Local Government

MORI's London Mayoral election day survey, released yesterday at 10:40pm on ITN (Independent Television News), correctly predicted that Ken Livingstone would be returned as Mayor of London.

A recent survey for the Commission on London Governance shows that Londoners express high levels of satisfaction with living in the capital. Seven in 10 Londoners also feel that they have a different outlook to people in the rest of the country, putting this down to a faster way of life and the capital's more multicultural environment. The Capital's history and heritage as well as its cultural diversity are highly valued.

MORI has just completed a major research project for The Boundary Committee for England. Some 17,000 residents in the north of England have been asked about the possible future pattern of unitary local government in the area.

Ipsos survey of life in London

This week the Electoral Commission and the Hansard Society published a report seeking to audit the nature and extent of the UK public's political engagement, to be used to provide a platform for further debate about what might be done to enhance engagement in politics and the political process. The report is primarily based on a Political Engagement Poll conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute of 1,976 UK adults aged 18+ conducted in December 2003.

On balance do you agree or disagree that…

A recent MORI Social Research Institute survey conducted on behalf of the Greater London Authority shows that Londoners continue to be positive about living in the Capital. Nearly four out of five residents (78%) claim to be satisfied with their neighbourhood, as opposed to one in seven (14%) who are dissatisfied. Seven out of 10 (71%) are satisfied with London in general, with 15% dissatisfied.

MORI's research for the Electoral Commission is published this week

New methods of voting have received a broadly positive response from the public, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey, on behalf of The Electoral Commission, exams the public's response to the new methods of voting used in the 2003 local elections.