Communicate Research and ICM polls

Communicate Research’s latest poll for the Independent has topline voting intention figures (with changes from last month) of CON 34% (-2) LAB 29% (-8) LDEM 21% (+8), a huge reduction in Labour support and surge in the Lib Dem rating.
While ICM and YouGov too have shown increases in the Lib Dem vote this month, I [...]

YouGov January Poll

YouGov’s monthly poll for the Telegraph has topline voting intention figures, with changes from their last poll, of CON 38%(+1), LAB 31%(-1), LDEM 18%(+3). The poll was conducted between the 22nd and 24th January – that is in the middle of last week, so prior to much of the present deluge of stories about the [...]

Scottish Swingometer

I’ve had a couple of comments in the past about the lack of a nice online swingometer for the Scottish elections. For those after one Weber Shandwick have launched a rather beautiful guide to the Scottish elections, including a Swingometer, at Scotland Votes.

Gay Adoption

An ICM poll for Friday’s Newsnight showed the majority of people supported gay couples being allowed to adoption children. 64% of people said they thought gay couples should be allowed to adopt, 32% said they shouldn’t.
ICM also asked specifically about male homosexual couples and lesbian couples – 55% of respondents thought that male couples should [...]

Holocaust Memorial Day

27th January is Holocaust memorial day, and YouGov have conducted a poll for the Jewish Chronicle.
YouGov’s poll found that 60% of people supported the annual commemoration of the Holocaust, though there was some sympathy for the Muslim Council of Britain’s regular suggestion that it be replaced by a ‘Genocide Day’ day and widened to include [...]

ICM January Poll

ICM’s January poll for the Guardian has headline voting intentions, with changes from last month, of CON 37%(-3), LAB 31%(-1), LDEM 23%(+5). The poll was conducted between the 19th and 21st of January.
The figures suggest a slight weakening in Conservative support and a boost for the Liberal Democrats, though it is from a very low [...]