Political Attitudes in Great Britain October 2000

  • MORI interviewed 1,014 British adults aged 18+ by telephone
  • Interviews were conducted by telephone on 13-14 October 2000
  • Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
  • Data are weighted to known population profile
  • An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of Carlton TV

QV1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?(If undecided or refused at Q1)QV2 Which party are you most inclined to support?

Conservative 38%
Labour 40%
Liberal Democrats 19%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 2%
Green Party 1%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party *%
Other 1%

Would not vote 10%
Undecided 11%
Refused 1%

Q1 Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister - Mr Blair, Mr Hague or Mr Kennedy?

Mr Blair 36%
Mr Hague 23%
Mr Kennedy 15%
None of these 21%
Don't know 6%

Q2 Do you think that the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is or is not in touch with what ordinary people think?Q3 And do you think that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, is or is not in touch with what ordinary people think?Q4 And do you think that the Conservative leader, William Hague, is or is not in touch with what ordinary people think?

  Tony Blair Gordon Brown William Hague
  % % %
Is in touch 35 27 37
Is not in touch 60 62 55
Don't know 5 12 9

And would you describe each of the following politicians as trustworthy or not?

Q5 Tony BlairQ6 William HagueQ7 Gordon Brown

  Tony Blair William Hague Gordon Brown
  % % %
Is trustworthy 46 41 41
Is not trustworthy 49 49 48
Don't know 6 11 11

Q8 In general, would you describe the Labour government as united or divided?Q9 And would you describe the Conservative Party as united or divided?

  Labour Government Conservative Party
  % %
United 41 26
Divided 48 60
Neither 6 7
Don't know 5 6

Q10 Which of these best describes where you live most of the time?

In the middle of a city/town 36%
In a suburb 33%
On the edge of the countryside 22%
In the middle of the countryside 9%

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