Recent opinion polls following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's announcement of a UK general election on July 4 indicate a significant lead for the Labour Party over the Conservatives. Survation and Redfield & Wilton polls both show a 23% lead for Labour, while YouGov reports a 27-point lead with Labour at 47% and Conservatives at 20%. Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, is perceived as a better Prime Minister than Sunak, with Starmer receiving 45% support compared to Sunak's 26%. Despite a Tory campaign blitz, the Labour lead has either remained stable or increased. Ipsos favourability figures also show Starmer ahead with 33% compared to Sunak's 21%, and Starmer's net favourability is -10. The average lead for Labour across various polls is around 23 points, reflecting a challenging electoral landscape for the Conservatives.
The Tories have failed to close Labour’s lead since the snap election was called Was 17pts before. Still 17pts after That’s per our new Telegraph-Savanta poll done Friday to Sun 🌹Labour 44% (+1) 🌳 Conservative 27% (+1) 🔶 Lib Dems 10% (=) ➡️Reform UK 8% (-1) 🌍 Green 4% (-1)
🗳️ Tories fail to close gap on Labour after Sunak’s snap election call Telegraph-Savanta opinion poll shows Sir Keir Starmer’s party ahead by 17 percentage points https://t.co/M5h7U1TGYQ
Another poll shows Labour’s already-healthy lead over the Tories has increased since Rishi Sunak announced the election date a week ago. https://t.co/kTvipW8UyO
Latest Ipsos favourability figures (24-27 May) look mostly stable compared to last month: Starmer: -10 (up 3) Sunak: -34 (up 1) Labour Party: +1 (up 5) Greens: -6 (down 1) Lib Dems: -19 (down 3) Reform UK: -24 (up 2) Conservatives: -35 (up 2) Best PM: Starmer: 33% Sunak: 21% https://t.co/IJRXT75AIm https://t.co/Ar9br10lsz
Labour poll lead grows even after Tory policy blitz, YouGov says https://t.co/AH1JtkPkal via @isabellaaward https://t.co/PZZSLha8h0
Labour Poll Lead Grows Even After Tory Policy Blitz, YouGov Says - BBG https://t.co/OgVMcNgZU9
Labour Poll Lead Soars To 27 Points As Tory Voters Turn Their Backs On Rishi Sunak https://t.co/wp5xTSYnFY
New poll puts Labour 27 points ahead of Tories despite Rishi's campaign blitz https://t.co/zE4XuGQiR0
Changes in the Labour lead in the polls since the election was called on May 22nd: Techne +2 YouGov +2 Survation +2 WeThink +2 Redfield & Wilton +1 More in Common +1 Deltapoll - JLP -3 Opinium -4 Average +0.3
As pollsters vary hugely - some saying 24 point Labour lead, some saying 12 - you can keep track of the consensus on The Spectator data hub. https://t.co/sWns4nmaGy https://t.co/StsxP2dB01
EXC YOUGOV/SKY POLL The first week of the campaign hasn't closed the gap - Labour's lead is up to a whopping 27 points. Lab 47 (+3) Con 20 (-2) Ref 12 (-2) Lib Dems 9 (-) Green 7 (-1) SNP 3 (-)
Tories cut gap with Labour to 12 points: Rishi Sunak makes shock recovery from gaffe ridden opening week which saw him make election speech in the rain and pose at the Titanic yard to surge up polls as Keir Starmer flounders over Diane Abbott dilemma https://t.co/jynQKXyxmT https://t.co/DcjU3rEKdV
Starmer leads Sunak by 15.6% on the 'Best Prime Minister' poll of polls: Starmer: 39.8% (-0.5) Sunak: 24.2% (-0.5) Changes w/ start of campaign. https://t.co/kz25YAE6Wc https://t.co/m5Seld4Osc
There has been no significant polling movement since Sunak called the election: LAB: -0.1% to 44.1% CON: -0.1% to 23.3% RFM: +0.3% to 11.3% LDM: +0.1% to 9.6% GRN: -0.5% to 5.9% SNP: +0.1% to 2.9% https://t.co/IYgVVS9Ik8
Hammer Blow For Rishi Sunak As Mega Poll Shows Labour Extending Lead Over Tories https://t.co/Yd2YkFSViQ
📉 NEW: New poll shows Labour lead “tightening” following policy blitz… Two others… less so. https://t.co/ZhWLhVp8Ez
Rishi tightening the gap on Keir after Tory campaign blitz, new poll shows https://t.co/QL4RYI2Obz
Labour INCREASES its poll lead over the Tories to 23 points in the wake of Rishi Sunak's decision to hold July 4 election as PM insists Conservative candidates are 'working their socks off' amid stuttering start to campaign https://t.co/BQE6Apf8Qv https://t.co/MoBJqwNLDN
The first opinion polls since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the UK general election last week show no clear change to the electoral picture https://t.co/Xtqr3V91TD
NEW: 3 polls out tonight show no clear change in the picture so far from the opening days of the campaign @JLPartnersPolls has Labour lead at 12, down from 15 @Survation has Labour lead at 23, up from 19 @RedfieldWilton has Lab lead at 23, up from 22
Largest EVER lead for Starmer over Sunak. Lowest % EVER to pick Sunak. At this moment, which of the following do Britons think would be the better Prime Minister for the UK? (25-27 May) Keir Starmer 45% (+1) Rishi Sunak 26% (-4) Changes +/- 19 May https://t.co/KNjUZCKXpy https://t.co/Hlx7D16qUj
Post-election announcement polls today: Survation: 23% Labour lead — the biggest since Nov '22 Redfield & Wilton (12k sample): 23% Labour lead Sounds like another, potentially with less dire news for the Tories, is coming shortly