Times 2001 Campaign Polls Wave 2

MORI's second weekly election campaign poll for The times
  • MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,019 adults aged 18+ at 75 sampling points across Great Britain
  • Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 15th May 2001
  • Data are weighted to match the profile of the population
  • Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
  • An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of The Times

Q1 How do you intend to vote in the General Election on June 7th? [If undecided or refused at Q1] Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: All respondents 18+ [1,019]

Conservative 28%
Labour 54%
Liberal Democrats 12%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 3%
Green Party 1%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party *%
Other 1%
Would not vote 10%
Undecided 12%
Refused 2%

Q3 Can you tell me how likely you are to get along to vote at the next Election? Base: All respondents 18+ [1,019]

  %
Certain to vote 53
Very likely to vote 17
Quite likely to vote 13
Not very likely to vote 7
Certain not to vote 9
Don't know 2

Q4 How strongly do you support the … party? Do you support them very strongly, fairly strongly, not very strongly or not strongly at all? Base: All respondents 18+ naming a party

:
  All Con Lab Lib Dem
  % % % %
776 207 422 98
Very strongly 23 23 25 11
Fairly strongly 49 46 51 45
Not very strongly 24 27 20 33
Not strongly at all 4 4 4 9
Don't know 1 1 1 1
Strongly 72 69 76 56
Not strongly 28 31 24 42
Net strongly (±) +44 +38 +52 +14

Q5 Have you definitely decided to vote for the …. party or is there a chance you may change your mind before you vote? Base: All respondents 18+ naming a party

:
  All Con Lab Lib Dem
  % % % %
776 207 422 98
Definitely decided 67 67 72 42
May change mind 31 31 25 56
Don't know 2 2 3 2

Q6 If you do change your mind about voting for the … party, which party would you vote for instead? Base: All respondents 18+ who may change mind

  All Con Lab Lib Dem
  % % % %
240 66* 107 54*
Conservative 17 0 24 29
Labour 20 35 0 39
Liberal Democrats 27 31 38 0
Scottish/Welsh Nationalists 2 0 3 2
Green Party 4 1 4 6
Democratic Party/UKIP/Referendum Party 2 4 0 0
Other 2 2 2 1
None of them/Would not vote 3 4 2 1
Don't know 24 23 28 22

* NB Small base sizes

Q7 Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, Mr Blair, Mr Hague or Mr Kennedy? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

  %
Blair 52
Hague 12
Kennedy 9
Don't know 27

Q8 Which political party do you think has the best team of leaders to deal with the country's problems? Q9 Which political party do you think has the best policies for the country as a whole? Q10 Which political party do you think is most clear and united about what its policies should be? Base: All respondents 18+ [1,019]

  Q8 Q9 Q10
  Leaders Policies Clear and united
  % % %
Conservative 13 17 9
Labour 47 42 40
Liberal Democrat 5 11 16
Other 1 2 2
None 13 9 15
Don't know 20 18 18

Q11 What is the name of the Parliamentary Constituency that you live in? Q12 What is the name of your Member of Parliament for this constituency since May 1997/[last byelection]? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

  Q11 Q12
  Constituency MP
  % %
Correct 43 41
Incorrect 15 6
Don't know 41 54

Q13 As far as you know, do you live in a marginal constituency, or not? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

  %
Yes, marginal/result close 20
No, not marginal/MP won easily 43
Don't know 37

Q14 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way MPs are doing their job? Q15 And are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way your MP is doing his/her job? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

  Q14 Q15
  MPs Your MP
  % %
Very satisfied 1 7
Fairly satisfied 37 35
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 20 18
Fairly dissatisfied 24 11
Very dissatisfied 13 8
Don't know 3 21

Q16 The previous Conservative Government under John Major was accused of sleaze. Do you think the current Labour Government is more or less sleazy than the previous Conservative Government, or is there no difference between the two? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

  %
More sleazy 10
Less sleazy 27
No difference between the two Governments 56
Neither is/was sleazy 1
Don't know 6

Q17 Which party did you vote for at the last General Election, in May 1997? If you are not sure, or did not vote, please say so. Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

Conservative 23%
Labour 42%
Liberal Democrats 7%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 2%
Referendum Party *%
Green Party 1%
Other 1%
Did not vote 18%
Too young 3%
Can't remember 1%
Refused 2%

Q18 As far as you know, are you currently registered to vote? IF YES And are you registered to vote in this constituency, or are you registered to vote somewhere else? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

  %
Yes, registered to vote in this constituency 94
Yes, registered to vote somewhere else 2
No, not registered to vote 3
Don't know 2

Q15 [As you may know, the government has changed the law so that registered voters can obtain a postal vote if they want one. They can do this by ringing their local council and asking for a postal vote, without having to be abroad on business or for some other specific reason.] Have you applied for a postal or proxy vote for the General Election, or do you intend to do so? Base: All respondents 18+ (1,019)

:
  All With preamble Without preamble
  % % %
1,019 518 501
Yes, have applied for postal 3 3 3
Yes, have applied for proxy * * *
Yes, intend to apply for postal 4 4 4
Yes, intend to apply for proxy * * 1
No, neither 92 92 91
Don't know 1 1 1

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