Opinion polling for the 1955 United Kingdom general election
In the run-up to the 1955 United Kingdom general election, various polling organisations conducted opinion polling to gauge voting intention amongst the general public. Such polls, dating from the previous election in 1955 to polling day on 26 May 1955, are listed in this article.
| Opinion polling for UK general elections |
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| 1950 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1951 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1955 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1959 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1964 election |
| Opinion polls |
Graphical summaries
UK opinion polling for the 1955 election
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Polling results
In the run-up to the 1955 United Kingdom general elections, 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 1951 general election til the 1955 general election.
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1955 | General Election Results | 49.7 | 46.4 | 2.7 | 3.3% |
| 21-24 May | DE Polling | 50.2 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 3% |
| 21-24 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 51 | 47.5 | 1.5 | 4.5% |
| 17-20 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 51 | 47 | 2 | 4% |
| 15-17 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 50.5 | 47 | 2.5 | 3.5% |
| 8-10 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 49.5 | 47 | 3 | 2.5% |
| 1-3 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 48.5 | 47.5 | 3 | 1% |
| April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47.5 | 47 | 5 | 0.5% |
| April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 48 | 44 | 7 | 4% |
| March | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 44.5 | 8 | 2% |
| February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 44.5 | 8 | 2% |
| January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 45.5 | 7 | 1% |
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| November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46 | 47 | 6 | 1% |
| October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 45.5 | 8 | 0.5% |
| September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43 | 48 | 8 | 5% |
| August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42.5 | 48.5 | 8 | 6% |
| June | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 47.5 | 7 | 2.5% |
| May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 47.5 | 6.5 | 2% |
| 16-27 April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 46 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 31 Mar | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46 | 45.5 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 20-21 March | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 45.5 | 7 | 1% |
| 26 February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47 | 45.5 | 7 | 1.5% |
| 18-28 February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 44.5 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 21-31 January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 46.5 | 7 | 1% |
| 1954 | |||||
| December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 47 | 7 | 2% |
| October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 47.5 | 7 | 2.5% |
| September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.5 | 47.5 | 8 | 3% |
| August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 46 | 8 | 1% |
| June | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46 | 46 | 7 | Tie |
| May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47 | 45 | 7.5 | 2% |
| April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47 | 45 | 7.5 | 2% |
| March | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 44.5 | 8 | 2% |
| February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42.5 | 46 | 10 | 3.5% |
| January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42.5 | 46 | 10 | 3.5% |
| 1953 | |||||
| December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44 | 45.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 |
| November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43.5 | 46.5 | 9 | 3% |
| October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41.5 | 48 | 9 | 6.5 |
| September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41 | 48.5 | 9 | 7.5% |
| August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 40 | 48 | 10.5 | 8% |
| July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 40 | 50 | 8.5 | 10% |
| June | Gallup/News Chronicle | 40.5 | 49 | 9.5 | 8.5% |
| May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43.5 | 49 | 7 | 5.5% |
| April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43.5 | 49 | 5.5% | |
| March | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41.5 | 48 | 9.5 | 6.5% |
| February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41 | 47 | 10.5 | 6% |
| January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.5 | 48 | 6 | 3.5% |
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| December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47 | 45 | 6.5 | 2% |
| 25 Oct 1951 | General Election Results | 48.0 | 48.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
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