Opinion polling for the 1945 United Kingdom general election
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In the run-up to the 1945 general election, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article.
The date range for these opinion polls are from 1943 until late June 1945.
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Polling results
[edit]All data is from PollBase.[1]
1943–1945
[edit]| Date(s) conducted |
Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 1945 | 1945 general election[2] | 39.6% | 48.0% | 9% | 8.4% | |
| 24–27 Jun 1945 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 41% | 47% | 10.5% | 6% |
| Jun 1945 | Centre of Public Opinion | Daily Express | 45% | 45% | 12% | Tie |
| Jun 1945 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 37% | 45% | 15% | 8% |
| May 1945 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 33% | 45% | 15% | 12% |
| Apr 1945 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 28% | 47% | 14% | 19% |
| Feb 1945 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 27.5% | 47% | 12.5% | 20% |
| Jan 1944 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 28% | 45% | 12% | 17% |
| Dec 1943 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 31.5% | 46.5% | 11.5% | 15% |
| Jul 1943 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 33% | 47.5% | 11% | 14.5% |
| Jun 1943 | Gallup | News Chronicle | 36% | 44% | 10.5% | 8% |
| Nov 1935 | 1935 general election[2] | 53.3% | 38.0% | 6.7% | 15.3% | |
Before 1943
[edit]| Date(s) conducted |
Pollster | Client | Gov. | Opp. | Don't Know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1940 | Gallup | N/A | 51% | 27% | 22% | 24% |
| Dec 1939 | Gallup | N/A | 54% | 30% | 16% | 14% |
| Feb 1939 | Gallup | N/A | 50% | 44% | 6% | 6% |
References
[edit]- ^ "PollBase: British voting intention opinion polls since 1943". Mark Pack. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b Audickas, Lukas; Cracknell, Richard; Loft, Philip (2020). UK Election Statistics: 1918-2019: A Century of Elections (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 12.