Poll of Londoners

Public Sector

MORI interviewed 1,001 adults aged 18+ in the street in 65 parliamentary constituencies across London between 6-10 March for BBC Newsroom Southeast and GLR (Greater London Radio).

 

MORI interviewed 1,001 adults aged 18+ in the street in 65 parliamentary constituencies across London between 6-10 March for BBC Newsroom Southeast and GLR (Greater London Radio).

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
Conservative 22%
Labour 60%
Liberal Democrats 13%
Green Party 3%
Referendum Party *%
Other 2%
Con lead over Lab -37%
Total Voting 81%
Q2 I am going to read out some things that people have said about London today. I would like you to tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with each one.
  Agree Neither Disagree Don't know / no opinion
  % % % %
I am proud of London as a capital city 74 10 15 1
London is the "coolest" City in the world 34 19 35 12
London is a city where people from different cultural backgrounds live in harmony 61 10 27 2
I think of myself as a Londoner 64 6 29 1
I would like to move away from London if I could 34 9 55 2

 

Q3 I am now going to read out a number of aspects of life in London today, and I would like you to tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with each one.
  Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Don't know
  % % % %
London buses 52 12 29 7
Traffic levels 14 8 76 2
Health services 51 13 33 3
Schools 40 17 19 24
The local environment 52 17 29 2
Policing 56 19 22 3
The underground / tubes 48 15 29 8
Sports and leisure facilities 61 16 14 10
Arts and entertainment 72 13 8 6
Shopping facilities 89 4 7 *
Parks and open spaces 79 8 12 1
Local Rail Services 49 16 24 11
Black Cabs (Taxis) 43 21 13 23

 

Q4 As you may know, the Greater London Council (GLC) was responsible for overseeing many of the services provided in London before its abolition in 1986. From what you know or can recall, do you think the GLC did a good job or a bad job for London?
  %
Good job 51
Bad job 9
Neither 12
Don't know / can't remember 29
Not Stated *

 

Q5 Taking everything into account, how do you think London has changed since the abolition of the GLC in 1986?
  %
Got better 10
No difference 22
Got worse 43
Don't know 25

 

Q6 The Government has announced that a referendum will be held across Greater London on whether an elected mayor and authority for London should be set up. Can you tell me, when is the referendum due to be held?
  %
Before May 1998 2
7 May 1998 13
Any May 1998 26
June-August 1998 1
Sept-Dec 1998 1
Sometime in 1998 (unspecified) 3
1999 2
2000 1
After 2000 *
Don't know 61
Can't remember 2

 

Q7 The referendum will be held this year on May 7, the same day as the local council elections across London. Can you tell me, how likely are you to get along to vote in the referendum?
  %
Certain to vote 35
Very likely to vote 19
Quite likely to vote 18
Not very likely to vote 11
Certain not to vote 11
Don't know 5

 

Q8 Which of these 4 options do you personally believe would be the best way of running London?
  %
A London Mayor and elected authority 58
A London Mayor without an elected authority 8
An elected authority without a London Mayor 13
No change from the current system 10
Other 1
Don't know 10
Any London Mayor 66

 

Q9 The referendum will ask whether an elected Mayor and Authority for London should be set up. If you do vote, would you vote in favour of setting up an elected Mayor and Authority or against this?
  %
In favour 67
Against 15
Don't know 12
Will not vote 6

 

Q10 Do you think that those who work, but do not live, in London should be given the right to vote in the referendum, or not?
  %
Yes 50
No 41
Don't know 9

 

Q11 If the vote, at the London referendum, is in favour of setting up an elected mayor and Greater London Authority, who would you like to see having the most power in making decisions about the future of London - the mayor or the Greater London Authority?
  %
Mayor 13
Authority 43
Both about equally 36
Don't know 8

 

Q12 If a mayor and Greater London Authority are set up, which three things do you think will be most important for the new mayor and authority to address?
  %
Reducing traffic levels 37
Improving health services 37
Tackling Crime 31
Improving public transport 30
Regenerating London's poorest areas 27
Reducing the level of crime 24
Improving the quality of the environment 18
Improving schools 18
Improving the quality of housing 16
Attracting businesses to London 11
Promoting London's reputation 9
Improving parks and open spaces 5
Improving tourist attractions 4
Attracting events to London (e.g. World Cup, Olympics) 4
Improving leisure facilities 3
Improving shopping facilities 3
Improving arts and entertainment facilities 2
Other 3
None of these *
Don't know 1
Any crime 50

 

Q13 If, in the election for a Mayor of London, some candidates represented the main political parties, and there were other well-known independent candidates, do you think you would vote for a candidate representing your favoured political party, an independent candidate, or would it depend on the candidates who were standing?
  %
Party candidate 12
Independent candidate 22
Would depend 55
Don't know 10

 

Q14a On this card are the names of people who have been mentioned in the press in connection with the post of London Mayor. If London were to have an elected mayor, which, if any, of these people do you think would make a good mayor? Q14b And which, if any, of these people do you think would make a bad mayor?
  Good Bad
  % %
Richard Branson 39 8
Ken Livingstone 28 10
Glenda Jackson 18 6
Chris Patten 17 10
Jeffrey Archer 14 25
Tony Banks 11 10
Bernie Grant 7 16
Simon Hughes 7 2
Margaret Hodge 3 3
Stephen Norris 3 5
Trevor Phillips 3 2
John Bird 2 5
Michael Cassidy 2 3
Nick Raynsford 2 3
Peter Stringfellow 1 42
Other 1 *
None of these 3 2
Don't know 14 22

 

Q15 I am now going to read out a number of statements that some people have made about the future government of London. I would like you to tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with each one.
  Agree Neither Disagree Don't know / no opinion
  % % % %
Having an elected Mayor would lead to too much power being placed in the hands of one person 42 14 40 5
An elected police authority should be established to oversee the work of the Metropolitan Police 65 10 19 5
Without tax raising powers, the Mayor and Greater London Authority will not be able to tackle London's problems effectively 42 15 34 9
The licensing laws for London's pubs, clubs and restaurants should be relaxed to make it a 24 hour city 47 8 43 3
The Millennium Dome at Greenwich will be an asset to London 41 13 39 6

 

Q16 As far as you know, who is the current Minister for London?
  %
Incorrect 94
Don't know 79
Nick Raynsford 6
Glenda Jackson 3
Margaret Beckett 2
Frank Dobson 1
Simon Hughes 1
Chris Smith 1
Stephen Norris *
John Prescott *
Robin Young *
Genie Turton 0
Other 2
Can't remember 5

 

Q17 Which, if any of the following do you do regularly in London? By regularly I mean at least once a week.
  %
Travel on the tube 48
Travel on local rail services 25
Travel on London's buses 58
Travel in black cabs (not minicabs) 11
Visit the West End Specifically for shopping or entertainment 26
None of these 19
Don't know 1

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