Local Council Elections and General Election Vote, 1997
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 855 adults aged 18+ in 86 sampling points in wards across Great Britain where local elections were being contested on 1 May 1997. Interviews were conducted face-to-face, in home, as part of MORI's regular CAPI Omnibus, on 25-28 April 1997. Data were weighted to match the profile of the population. The survey was conducted on behalf of the Local Government Chronicle and the Local Government Association.
Q. As you may know, there are local council elections in many areas on Thursday the same day as the General Election. How likely is it that you will get along to vote in these council elections?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Absolutely certain will vote | 51 |
| Fairly certain will vote | 19 |
| Not certain whether will vote or not | 7 |
| Fairly certain will not vote | 7 |
| Absolutely certain will not vote | 13 |
| Don't know | 3 |
Q. If you do get along to vote, which party will you vote for? Q. (If undecided/refused) Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: All except certain not to vote/don't know (708)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 |
| Labour | 42 |
| Liberal Democrat | 23 |
| Green Party | 1 |
| Independent candidate | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
Percentages exclude 2% would not vote, 9% undecided, 2% refused
Local election voting intention by general election voting intention
| General election voting intention | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | Lab | Lib Dem | Ref'm | Would not vote/ undec- ided /refused | |
| Local election voting intention | % | % | % | % | % |
| Conservative | 80 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 24 |
| Labour | 3 | 84 | 9 | 15 | 18 |
| Liberal Democrat | 11 | 10 | 77 | 15 | 42 |
| Green Party | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Independent candidate | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Voting intention percentages exclude: | |||||
| Would not vote | 1 | * | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Undecided | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| Refused | - | - | - | - | 18 |
