Party Support at the European Elections
Research Study for the UK Independence Party on European Election Voting Intentions and attitudes to a Single European Currency and the European Union
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,953 adults aged 18+ at 154 sample points across Great Britain.
- Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face, in home, between 15-20 May 1999.
- Data were weighted to match the profile of the population.
- Where results do not sum to 100, this is may be due to computer rounding, multiple answers or the exclusion of don't knows.
- An asterisk (*) represents a value of less than one half of one percent, but not zero.
- The voting intention figures exclude those who say they would not vote, are undecided, or refuse to name a party.
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? (If undecided or refused at Q1) Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Q1a/Q1b | Q1a/Q1b | |
11-16 Mar | 15-20 May | |
% | % | |
Conservative | 25 | 25 |
Labour | 56 | 52 |
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) | 13 | 17 |
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 3 | 3 |
Green Party | 1 | 1 |
UKIP/Referendum Party/Democratic Party | * | * |
Other | 1 | 1 |
Will not/do not intend to vote | 11 | 12 |
Undecided | 7 | 7 |
Refused | 1 | 2 |
Q2 The European Parliament elections will be on 10 June this year. If one of the parties adopted a policy of keeping the pound and Britain leaving the European Union would you be more likely to support it, less likely to support it, or would it make no difference?
11-16 Mar | 15-20 May | |
% | % | |
More likely | 38 | 37 |
Less likely | 23 | 22 |
No difference | 26 | 31 |
Depends | 5 | 5 |
Don't know | 8 | 5 |
Q3a At the European Elections, the UK Independence Party will be campaigning nation-wide for Britain to retain the pound for ever and to leave the European Union. Assuming the UK Independence Party is the only party campaigning for these policies, how would you vote in the European Elections on June 10? (If undecided or refused at Q3a) Q3b Which party are you most inclined to support?
Q3a/3b | Q3a/3b | |
11-16 Mar | 15-20 May | |
% | % | |
Conservative | 17 | 17 |
Labour | 43 | 40 |
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) | 10 | 12 |
Scottish National Party (SNP) | 3 | 2 |
Plaid Cymru | 1 | 1 |
Green Party | 1 | 1 |
UK Independence Party | 25 | 25 |
Other | * | 1 |
Will not/do not intend to vote | 10 | 10 |
Undecided | 9 | 9 |
Refused | 1 | 2 |
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