Political Monitor

Voting intention findings from the monthly Political Monitor, aggregated across the whole of 2009 to allow more robust demographic analysis

Ipsos's November Political Monitor (carried out by telephone between 13-15 November among 1,006 British adults aged 18 and over) shows, among those certain to vote, an increase in support for Labour and a fall in support for the Conservative Party.

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

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.

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.

Record dissatisfaction with the government, yet more expecting economy to improve than at any point since 1997

Ipsos's May Political Monitor shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Conservative Party lead the Labour Party by 22 points.

Ipsos's April Political Monitor shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Conservative Party lead the Labour Party by thirteen points.