New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 21-23 July 2026, reveals continued high levels of economic anxiety across the nation as Andy Burnham assumes office as Prime Minister.
The 2006 local elections represent a clear and embarrassing defeat for Labour. The party was relegated to third place in terms of the "estimated national equivalent vote share", (the generally accepted measure of the major parties' local election performance), with only 26% of the vote. It made a net loss of more than three hundred seats, and controls 18 fewer councils than it did before the elections. While this was not, as some had predicted beforehand, Labour's worst-ever local election performance — in fact, the 26% share was the same as in 2004 — it was a very poor one.
It appears that the British public are continuing to be gloomy about the future of the economy and public services, according to the latest Deloitte/Ipsos Government Delivery Index. Expectations among the public were generally at a historic low in early 2006, and this level of pessimism has broadly been maintained in the months since.
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.
The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned Ipsos to conduct a series of face-to-face depth interviews with parents and children who have experience of child protection services. The research explored all stages of the child protection process, including initial contact with social workers, case conferences and follow up care and support. The findings will be used to help the Council improve the services for future users. Fieldwork was between 4 November and 9 December 2005.
Ipsos was commissioned by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body to assess attitudes towards the Parliament and devolution. The purpose of the research was to obtain a source of information which would help inform the Parliament's public information and participation strategies. The specific objectives of the research were to:
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.
In 2004, London Calling Arts commissioned Ipsos to conduct a survey to explore current perceptions of marketing in the arts and possible future trends.
