Ipsos's October Political Monitor (carried out by telephone between 16-18 October among 996 British adults aged 18 and over) shows that voting intentions have returned to the parties' positions before the conference season, with both David Cameron's and Gordon Brown's personal ratings also up.
Ipsos's September 2009 Political Monitor, conducted 25-27 September, has the Conservatives down seven points to 36% since August, the Lib Dems up by eight points to 25% and Labour slipping to third place on 24% down two points among those certain to vote
Only one in three Labour MPs now believe that their party will be the largest party after the next election, compared to three in five who expect the Conservatives to be the largest party.
Ipsos's August 2009 Political Monitor, conducted 21-23 August, has the Conservatives up three points to 43% since July, and the Labour Party share up by two points to 24%, among those certain to vote.
Newly released data from a June survey for the public sector trade union UNISON shows that the NHS remains a key election issue, despite the recession. Ninety-six per cent of the public say the NHS will be an important factor in deciding how they vote at the next general election. This compares to the economy (important for 93%), crime (92%), public services (85%), schools (85%) and Britain's relationship with Europe (70%).
Ipsos's July Political Monitor (carried out by telephone between 17-19 July among 1,012 British adults aged 18 and over) shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Conservative Party lead the Labour Party by 16 points.
