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Ipsos MORI Political Monitor December 2007 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ipsos MORI   
19 Feb 2008

11 December 2007

Ipsos MORI's December Political Monitor shows David Cameron achieving the highest satisfaction rating for any Conservative leader in 15 years, since John Major won the 1992 General Election. Net satisfaction for Cameron is at +6%, while satisfaction with Gordon Brown falls to -23% and satisfaction with the Government is at -37%.

Our latest voting intention figures show a 7 point Conservative lead, with the Conservatives on 42%, Labour on 35% and the Liberal Democrats on 14%.

Topline Results

  • Ipsos MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,859 adults aged 18+ at 184 sampling points across Great Britain.
  • Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 29 November - 7 December 2007.
  • Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
  • Full data tabulations (weighted and unweighted) are available on request.
  • Download the presentation slides pdf, 413KB
  • Download the data tabulations pdf, 311KB

 

 

 

 

Voting — all absolutely certain to vote

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?

(If undecided or refused at Q1)

Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?

Base: All 'absolutely certain to vote' (1,028)

 %
Conservative42
Labour35
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem)14
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist4
Green Party2
UK Independence Party1
Other2
 
Lab lead (±%)-7
 
Would not vote1
Undecided6
Refused2

Voting — all

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?

(If undecided or refused at Q1)

Which party are you most inclined to support?

Base: All naming a party (1,859)

 %
Conservative37
Labour39
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem)14
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist3
Green Party2
UK Independence Party1
Other4
 
Lab lead (±%)+2
 
Would not vote13
Undecided11
Refused2

Q3 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government is running the country?
Q4 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Brown is doing his job as Prime Minister?
Q5 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Cameron is doing his job as leader of the Conservative Party?

Base: 938 British adults 18+

 SatisfiedDissatisfiedDon't knowIndex
 %%%±%
Government (Q3)28658-37
Brown (Q4)315416-23
Cameron (Q5)393328+6

Q3 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government is running the country?
Q4 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Brown is doing his job as Prime Minister?
Q5 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Cameron is doing his job as leader of the Conservative Party?

Base: All party supporters

 BaseSatisfiedDissatisfiedDon't knowIndex
 n%%%%
Government (Q3)25557367+21
Brown (Q4)255652412+41
Cameron (Q5)263671717+50

Q6 Which one of the following politicians I am going to read out, if any, would you like to see lead the Liberal Democrats?

Base: 938 British adults 18+

 %
Chris Huhne12
Nick Clegg10
Other6
None of these14
Don't know58

Q7 What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? (Spontaneous)
Q8 What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today? (Spontaneous)

Base: 938 British adults 18+

 Q7Q7/8
 %%
Race relations/immigration/immigrants2846
Crime/law & order/violence/ vandalism/anti-social (yob) behaviour1637
National Health Service/Hospitals/ Health care833
Defence/foreign affairs/international terrorism1021
Education/schools421
Housing415
Economy/economic situation513
Pollution/environment410
Morality/individual behaviour38
Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry27
Taxation17
Drug abuse16
Inflation/prices16
Pensions/social security/benefits16
Petrol prices/fuel16
Poverty/inequality16
Common Market/EU/Europe/EURO14
Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages14
Public services in general14
Transport/public transport*4
AIDS*2
Countryside/rural life*2
Local government/council tax*2
Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament*2
Animal welfare*1
Pound/exchange rate/value of pound*1
Trade unions/strikes*1
Bird flu/Flu pandemic01
Foot and mouth outbreak/farming crisis01
Privatisation 01
Scottish/Welsh Assembly/Devolution Constitutional reform**
Tsunami/South East Asia**
GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods0*
Northern Ireland 00
Other26
Don't know42

Q9 Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same, or get worse over the next 12 months?

Base: 938 British adults 18+

 %
Improve9
Stay the same31
Get worse55
Don't know5
Ipsos MORI EOI-46

Q10 And how likely would you be to vote in an immediate General Election, on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote, and 1 means that you would be absolutely certain not to vote?

Base: 1,859 British adults 18+

 %
10 — absolutely certain to vote54
95
88
74
63
57
41
33
22
1 — absolutely certain not to vote9
Don't know3
Refused*
Last Updated ( 19 Feb 2008 )
 
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