Opinion polling for the 1979 United Kingdom general election
In the run-up to the 1979 United Kingdom general election, various organisations carried 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 October 1974 general election until 3 May 1979.
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| 1987 election |
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Graphical summaries
The chart below depicts opinion polls conducted for the 1979 United Kingdom general election using a 15-poll moving average.
Conservatives
Labour
Liberals
National Poll Results
All data is from UK Polling Report.[1]
1979
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | General election results | 43.9% | 36.9% | 13.8% | 7% |
| 2 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 49% | 38.5% | 9% | 10.5% |
| 2 May | NOP/Daily Mail | 46% | 39% | 12.5% | 7% |
| 2 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 41% | 13.5% | 2% |
| 2 May | MORI/Evening Standard | 45% | 37% | 15% | 8% |
| 1 May | MORI/Express | 44.4% | 38.8% | 13.5% | 5.6% |
| 1 May | Marplan/Sun | 45% | 38.5% | 9% | 6.5% |
| 30 Apr | NOP/Daily Mail | 42.4% | 43.1% | 12.2% | 0.7% |
| 26 Apr | MORI/Express | 44% | 41% | 12% | 3% |
| 25 Apr | Gallup/Sunday Telegraph | 48% | 40% | 10.5% | 8% |
| 25 Apr | Research Srv/Observer | 49.5% | 38% | 10% | 11.5% |
| 25 Apr | Marplan/Sun | 48% | 40% | 10% | 8% |
| 23 Apr | MORI/Express | 46% | 40% | 11% | 6% |
| 21 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 46.5% | 41.5% | 10% | 5% |
| 19 Apr | Marplan/Sun | 50% | 40% | 9% | 10% |
| 18 Apr | Gallup/Sunday Telegraph | 47.5% | 42% | 9% | 5.5% |
| 18 Apr | Marplan/Sun | 51% | 41% | 6% | 10% |
| 18 Apr | Research Srv/Observer | 54% | 34% | 9.5% | 20% |
| 17 Apr | MORI/Express | 50% | 38% | 10% | 12% |
| 14 Apr | NOP/Daily Mail | 48% | 42% | 8% | 6% |
| 11 Apr | Research Srv/Observer | 53% | 37% | 8% | 16% |
| 9 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 50% | 40% | 8% | 10% |
| 9 Apr | MORI/Express | 49% | 39% | 10% | 10% |
| 7 Apr | The 47th Parliament is dissolved and campaigning officially begins | ||||
| 4 Apr | Research Srv/Observer | 54.5% | 33.5% | 9% | 21% |
| 3 Apr | NOP/Daily Mail | 48% | 42% | 8% | 6% |
| 2 Apr | MORI/Express | 51% | 38% | 10% | 13% |
| 29 Mar | MORI/Thames | 51% | 42% | 5% | 9% |
| 28 Mar | The vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry passes | ||||
| 28 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 47.5% | 40.5% | 9% | 7% |
| 12 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 51.5% | 37% | 8.5% | 14.5% |
| 5 Mar | MORI | 52% | 39% | 7% | 13% |
| 14 Feb | The Winter of Discontent ends following negotiations with the TUC | ||||
| 12 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 53% | 33% | 11% | 20% |
| 8 Feb | NOP | 49% | 40.7% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| 1 Feb | MORI | 55% | 36% | 6% | 19% |
| 15 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 49% | 41.5% | 6% | 7.5% |
| 4 Jan | NOP | 42.5% | 49.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% |
1978
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation/Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec | The Callaghan ministry survives a vote of no confidence | ||||
| 11 Dec | Gallup/Telegraph | 48% | 42.5% | 6% | 5.5% |
| 7 Dec | NOP | 44.7% | 47.9% | 4.6% | 3.2% |
| 13 Nov | Gallup/Telegraph | 43% | 48% | 6.5% | 5% |
| 9 Nov | NOP | 44.8% | 46.8% | 6.2% | 2% |
| 8 Nov | MORI | 47% | 46% | 5% | 1% |
| 23 Oct | Gallup/Telegraph | 42% | 47.5% | 7.5% | 5.5% |
| 12 Oct | NOP | 44.2% | 48.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| 11 Sep | Gallup/Telegraph | 49.5% | 42.5% | 6% | 7% |
| 11 Sep | MORI | 48% | 42% | 8% | 6% |
| 7 Sep | The Lib-Lab pact ends | ||||
| 5 Sep | NOP | 48% | 45.8% | 4.8% | 2.2% |
| 4 Sep | MORI | 47% | 45% | 5% | 2% |
| 14 Aug | Gallup/Telegraph | 43.5% | 47.5% | 6% | 4% |
| 14 Aug | MORI | 47% | 44% | 6% | 3% |
| 9 Aug | NOP | 42.4% | 48.5% | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| 17 Jul | Gallup/Telegraph | 45% | 43% | 8.5% | 2% |
| 11 Jul | MORI | 49% | 41% | 6% | 8% |
| 5 Jul | NOP | 46.5% | 44.4% | 6.3% | 2.1% |
| 30 Jun | MORI | 48% | 42% | 6% | 6% |
| 14 Jun | NOP | 49.1% | 42.3% | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 13 Jun | MORI | 46% | 45% | 6% | 1% |
| 12 Jun | Gallup/Telegraph | 45.5% | 45.5% | 6% | Tie |
| 31 May | By-election in Hamilton | ||||
| 24 May | MORI | 45% | 46% | 6% | 1% |
| 15 May | Gallup/Telegraph | 43.5% | 43.5% | 8.5% | Tie |
| 9 May | NOP | 43.1% | 48% | 7% | 4.9% |
| 17 Apr | Gallup/Telegraph | 45.5% | 43.5% | 7.5% | 2% |
| 13 Apr | MORI | 46% | 44% | 7% | 2% |
| 12 Apr | NOP | 46.2% | 44.5% | 6.6% | 1.7% |
| 20 Mar | Gallup/Telegraph | 48% | 41% | 8% | 7% |
| 8 Mar | NOP | 44.6% | 45.6% | 7.3% | 1% |
| 15 Feb | NOP | 45.3% | 44.6% | 7.1% | 0.7% |
| 13 Feb | Gallup/Telegraph | 48% | 39% | 9% | 9% |
| 18 Jan | NOP | 44% | 45.5% | 7.5% | 1.5% |
| 16 Jan | Gallup/Telegraph | 43.5% | 43.5% | 8.5% | Tie |
References
- "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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