	33%	25%	9%
25 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	44%	31%	25%	13%
18 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	37%	30%	33%	7%

2021

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Keir Starmer	Rishi Sunak	Unsure	Lead
1 Feb	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	34%	38%	29%	4%
25 Jan	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	32%	39%	28%	7%
18 Jan	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	33%	39%	28%	6%
11 Jan	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	34%	38%	28%	4%

2020

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Keir Starmer	Rishi Sunak	Unsure	Lead
19 Nov	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	31%	41%	28%	10%
11 Nov	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	34%	39%	27%	5%
28 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	3,000	31%	39%	30%	8%
6–7 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	3,000	32%	39%	28%	7%
30 Sep – 1 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	4,000	33%	41%	26%	8%
22–23 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,499	33%	41%	26%	8%
15–16 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	33%	40%	27%	7%
1–2 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	30%	43%	27%	13%
24 Aug	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	33%	36%	31%	3%
19 Aug	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	34%	37%	29%	3%
12 Aug	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	30%	46%	25%	16%
29 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	31%	42%	27%	11%
22 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	31%	42%	26%	11%
15 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	34%	44%	23%	10%
8 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	34%	42%	23%	8%
1 Jul	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	33%	40%	26%	7%
25 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	33%	42%	25%	9%
18 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,000	31%	39%	31%	8%

Gove vs Sunak

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Michael Gove	Rishi Sunak	Unsure	Lead
15–16 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	11%	54%	35%	43%
1–2 Sep	Redfield & Wilton	GB	2,500	11%	55%	34%	44%

Starmer vs Burnham

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Keir Starmer	Andy Burnham	Unsure	Lead
21 Oct	Redfield & Wilton	GB	3,000	38%	17%	45%	21%

Topical polling

Coronavirus handling

The following polls have asked people which leader they think would better handle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Area	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Keir Starmer	Unsure	Lead
11 Jun	Redfield & Wilton	GB	1,500	42%	30%	28%	12%
27 May	Redfield & Wilton	GB	1,500	44%	27%	29%	17%
15 May	Redfield & Wilton	GB	1,500	49%	27%	24%	22%

See also

• Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election

References

1. Question asked for joint approval of Ed Davey & Mark Pack