Since our last forecast the position in the polls has stabilised slightly. If an election was held tomorrow, we believe that the Liberal Democrats would still be in second position, but not with as large a lead over Labour as some recent opinion polls have indicated.
Unlike other organisations that simply apply a uniform swing to the [...]
A dramatic week in the polls has prompted us to release an interim forecast to reflect the current parties’ standings.
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Forecast UK Tracker
Our second forecast of the official campaign sees a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party. Their lead over Labour has been slashed, but both parties are losing significant ground to the Liberal Democrats.
Please note – percentage changes have been adapted to reflect 2005 GB results, and not 2005 UK results [...]
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Date
Con
Lab
LDm
18th April
34.5
28.8
25.3
19th April
33.5
27.4
27.7
20th April
32.5
26.1
30.1
21st April
32.2
25.3
31.4
22nd April
32.3
25.6
31.0
23rd April
32.6
26.0
30.4
24th April
33.0
26.1
30.3
25th April
34.0
26.6
29.1
26th April
33.9
26.8
29.5
27th April
33.6
26.8
29.1
28th April
34.0
27.2
28.7
29th April
34.1
26.5
29.0
30th April
33.9
25.7
29.0
1st May
34.0
25.7
29.3
2nd May
35.1
25.7
28.8
3rd May
34.7
25.8
28.5
4th May
34.2
26.7
28.2
5th May
34.9
27.4
26.7
Please note – the tracker may change through the day as we receive updated [...]
Daily Poll Tracker
As the General Election Campaign gets underway, Forecast UK is unveiling its daily poll tracker. This is a quick way for you to see where the polls are moving on a day to day basis.
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Forecast UK Tracker
As we go into the formal General Election campaign, the latest Forecast UK prediction shows an improving position for the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats bounce last week has vanished and Labour has stabilised as a result.
Please note – percentage changes have been adapted to reflect 2005 GB results, and not 2005 UK results [...]
Forecast UK Tracker
This is the latest of our new style General Election Predictions, focussing on projecting forward to the upcoming national vote. Our new forecast shows an improvement for the Conservatives and a very good week for the Liberal Democrats
Summary
Party
%
Since 2005
Since Prev
Conservative
36.8%
+4.4%
+0.5%
Labour
28.5%
-6.7%
-0.5%
Lib Dem
21.1%
-0.9%
+1.6%
Swing Labour to Conservative
5.6%
A much better week for the Conservatives sees them [...]
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