At various dates in the run up to the 2017 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules.
The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 6 May 2015, to the 8 June 2017.
Leadership approval ratings
edit- YouGov: "Do you view (Insert name here) favourably or unfavourably?"
- Ipsos MORI: "Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way (Insert name here) is doing his job as Prime Minister/Party leader?"
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Theresa May, Leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
2017
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 Jun | YouGov | Well/Badly | 42% | 47% | 11% | — | -5% |
| 30 May-1 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 43% | 50% | 7% | — | –7% |
| 15-17 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 55% | 35% | 10% | — | +20% |
| 4 May | United Kingdom local and mayoral elections | ||||||
| 21-25 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 56% | 37% | 7% | — | +19% |
| 2 May | Opinium | Approve/Disapprove | 46% | 33% | 21% | — | +13% |
| 18 Apr | Prime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017 | ||||||
| 10-14 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 52% | 39% | 9% | — | +13% |
| 10-14 Feb | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 53% | 36% | 11% | — | +17% |
| 13-16 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 45% | 39% | 16% | — | +6% |
2016
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 50% | 35% | 15% | — | +15% |
| 11-14 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 54% | 30% | 16% | — | +14% |
| 14-17 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 48% | 32% | 20% | — | +16% |
| 10-14 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 54% | 27% | 19% | — | +27% |
| 15-17 Aug | YouGov | Favourable/Unfavourable | 48% | 36% | — | 16% | +12% |
| 13-15 Aug | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 54% | 19% | 27% | — | +35% |
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party.
2017
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 Jun | YouGov | Well/Badly | 42% | 44% | 11% | — | -2% |
| 20 May-1 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 39% | 50% | 11% | — | –11% |
| 15-17 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 58% | 11% | — | –27% |
| 4 May | United Kingdom local and mayoral elections | ||||||
| 21-25 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 27% | 62% | 11% | — | –35% |
| 18 Apr | Prime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017 | ||||||
| 10-14 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 23% | 64% | 13% | — | –41% |
| 10-14 Feb | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 24% | 62% | 14% | — | –42% |
| 13-16 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 26% | 61% | 13% | — | –35% |
2016
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 26% | 58% | 16% | — | –32% |
| 11-14 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 28% | 57% | 15% | — | –29% |
| 14-17 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 55% | 14% | — | –24% |
| 24 Sep | Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected as the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition following a vote of no confidence. | ||||||
| 10-14 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 27% | 58% | 15% | — | –31% |
| 15-17 Aug | YouGov | Favourable/Unfavourable | 29% | 54% | — | 17% | -25% |
| 13-15 Aug | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 25% | 58% | 17% | — | –33% |
| 9-11 Jul | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 24% | 65% | 11% | — | –41% |
| 23 Jun | UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU; David Cameron announces he will resign as Prime Minister | ||||||
| 11-14 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 27% | 52% | 21% | — | –25% |
| 14-16 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 50% | 19% | — | –19% |
| 5 May | United Kingdom local elections, 2016 | ||||||
| 16-18 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 38% | 43% | 19% | — | –5% |
| 19-22 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 35% | 46% | 19% | — | –11% |
| 13-16 Feb | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 30% | 51% | 19% | — | –21% |
| 23-25 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 49% | 20% | — | –17% |
2015
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-14 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 33% | 50% | 17% | — | –17% |
| 14-17 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 37% | 40% | 13% | — | –3% |
| 17-19 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 37% | 39% | 24% | — | –2% |
| 19-22 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 33% | 36% | 31% | — | –3% |
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Tim Farron, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
2017
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May-1 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 25% | 44% | 31% | — | –19% | |||
| 15-17 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 28% | 39% | 33% | — | –11% | |||
| 4 May | United Kingdom local and mayoral elections | |||||||||
| 21-25 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 30% | 37% | 33% | — | –7% | |||
| 18 Apr | Prime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017 | |||||||||
| 10-14 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 26% | 36% | 38% | — | –10% | |||
| 13-16 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 23% | 33% | 44% | — | –10% | |||
2016
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 27% | 28% | 45% | — | –1% |
| 11-14 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 23% | 36% | 41% | — | –13% |
| 14-17 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 34% | 44% | — | –12% |
| 10-14 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 33% | 45% | — | –11% |
| 15-17 Aug | YouGov | Favourable/Unfavourable | 17% | 33% | — | 50% | -16% |
| 13-15 Aug | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 30% | 48% | — | –8% |
| 9-11 Jul | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 21% | 37% | 42% | — | –16% |
| 23 Jun | UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU. | ||||||
| 11-14 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 19% | 32% | 49% | — | –13% |
| 14-16 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 33% | 45% | — | –11% |
| 5 May | United Kingdom local elections, 2016 | ||||||
| 16-18 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 21% | 29% | 50% | — | –8% |
| 19-22 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 24% | 36% | 40% | — | –12% |
| 13-16 Feb | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 20% | 34% | 46% | — | –14% |
| 23-25 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 32% | 46% | — | –10% |
2015
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-14 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 24% | 31% | 45% | — | –7% |
| 14-17 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 18% | 32% | 50% | — | –14% |
| 17-19 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 27% | 51% | — | –5% |
| 14-17 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 18% | 32% | 50% | — | –14% |
| 19-22 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 22% | 29% | 49% | — | –7% |
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Paul Nuttall, Leader of the UK Independence Party.
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2017
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May-1 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 18% | 55% | 27% | — | –37% |
| 15-17 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 17% | 54% | 29% | — | |
| 4 May | United Kingdom local and mayoral elections | ||||||
| 21-25 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 21% | 50% | 29% | — | –29% |
| 18 Apr | Prime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017 | ||||||
| 10-14 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 14% | 51% | 35% | — | –37% |
| 13-16 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 18% | 36% | 46% | — | –18% |
2016
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 18% | 35% | 47% | — | –17% |
Approval ratings for former party leaders
editThe following polls asked about voters' opinions on Theresa May, Leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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2016
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-11 Jul | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 28% | 66% | 6% | — | –38% |
| 23 Jun | UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU; David Cameron announces he will resign as Prime Minister | ||||||
| 11-14 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 35% | 58% | 7% | — | –23% |
| 14-16 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 61% | 8% | — | –30% |
| 5 May | United Kingdom local elections, 2016 | ||||||
| 16-18 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 37% | 56% | 7% | — | –19% |
| 19-22 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 34% | 59% | 7% | — | –25% |
| 13-16 Feb | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 39% | 54% | 7% | — | –15% |
| 23-25 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 42% | 51% | 7% | — | –9% |
2015
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-14 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 41% | 55% | 4% | — | –14% |
| 14-17 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 40% | 55% | 5% | — | –15% |
| 17-19 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 42% | 51% | 7% | — | –9% |
| 19-22 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 42% | 52% | 6% | — | –10% |
| 18-20 Jul | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 42% | 49% | 9% | — | –7% |
| 14-16 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 49% | 42% | 9% | — | +7% |
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The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Harriet Harman, interim leader of the Labour Party.
2015
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-20 Jul | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 33% | 34% | 33% | — | –1% |
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Nigel Farage, Leader of the UK Independence Party.
2016
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun | UK European Union membership referendum: 52% of voters vote in favour of leaving EU; Nigel Farage announces he will resign as leader of UKIP | ||||||
| 11-14 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 38% | 44% | 8% | — | –6% |
| 14-16 May | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 36% | 41% | 13% | — | –5% |
| 5 May | United Kingdom local elections, 2016 | ||||||
| 16-18 Apr | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 32% | 38% | 20% | — | –6% |
| 19-22 Mar | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 38% | 40% | 12% | — | –2% |
| 13-16 Feb | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 33% | 48% | 19% | — | –15% |
| 23-25 Jan | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 49% | 20% | — | –18% |
2015
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Question wording |
Approve | Disapprove | Don't know | Neither | Net approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-14 Dec | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 33% | 48% | 12% | — | –18% |
| 14-17 Nov | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 33% | 45% | 12% | — | –12% |
| 17-19 Oct | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 46% | 37% | 7% | — | +9% |
| 19-22 Sep | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 40% | 45% | 15% | — | –5% |
| 18-20 Jul | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 31% | 44% | 25% | — | –13% |
| 14-16 Jun | Ipsos MORI | Satisfied/Dissatisfied | 29% | 47% | 24% | — | –18% |