Sunday Telegraph Week 1 Election Poll
Voting intention poll from during 2001 general election, for the Telegraph.
- MORI interviewed 1,021 British adults aged 18+
- Interviews were conducted by telephone between 10-12 May 2001
- Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
- Data are weighted to the known 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
- Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of The Sunday Telegraph
QV1 How do you intend to vote at the General Election on June 7th? [If undecided or refused at Q1] QV2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Conservative | 31% |
Labour | 51% |
Liberal Democrats | 13% |
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2% |
Green Party | 1% |
Referendum Party/UKIP/Democratic | *% |
Scottish Socialist Party | *% |
Other | 1% |
Would not vote | 8% |
Undecided | 13% |
Refused | 6% |
Q2a Why do you say undecided? All who said they were undecided at QV2 (128)
% | |
---|---|
Don't know enough about the election/political | 28 |
Don't know what the parties stand for | 11 |
Don't know the candidates | 6 |
Waiting to see manifestos | 15 |
Waiting to see candidates in my area | 5 |
Waiting to see what happens during the campaign | 5 |
Not interested in the election/political | 9 |
Refused | 13 |
Other | 8 |
Don't know | 5 |
Q2b Why do you say refused? Base: all who refused at QV2 (61)
% | |
---|---|
Never tell anyone/matter of principle | 17 |
It's my businesses | 21 |
It's private/confidential | 39 |
It's a secret ballot | 7 |
Would rather not say | 19 |
Other | 0 |
Don't know | 5 |
Q3 Can you tell me how likely you are to vote at the General Election?
% | |
---|---|
Certain to vote | 60 |
Very likely to vote | 13 |
Quite likely to vote | 10 |
Not very likely to vote | 5 |
Certain not to vote | 11 |
Don't know | 1 |
Q4 Have you definitely decided to vote for the ... party or is there a chance you may change your mind before you vote?
All | All naming Labour | All naming Conservatives | All naming Liberal Democrats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(760) | (383) | (239) | (95) | |
% | % | % | % | |
Definitely decided | 63 | 65 | 65 | 50 |
May change mind | 32 | 31 | 29 | 47 |
Don't know | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Q5 Which of the following comes closest to your reasons for intending to vote for the ... party? Base: all naming a party (760)
All | All naming Labour | All naming Conservatives | All naming Liberal Democrats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(760) | (383) | (239) | (95) | |
% | % | % | % | |
It is the party that most represents your views | 82 | 85 | 84 | 69 |
The party you support has little chance of winning in this constituency so you vote for the ... party to try and keep another party out | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
No opinion | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Q6 Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, Mr Blair, Mr Hague or Mr Kennedy?
% | |
---|---|
Blair | 51 |
Hague | 15 |
Kennedy | 8 |
None/Don't know | 26 |
Q7 What do you think will be the outcome of the forthcoming General Election?
% | |
---|---|
Conservative victory | 5 |
Labour victory | 78 |
Liberal Democrats victory | * |
No overall majority/hung Parliament | 2 |
Other | * |
Don't know | 14 |
Q8 Looking ahead to the General Election on June 7, which, if any, issues will be very important to you in helping you decide how to vote?
Animal welfare | 1% |
Asylum/immigration | 6% |
Defence | 1% |
Education | 35% |
Europe | 7% |
Foot and mouth disease | 2% |
Health care | 40% |
Housing | 2% |
Law & Order | 10% |
Managing the economy | 7% |
Northern Ireland | *% |
Pensions | 16% |
Protecting the natural environment | 2% |
Public transport | 5% |
Taxation | 16% |
Trade Unions | *% |
Unemployment | 3% |
Other | 14% |
None of these/Don't know | 18% |
Q9a Do you think the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats or some other party has the best policy on managing the economy? Base: all mentioning managing the economy (70)
% | |
---|---|
Labour | 43 |
Conservatives | 19 |
Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Other | 1 |
None | 15 |
Don't know | 22 |
Q9b Do you think the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats or some other party has the best policy on taxation? Base: all mentioning taxation (161)
% | |
---|---|
Labour | 23 |
Conservatives | 29 |
Liberal Democrats | 9 |
Other | 1 |
None | 9 |
Don't know | 29 |
Q10 Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think that the Labour Government has done a good job or a bad job at ...?
...managing the economy? | ...handling taxation and public expenditure? | |
---|---|---|
% | % | |
Good job | 71 | 52 |
Bad job | 16 | 33 |
Don't know | 13 | 15 |
Q11a/b If a Labour/Conservative Government is elected after the next General Election, do you think it will or will not increase income tax?
Labour | Conservative | |
---|---|---|
% | % | |
Will | 51 | 45 |
Will not | 32 | 37 |
Don't know | 17 | 18 |
Q11c The Conservative Party is proposing cutting spending on public services by £8 billion, meaning that they will be able to cut taxes. Do you support or oppose this policy?
% | |
---|---|
Support | 28 |
Oppose | 60 |
Don't know | 12 |
Q12 Would you personally like to see a referendum held during the lifetime of the next Parliament to decide on whether Britain should join the single European currency - the Euro?
% | |
---|---|
Yes | 74 |
No | 18 |
Don't know | 8 |
Refused | * |
Q13 If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a single European currency, how would you vote?
% | |
---|---|
In favour of a single currency | 28 |
Against single currency | 57 |
Don't know/would not vote | 15 |
Base: all expressing an opinion | % |
---|---|
In favour of a single currency | 33 |
Against single currency | 67 |
Q14 The Conservatives have said that they would NOT hold a referendum on joining the Euro during the lifetime of the next Parliament. If they promised to hold a referendum on joining the Euro during the next Parliament would you be more likely to vote Conservative at the General Election on June 7, less likely to vote Conservative or would it make no difference to you?
% | |
---|---|
More likely | 13 |
Less likely | 10 |
No difference | 74 |
Don't know | 3s |
Q15 Which one of these best describes the area where you live most of the time?
% | |
---|---|
In the middle of a city or town | 29 |
In a suburb | 32 |
On the edge of the countryside | 26 |
In the middle of the countryside | 12 |
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