The document reports on a political monitor survey conducted in the UK from October 17-19, 2015. Key findings include:
- The Conservatives and Labour were tied in voting intentions at 35%, with UKIP at 12%.
- Satisfaction was highest for UKIP leader Nigel Farage at 45%, and lowest for the government at 38%.
- Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron saw satisfaction of 42% overall but 85% from Conservative supporters.
- New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn saw lackluster satisfaction of 37% overall but 64% from Labour supporters.
3. Voting Intention
HOW WOULD YOU VOTE IF THERE WERE A GENERAL ELECTION TOMORROW?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
35%
35%
12%
3%
9%
6%
All giving a voting intention Headline voting intention
Conservative lead = 0 Conservative lead = +4
CONSERVATIVE
LABOUR
UKIP
GREEN
LIB DEM
OTHER
36%
32%
12%
3%
10%
7%
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015, all 9/10 certain to vote and always/usually/it depends vote in
General Elections = 773. Headline voting intention is based on a method that would have given most accurate results in the
2015 GE; this is an interim measure whilst our internal review is carried out.
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5. CONSERVATIVE LABOUR UKIP LIB DEM GOVERNMENT
+0.5%
swing from September
+0.5%
swing from September
+6.5%
swing from September
+1.0%
swing from September
-1.5%
swing from September
-9 Net -2 Net +8 Net -5 Net -19 Net
SATISFIED 42% SATISFIED 37% SATISFIED 45% SATISFIED 22% SATISFIED 38%
DISSATISFIED 51% DISSATISFIED 39% DISSATISFIED 37% DISSATISFIED 27% DISSATISFIED 57%
Satisfaction with leaders and the Government
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015. Swing is calculated as the average of change in % “satisfied” and % “dissatisfied”
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Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
0
-50
+50
HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE WAY … IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY / DOING HIS JOB
AS PRIME MINISTER /ACTING LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY/LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS / LEADER OF UKIP?
6. Satisfaction with Party leaders Oct ‘08 – Oct ‘15
Base: c.1,000 British adults each month
6HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE WAY … IS
RUNNING THE COUNTRY / DOING HIS JOB AS … ?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
42%
45%
CAMERON CORBYN FARRON FARAGE
37%
22%
7. Net satisfaction with Prime Ministers
Base: c.1,000 British adults each month
7HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE WAY… IS DOING HIS / HER JOB
AS PRIME MINISTER?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
CAMERON BROWN MAJOR BLAIR THATCHER
Netsatisfaction
Number of months from becoming Prime Minister
Note: Data collected prior to February 2008 was collected via face-to-face methodology; data collected from February 2008 was via telephone
8. David Cameron (satisfaction)
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015
8ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY DAVID CAMERON IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY/ AS PRIME MINISTER?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
42%
51%
7%
October 2015 August 2006 –October 2015
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Aug-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Dec-07
Apr-08
Aug-08
Dec-08
Apr-09
Aug-09
Dec-09
Apr-10
Sep-10
Jan-11
May-11
Sep-11
Jan-12
May-12
Sep-12
Jan-13
May-13
Sep-13
Jan-14
May-14
Sep-14
Jan-15
Apr-152
Oct-15
Note: Data collected prior to February 2008 was collected via face-to-face methodology; data collected from February 2008 was via telephone
SATISFIED 42%
DISSATISFIED 51%
DON’T KNOW 7%
Net = -9
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
9. David Cameron (satisfaction among Tory supporters)
Base: 321 Conservative supporters 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015
9ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY DAVID CAMERON IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY/ AS PRIME MINISTER?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
85%
10%
4%
October 2015 July 2006 – October 2015
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Jul06
Nov06
May07
Aug07
Dec07
Mar08
Jun08
Sep08
Dec-08
Mar-09
Jun-09
Sep-09
Dec-09
Mar-10
Jun-10
Dec-10
Mar-11
Jun-11
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
14-Jun
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Jun-15
Oct-15
Note: Data collected prior to February 2008 was collected via face-to-face methodology; data collected from February 2008 was via telephone
SATISFIED 85%
DISSATISFIED 10%
DON’T KNOW 4%
Net = +75
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
10. 64%
16%
21%
37%
39%
25%
Jeremy Corbyn (satisfaction)
10ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY JEREMEY CORBYN IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
October 2015
SATISFIED 37%
DISSATISFIED 39%
DON’T KNOW 25%
Net = -2
Base: 1,021 British adults; 311 Labour supporters 18+, 17th –19th October 2015
SATISFIED 64%
DISSATISFIED 16%
DON’T KNOW 21%
Net = +48
Labour supporters only
11. 22%
27%
51%
61%14%
25%
Tim Farron (satisfaction)
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 80 Lib Dem supporters 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015
N.B. small base size, indicative only.
11ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY TIM FARRON IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
October 2015 Lib Dem supporters only
SATISFIED 22%
DISSATISFIED 27%
DON’T KNOW 51%
Net = -5
SATISFIED 61%
DISSATISFIED 14%
DON’T KNOW 25%
Net = +47
15. 15%
14%
22%
28%
16%
27%
30%
10%
13%
17%
16%
11%
22%
12%
33%
21%
25%
22%
36%
16%
21%
14%
21%
13%
14%
12%
16%
12%
17%
26%
19%
14%
10%
14%
19%
11%
4%
5%
5%
15%
4%
6%
Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither/nor Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
Party Leadership Change?
15
PLEASE TELL ME TO WHAT EXTENT, IF AT ALL, YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS:
4
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015 (Liberal Democrat and UKIP each asked of half sample)
N.B. Question wording in 2014 was “The … should change their leader before next year's general election”
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
49%
44%
27%
2015
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
42%
27%
39%
25%
47%
31%
32%
28%
22%
30%
31%
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative Party
UK Independence
Party
THE … SHOULD CHANGE THEIR LEADER BEFORE THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2020
17. Voting Intention
HOW WOULD YOU VOTE IF THERE WERE A GENERAL ELECTION TOMORROW?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
35%
35%
12%
3%
9%
6%
All giving a voting intention Headline voting intention
Conservative lead = 0 Conservative lead = +4
CONSERVATIVE
LABOUR
UKIP
GREEN
LIB DEM
OTHER
36%
32%
12%
3%
10%
7%
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015, all 9/10 certain to vote and always/usually/it depends vote in
General Elections = 773. Headline voting intention is based on a method that would have given most accurate results in the
2015 GE; this is an interim measure whilst our internal review is carried out.
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19. CONSERVATIVE LABOUR UKIP LIB DEM GOVERNMENT
+0.5%
swing from September
+0.5%
swing from September
+6.5%
swing from September
+1.0%
swing from September
-1.5%
swing from September
-9 Net -2 Net +8 Net -5 Net -19 Net
SATISFIED 42% SATISFIED 37% SATISFIED 45% SATISFIED 22% SATISFIED 38%
DISSATISFIED 51% DISSATISFIED 39% DISSATISFIED 37% DISSATISFIED 27% DISSATISFIED 57%
Satisfaction with leaders and the Government
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015. Swing is calculated as the average of change in % “satisfied” and % “dissatisfied”
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Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
0
-50
+50
HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE WAY … IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY / DOING HIS JOB
AS PRIME MINISTER /ACTING LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY/LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS / LEADER OF UKIP?
20. Satisfaction with Party leaders Oct ‘08 – Oct ‘15
Base: c.1,000 British adults each month
20HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE WAY … IS
RUNNING THE COUNTRY / DOING HIS JOB AS … ?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
42%
45%
CAMERON CORBYN FARRON FARAGE
37%
22%
21. Net satisfaction with Prime Ministers
Base: c.1,000 British adults each month
21HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE WAY… IS DOING HIS / HER JOB
AS PRIME MINISTER?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
CAMERON BROWN MAJOR BLAIR THATCHER
Netsatisfaction
Number of months from becoming Prime Minister
Note: Data collected prior to February 2008 was collected via face-to-face methodology; data collected from February 2008 was via telephone
22. David Cameron (satisfaction)
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015
22ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY DAVID CAMERON IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY/ AS PRIME MINISTER?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
42%
51%
7%
October 2015 August 2006 –October 2015
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Aug-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Dec-07
Apr-08
Aug-08
Dec-08
Apr-09
Aug-09
Dec-09
Apr-10
Sep-10
Jan-11
May-11
Sep-11
Jan-12
May-12
Sep-12
Jan-13
May-13
Sep-13
Jan-14
May-14
Sep-14
Jan-15
Apr-152
Oct-15
Note: Data collected prior to February 2008 was collected via face-to-face methodology; data collected from February 2008 was via telephone
SATISFIED 42%
DISSATISFIED 51%
DON’T KNOW 7%
Net = -9
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
23. David Cameron (satisfaction among Tory supporters)
Base: 321 Conservative supporters 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015
23ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY DAVID CAMERON IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY/ AS PRIME MINISTER?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
85%
10%
4%
October 2015 July 2006 – October 2015
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Jul06
Nov06
May07
Aug07
Dec07
Mar08
Jun08
Sep08
Dec-08
Mar-09
Jun-09
Sep-09
Dec-09
Mar-10
Jun-10
Dec-10
Mar-11
Jun-11
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
14-Jun
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Jun-15
Oct-15
Note: Data collected prior to February 2008 was collected via face-to-face methodology; data collected from February 2008 was via telephone
SATISFIED 85%
DISSATISFIED 10%
DON’T KNOW 4%
Net = +75
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
24. 64%
16%
21%
37%
39%
25%
Jeremy Corbyn (satisfaction)
24ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY JEREMEY CORBYN IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
October 2015
SATISFIED 37%
DISSATISFIED 39%
DON’T KNOW 25%
Net = -2
Base: 1,021 British adults; 311 Labour supporters 18+, 17th –19th October 2015
SATISFIED 64%
DISSATISFIED 16%
DON’T KNOW 21%
Net = +48
Labour supporters only
25. 22%
27%
51%
61%14%
25%
Tim Farron (satisfaction)
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 80 Lib Dem supporters 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015
N.B. small base size, indicative only.
25ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY TIM FARRON IS DOING HIS JOB
AS LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
October 2015 Lib Dem supporters only
SATISFIED 22%
DISSATISFIED 27%
DON’T KNOW 51%
Net = -5
SATISFIED 61%
DISSATISFIED 14%
DON’T KNOW 25%
Net = +47
29. 15%
14%
22%
28%
16%
27%
30%
10%
13%
17%
16%
11%
22%
12%
33%
21%
25%
22%
36%
16%
21%
14%
21%
13%
14%
12%
16%
12%
17%
26%
19%
14%
10%
14%
19%
11%
4%
5%
5%
15%
4%
6%
Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither/nor Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
Party Leadership Change?
29
PLEASE TELL ME TO WHAT EXTENT, IF AT ALL, YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS:
4
Base: 1,021 British adults 18+, 17th – 19th October 2015 (Liberal Democrat and UKIP each asked of half sample)
N.B. Question wording in 2014 was “The … should change their leader before next year's general election”
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
49%
44%
27%
2015
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
42%
27%
39%
25%
47%
31%
32%
28%
22%
30%
31%
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative Party
UK Independence
Party
THE … SHOULD CHANGE THEIR LEADER BEFORE THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2020