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New Ipsos data analysis provided for Goalhanger’s ‘The Rest is Politics’ shows scale of young women turning to the Green Party, as inflation remains young people’s top concern

Ipsos research for The Rest is Politics (Goalhanger) broadcast on Tuesday 27 May.
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Scotland Survey

SNP out in front while the race for second place is too close to call - but 1 in 4 may still change their mind

Ipsos’ final 2026 Scottish Parliament election poll for STV News.
Big Ben
Political Monitor Survey

Reform hold 6-point lead over Labour and the Conservatives

Ipsos’ latest Political Monitor is now released, with fieldwork carried out 9-15 April 2026. This means fieldwork was conducted before recent announcements about Peter Mandelson failing his security vetting.
Holyrood
Scotland Survey

SNP extend their lead while Scottish Labour support slumps

The SNP have extended their lead over Labour and Reform UK according to the latest Ipsos Scottish Political Monitor, taken in the first week of the Holyrood election campaigns (26-31 March) and conducted in partnership with STV News.
Big Ben
Politics Survey

Reform UK holds 7-point lead over Labour, Greens up 5 points

Reform UK still hold a clear lead over Labour. This lead is 7 points today – one point down from January and 8 points down from their 15-point lead in November
Holyrood
Political Monitor Survey

SNP maintain polling lead in Scotland but four in ten say they may change their minds

SNP lead constituency voting intentions on 36% (+1 from early December).
Political Monitor
Political Monitor Survey

Labour party more liked than Starmer but both reach historic lows - Ipsos poll

Net likeability ratings for the Labour leader now equal Jeremy Corbyn’s previous low, while the party is less liked than any time in Ipsos trends going back to 2007. However, the party is still more liked than its leader – and more than the other parties.
Political Monitor
Political Monitor Survey

Reform UK still holds 8-point lead, but the gap shrinks amid doubts over their readiness for government - Ipsos poll

Reform UK maintain +8-point lead over Labour, but this is down from +15 in November 2025.
Holyrood
Scotland Survey

SNP remain ahead but Reform support in Scotland rises, while Labour support slumps

The SNP continue to lead on Scottish Parliament voting intention, with 35% of the constituency vote share – a 17-point lead over Reform UK.
Political Monitor
Political Monitor Survey

Labour equals historic low in Ipsos records as 8 in 10 think Britain is getting worse as a place to live

Reform UK maintain clear lead as Labour vote share falls to match the lowest ever recorded by Ipsos for the party in May 2009, after the expenses scandal and during the economic crisis (Ipsos first started recording vote intentions in 1976).
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