ComRes voting intention and YouGov on expenses

ComRes have a new poll in the Independent tomorrow. The topline figures, with changes from the last ComRes poll, are CON 40%(-1), LAB 28%(-2), LDEM 18%(+1).
Labour are lower than in other recent polls, but we’re seeing roughly the same gap between the Conservative and Labour as we have in all other recent polls. Interestingly [...]

ICM show 13 point Conservative lead

There is an ICM poll in tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph. The topline figures, with changes from ICM’s most recent poll, are CON 44%(+2), LAB 31%(+1), LDEM 18%(-2). The poll was conducted between the 25th and 26th March.
It’s a very slight increase in the Conservative lead, but none of the changes are really significant. Realistically speaking, this [...]

ICM poll on the monarchy

ICM have carried out a poll for the BBC in connection with Evan Harris’s current Private Members Bill, which would put men and women on equal footing in succession to the crown and would remove the current laws that prevent the crown passing to anyone married to a Catholic (though not the laws preventing a [...]

More from today’s YouGov poll

Firstly, from reading the Telegraph’s headline you might have expected to find the public slavering after swinging cuts in public spending. Only 15% of people think spending should be maintained at its present levels or cut. Look at the actual question though, it doesn’t suggest the public are ready to swallow harsh cuts.
A significant majority [...]

No change from YouGov

YouGov’s monthly poll for the Telegraph shows no change at all since their last poll – support remains at CON 41%(nc), LAB 31%(nc), LDEM 17%(nc).
As a whole the polls really are looking very static; after a period of volatility things seem to have settled down to a Tory lead of between 10 and 12 points [...]

New Scottish poll on the Euro-elections

STV has a new poll of Scottish voting intentions in the European elections by Progresssive. Scottish voting intention for the June elections stands at CON 13%, LAB 41%, LDEM 10%, SNP 30%.
This compares to a YouGov poll which had figures of CON 18% LAB 36% LDEM 11% SNP 29% – so somewhat higher Labour and [...]