Opinion polling for the 2001 United Kingdom general election

In the run up to the general election of 2001, several polling organisations carried out opinion polling in regards to voting intention in Great Britain (i.e. the UK excluding Northern Ireland, which is usually excluded from such voting intention surveys). Results of such polls are displayed below.

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The election took place on 7 June 2001. The previous general election was held on 1 May 1997, and had seen Labour return to power with a landslide victory after 18 years, led by Tony Blair. Such was the scale of Labour's victory that it was widely accepted - even within the Conservative Party - that the next election would produce another Labour victory, with the best realistic target for other parties being to reduce the Labour majority (recognised by Cecil Parkinson on Election Night 1997 when he admitted on the BBC's broadcast that it "was a two term Labour government"

The parliamentary term of 1997-2001 had seen the opinion polls led by the Labour Party, mostly with a lead in excess of 10 points, over the Conservatives (who had replaced John Major with William Hague as their new leader), apart from a brief spell in the autumn of 2000 when fuel protests threatened to bring Britain to a standstill. However, the blockades which had caused the protests were quickly resolved and Labour support recovered to the extent that Blair felt able to call an election for 3 May 2001, although the recent foot and mouth crisis meant that the election was delayed for five weeks until 7 June.

Another rare success for the Conservatives during this parliamentary term came in June 1999, when it enjoyed the largest share of the votes in the European parliament elections, with William Hague vowing to keep the pound as Britain's currency, whereas Tony Blair was refusing to rule out eventually adopting the Euro.

In the event, the election produced a low turnout (with many voters perhaps feeling that another Labour victory was inevitable) and Labour won a second successive landslide, with the British political scene remaining almost completely unchanged with only a few seats changing hands.

Graphical Summary
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Results

2001
Date(s) Conducted Polling organisation/client Lab Con Lib Dem Lead
7 Jun 2001 Election Result 40.7% 31.7% 18.3% 9%
6 Jun 2001Gallup/Daily Telegraph 47%30%18%17%
5 Jun 2001MORI/The Times 45%30%18%15%
4 Jun 2001ICM/The Guardian 43%32%19%11%
3 Jun 2001ICM/Evening Standard 47%30%18%17%
3 Jun 2001Rasmussen/The Independent 44%33%16%11%
2 Jun 2001MORI/Sunday Telegraph 50%27%17%23%
1 Jun 2001ICM/Channel 4 43%31%19%12%
1 Jun 2001ICM/Observer 46%34%15%12%
1 Jun 2001NOP/Sunday Times 47%30%16%17%
29 May 2001Gallup/Telegraph 47%31%16%16%
29 May 2001MORI/Times 48%30%16%18%
28 May 2001ICM/Guardian 47%28%17%19%
27 May 2001Rasmussen/Independent 44%32%17%12%
25 May 2001NOP/Sunday Telegraph 49%30%14%19%
23 May 2001Gallup/Telegraph 48%32%15%16%
22 May 2001MORI 52%27%16%25%
22 May 2001Rasmussen/Independent 44%32%16%12%
21 May 2001ICM/Guardian 45%32%17%13%
20 May 2001Gallup/BES 55%25%14%30%
18 May 2001NOP/Sunday Times 49%30%14%19%
15 May 2001Gallup/Telegraph 48%32%13%16%
15 May 2001MORI/Times 54%28%12%26%
14 May 2001Gallup/BES 53%32%11%21%
14 May 2001ICM/Guardian 46%31%16%15%
14 May 2001MORI/Economist 54%26%14%28%
13 May 2001ICM/Evening Standard 48%32%14%16%
13 May 2001Rasmussen/Independent 46%32%13%14%
12 May 2001MORI/Sunday Telegraph 51%31%13%20%
11 May 2001ICM/Observer 48%32%15%16%
11 May 2001NOP/Sunday Times 49%32%13%17%
8 May 2001Gallup/Telegraph 49%32%13%17%
8 May 2001MORI/Times 54%30%13%24%
6 May 2001NOP/Channel 4 49%34%11%15%
6 May 2001NOP/Express 51%31%13%20%
2 May 2001NOP/Channel 4 51%29%13%22%
1 May 2001MORI/Sun 50%32%13%18%
24 Apr 2001MORI/Times 50%30%13%20%
22 Apr 2001ICM/Guardian 47%33%14%14%
12 Apr 2001MORI/Daily Mail 53%29%12%24%
10 Apr 2001Gallup/Telegraph 53%27%15%26%
4 Apr 2001NOP/Channel 4 52%30%12%22%
31 Mar 2001MORI/Sunday Telegraph 48%32%15%16%
30 Mar 2001ICM/Guardian 49%34%13%15%
27 Mar 2001MORI/Times 50%31%14%19%
18 Mar 2001ICM/Guardian 44%35%16%9%
16 Mar 2001NOP/Sunday Times 51%31%13%20%
13 Mar 2001Gallup/Telegraph 55%29%12%26%
20 Feb 2001MORI/Times 50%30%14%20%
18 Feb 2001ICM/Guardian 47%32%15%15%
7 Feb 2001Gallup/Telegraph 50%29%17%21%
26 Jan 2001MORI/Mail on Sunday 49%31%14%18%
22 Jan 2001MORI/Times 50%31%14%19%
21 Jan 2001ICM/Guardian 44%34%16%10%
16 Jan 2001Gallup/Telegraph 51%31%13%20%
13 Jan 2001MORI/Sunday Telegraph 52%31%11%21%
12 Jan 2001NOP/Sunday Times 48%33%14%15%
6 Jan 2001MORI/Mail on Sunday 46%35%14%11%

2000
Date(s) Conducted Polling organisation/client Lab Con Lib Dem Lead
15 Dec 2000MORI/News of the World 47%32%16%15%
13 Dec 2000Gallup/Telegraph 47%32%14%15%
12 Dec 2000MORI/Times 46%34%14%12%
3 Dec 2000ICM/Guardian 44%34%16%10%
28 Nov 2000MORI/Times 48%33%13%15%
25 Nov 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 47%34%13%13%
7 Nov 2000Gallup/Telegraph 45%34%14%11%
5 Nov 2000ICM/Guardian 40%34%20%6%
3 Nov 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 42%34%17%8%
23 Oct 2000MORI/Times 45%32%17%13%
16 Oct 2000ICM/Guardian 40%35%19%5%
13 Oct 2000NOP/Sunday Times 42%35%17%7%
10 Oct 2000MORI/Carlton 40%38%19%2%
30 Sep 2000ICM/News of the World 38%37%20%1%
30 Sep 2000MORI/Sun 43%36%16%7%
29 Sep 2000NOP/Sunday Express 43%37%13%6%
26 Sep 2000Gallup/Telegraph 39%36%20%3%
26 Sep 2000MORI/Times 37%35%21%2%
23 Sep 2000NOP/Channel 4 32%40%22%8%
22 Sep 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 35%39%21%4%
19 Sep 2000Gallup/Telegraph 35%40%16%5%
19 Sep 2000MORI/Salomon Smith Barney 36%36%21%Tie
17 Sep 2000ICM/Guardian 34%38%22%4%
16 Sep 2000NOP/Sunday Times 37%37%21%Tie
15 Sep 2000MORI/News of the World 36%38%18%2%
12 Sep 2000Gallup/Telegraph 45%32%16%13%
12 Sep 2000MORI 45%30%17%15%
8 Sep 2000 The UK fuel protests occur, causing nationwide fuel shortages
6 Sep 2000MORI 48%32%13%16%
21 Aug 2000MORI/Times 51%29%15%22%
18 Aug 2000MORI/News of the World 51%32%12%19%
13 Aug 2000ICM/Guardian 44%34%17%10%
7 Aug 2000Gallup/Telegraph 47%32%14%15%
24 Jul 2000MORI/Times 49%33%12%16%
22 Jul 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 51%32%11%19%
15 Jul 2000ICM/Guardian 42%35%17%7%
14 Jul 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 47%32%15%15%
11 Jul 2000Gallup/Telegraph 45%35%14%10%
30 Jun 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 46%32%17%14%
27 Jun 2000MORI/Times 47%33%13%14%
26 Jun 2000ICM/Guardian 43%32%17%11%
23 Jun 2000MORI/News of the World 47%34%14%13%
9 Jun 2000MORI/Mail on Sunday 41%38%16%3%
6 Jun 2000Gallup/Telegraph 49%30%15%19%
23 May 2000MORI/Times 48%32%15%16%
19 May 2000MORI/Daily Mail 46%33%14%13%
15 May 2000ICM/Guardian 41%34%18%7%
9 May 2000Gallup/Telegraph 47%31%14%16%
7 May 2000ICM/Conservative Party 43%35%15%8%
18 Apr 2000MORI/Times 51%27%15%24%
15 Apr 2000ICM/Guardian 45%32%15%13%
11 Apr 2000Gallup/Telegraph 50%32%12%18%
28 Mar 2000MORI/Times 50%29%14%21%
19 Mar 2000ICM/Guardian 44%32%16%12%
7 Mar 2000Gallup/Telegraph 51%31%11%20%
23 Feb 2000MORI/Times 50%29%15%21%
14 Feb 2000ICM/Guardian 44%29%18%15%
7 Feb 2000Gallup/Telegraph 49%28%15%21%
28 Jan 2000MORI/Daily Mail 49%29%15%20%
26 Jan 2000MORI/Times 50%30%15%20%
18 Jan 2000ICM/Guardian 47%30%17%17%
13 Jan 2000Gallup/Telegraph 53%30%12%23%

1999
Date(s) Conducted Polling organisation/client Lab Con Lib Dem Lead
14 Dec 1999MORI/Times 54%28%13% 26%
12 Dec 1999ICM/Guardian 48%29%17% 19%
1 Dec 1999Gallup/Telegraph 53%27%15% 26%
22 Nov 1999MORI/Times 55%25%14% 30%
14 Nov 1999ICM/Guardian 44%34%15% 10%
10 Nov 1999MORI/Daily Mail 50%32%12% 18%
2 Nov 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%28%14% 24%
26 Oct 1999ICM/Guardian 45%32%17% 13%
25 Oct 1999MORI/Times 56%28%11% 28%
14 Oct 1999MORI/Sun 52%31%13% 21%
29 Sep 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%29%13% 23%
27 Sep 1999MORI/Times 52%25%17% 27%
19 Sep 1999ICM/Guardian 45%32%16% 13%
11 Sep 1999MORI/Mail on Sunday 49%32%13% 17%
1 Sep 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%27%13% 25%
23 Aug 1999MORI/Times 49%27%17% 22%
15 Aug 1999ICM/Guardian 48%30%16% 18%
4 Aug 1999Gallup/Telegraph 51%30%12% 21%
26 Jul 1999MORI/Times 51%28%14% 23%
11 Jul 1999ICM/Guardian 48%31%16% 17%
21 Jun 1999MORI/Times 51%28%13% 23%
5 Jun 1999ICM/Guardian 46%29%19% 17%
2 Jun 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%24%16% 28%
24 May 1999MORI/Times 52%28%14% 24%
8 May 1999ICM/Guardian 51%28%16% 23%
1 May 1999MORI/Mail on Sunday 50%30%14% 20%
28 Apr 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%29%13% 23%
26 Apr 1999MORI/Times 56%25%13% 31%
17 Apr 1999ICM/Guardian 52%29%16% 23%
7 Apr 1999Gallup/Telegraph 54%27%13% 27%
22 Mar 1999MORI/Times 54%27%13% 27%
7 Mar 1999ICM/Guardian 52%29%16% 23%
4 Mar 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%30%11% 22%
22 Feb 1999MORI/Times 51%30%14% 21%
7 Feb 1999ICM/Guardian 49%28%16% 21%
3 Feb 1999Gallup/Telegraph 53%29%13% 24%
25 Jan 1999MORI/Times 56%24%14% 32%
12 Jan 1999NOP/Evening Standard 57%25%12% 32%
6 Jan 1999Gallup/Telegraph 52%29%13% 23%
3 Jan 1999ICM/Guardian 50%30%15% 20%

1998
Date(s) Conducted Polling organisation/client Lab Con Lib Dem Lead
15 Dec 1998NOP/Evening Standard 55%27%12% 28%
14 Dec 1998MORI/Times 54%27%12% 27%
7 Dec 1998ICM/Guardian 49%29%16% 20%
2 Dec 1998Gallup/Telegraph 55%29%11% 26%
23 Nov 1998MORI/Times 53%29%13% 24%
6 Nov 1998ICM/Guardian 51%27%17% 24%
4 Nov 1998Gallup/Telegraph 54%28%14% 26%
26 Oct 1998MORI/Times 53%26%16% 27%
4 Oct 1998ICM/Guardian 51%29%15% 22%
30 Sep 1998Gallup/Telegraph 57%23%15% 34%
21 Sep 1998MORI/Times 56%24%15% 32%
6 Sep 1998ICM/Guardian 48%29%17% 19%
3 Sep 1998Gallup/Telegraph 54%28%12% 26%
24 Aug 1998MORI/Times 52%28%14% 24%
9 Aug 1998ICM/Guardian 47%31%17% 16%
5 Aug 1998Gallup/Telegraph 53%28%13% 25%
21 Jul 1998MORI/Times 53%28%14% 25%
4 Jul 1998ICM/Guardian 52%27%17% 25%
1 Jul 1998Gallup/Telegraph 52%28%14% 24%
30 Jun 1998MORI/Times 56%27%13% 29%
26 Jun 1998MORI/Sun 51%28%15% 23%
6 Jun 1998ICM/Guardian 51%29%16% 22%
3 Jun 1998Gallup/Telegraph 54%28%12% 26%
24 May 1998MORI/Times 55%26%14% 29%
19 May 1998ICM/Guardian 50%29%16% 21%
29 Apr 1998Gallup/Telegraph 54%25%16% 29%
27 Apr 1998MORI/Times 55%27%14% 28%
26 Apr 1998MORI/Sun 54%30%13% 24%
22 Apr 1998ICM/Observer 52%29%16% 23%
5 Apr 1998ICM/Guardian 48%31%16% 17%
1 Apr 1998Gallup/Telegraph 54%26%16% 28%
23 Mar 1998MORI/Times 53%28%14% 25%
8 Mar 1998ICM/Guardian 46%33%17% 13%
4 Mar 1998Gallup/Telegraph 51%29%14% 22%
23 Feb 1998MORI/Times 52%28%15% 24%
8 Feb 1998ICM/Guardian 47%31%18% 16%
4 Feb 1998Gallup/Telegraph 54%29%11% 25%
26 Jan 1998MORI/Times 54%28%14% 26%
11 Jan 1998ICM/Guardian 48%30%17% 18%
7 Jan 1998Gallup/Telegraph 56%26%12% 30%

1997
Date(s) Conducted Polling organisation/client Lab Con Lib Dem Lead
15 Dec 1997MORI/Times 55%26%15% 29%
6 Dec 1997ICM/Guardian 50%29%17% 21%
3 Dec 1997Gallup/Telegraph 57%21%17% 36%
24 Nov 1997MORI/Times 56%24%16% 32%
14 Nov 1997MORI/Sun 56%30%11% 26%
8 Nov 1997ICM/Guardian 52%30%14% 22%
4 Nov 1997Gallup/Telegraph 63%23%11% 40%
27 Oct 1997MORI/Times 60%24%12% 36%
6 Oct 1997ICM/Guardian 59%23%13% 36%
1 Oct 1997Gallup/Telegraph 60%22%14% 38%
29 Sep 1997MORI/Times 59%25%13% 34%
8 Sep 1997ICM/Guardian 60%24%10% 36%
3 Sep 1997Gallup/Telegraph 58%26%12% 32%
25 Aug 1997MORI/Times 54%28%15% 26%
6 Aug 1997Gallup/Telegraph 58%25%12% 33%
28 Jul 1997MORI/Times 57%23%15% 34%
28 Jun 1997ICM/Guardian 61%23%12% 38%
23 Jun 1997MORI/Times 58%24%15% 34%
William Hague becomes leader of the Conservative Party
4 Jun 1997Gallup/Telegraph 59%23%13% 36%
1 May 1997 Election Result 43.2% 30.7% 16.8% 12.5%
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