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.
Ipsos's November Political Monitor latest voting intentions (based on all those who say they are certain to vote) gives the Conservatives 35%, Labour 33% and the Liberal Democrats 20%, a swing of 2.5% from Labour to Conservatives since General Election.
Ipsos's October Political Monitor shows that Labour retains a small voting intentions lead over the Conservatives among the 56% of the electorate who say they are absolutely certain to vote. Tony Blair has also seen a rise in the proportion of the public satisfied with his performance as Prime Minister, up from 26% in early September to 32% now, though a majority of the public remain dissatisfied (60%) with him. The proportion of the public satisfied with David Cameron as Conservative party leader stands at 31%, exactly the same as first measured by Ipsos in January of this year. However the proportion dissatisfied with Cameron has almost doubled over this time, from 17% to 32%. More than a third (37%) say they don't know if they are satisfied or dissatisfied with Cameron.
Satisfaction with the performance of Tony Blair as prime minister has hit new lows over the past two months, the latest Ipsos poll has found. The prime minister's performance rating is now barely a third of what it was immediately following his landslide election in 1997.
The two key findings from this month's Political Monitor survey provide grim reading for both the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition — Tony Blair's personal satisfaction ratings have fallen to the lowest levels of his premiership and, for the first time, more of the public is dissatisfied than satisfied with the performance of David Cameron.
This month's Ipsos Political Monitor finds the lowest level of satisfaction with the Government since it was first elected in 1997. The poll, which was conducted between 27 April and 2 May, finds that 22% are satisfied with the way the Government is running the country, compared to 68% who are dissatisfied, a net satisfaction score of -46%, eight percentage points lower than in March.
Questions on voting intention, satisfaction with party leaders, the key issues facing Britain, economic optimism, party identification, past voting behaviour, immigration, drink driving and personal finance.
British electors' attitudes to the new Tory Leader David Cameron have not shifted over the past month, according to the latest Ipsos's February Political Monitor for The Sun. The poll, conducted between 16 and 20 February among 1,958 British adults aged 18+, continues to show that over half the public (52%) are hesitant to express an opinion about the way David Cameron is doing his job.
