The Sun Election Research - Poll 1
Topline Results
- MORI interviewed 1,001 British adults aged 18+ by telephone between 18-19 April 2005
- Data are weighted to reflect the national population profile
- An (*) indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
- Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers
Voting Intentions — all absolutely certain to vote (59%)
Q1 How do you intend to vote in the General Election on May 5th? Will you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or for another party? IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1 Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: 593 British adults
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 32 |
| Labour | 39 |
| Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) | 22 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2 |
| Green Party | 2 |
| UK Independence Party | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Lab lead (±%) | +7 |
| Would not vote | 1 |
| Undecided | 10 |
| Refused | 8 |
Voting Intentions — all naming a party
Q1 How do you intend to vote in the General Election on May 5th? Will you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or for another party? IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1 Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 |
| Labour | 41 |
| Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) | 22 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2 |
| Green Party | 3 |
| UK Independence Party | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Lab lead (±%) | +13 |
| Would not vote | 8 |
| Undecided | 14 |
| Refused | 5 |
Q3 And how likely will you be to vote in the General Election, on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote, and 1 means that you would be absolutely certain not to vote?
| % | |
|---|---|
| 10 — absolutely certain to vote | 59 |
| 9 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 1 — absolutely certain not to vote | 7 |
| Don't know | * |
| Refused | 1 |
Q4 How important is it to you personally who wins the General Election? Is that very/fairly or Is that not very/not at all?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Very important | 40 |
| Fairly important | 32 |
| Not very important | 17 |
| Not at all important | 8 |
| Don't know | 3 |
See also Trends on this question
Q5 Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: "I feel it is my duty to vote"?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 62 |
| Tend to agree | 21 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 4 |
| Tend to disagree | 8 |
| Strongly disagree | 4 |
| Don't know | 1 |
See also Trends on this question
Q6-8 Thinking of each of the political parties, if they were in power how good or bad would they be at doing what is best for Britain? Would they be very good, fairly good, neither good nor poor, fairly poor or very poor?
| Very good | Fairly good | Neither good nor poor | Fairly poor | Very poor | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Conservatives | 8 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 9 |
| Labour | 13 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Q9 I am now going to read out a list of issues and I'd like you to tell me which party leader you trust most to deal with each of them — Tony Blair or Michael Howard?
| Tony Blair | Michael Howard | Other | None of these | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Crime | 38 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| Immigration and asylum | 29 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Schools and hospitals | 46 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Tax | 40 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Europe | 43 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Protecting Britain against terrorism | 43 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Managing the economy | 55 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Representing Britain abroad | 53 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Q17-18 On balance, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
| Agree | Disagree | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| "The Conservatives are ready to form the next government" | 35 | 57 | 8 |
| "Michael Howard is ready to be Prime Minister"? | 40 | 53 | 7 |
