Opinion polling for the 1959 United Kingdom general election
In the run-up to the 1959 United Kingdom general election, various polling organisations conducted opinion polling to gauge voting intention amongst the general public. Such polls, dating from the previous election in 1955 to polling day on 8 October 1959, are listed in this article.
| Opinion polling for UK general elections |
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| 1951 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1955 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1959 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1964 election |
| Opinion polls |
| 1966 election |
| Opinion polls |
Graphical summaries
UK opinion polling for the 1959 election
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Polling results
In the run-up to the 1959 United Kingdom general elections, 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 the 1955 general election til the 1959 general election.
| Survey End Date | Polling Organisation | Con | Lab | Lib | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 1959 | General Election Results | 49.4 | 43.8 | 5.9 | 5.6% |
| 8 October | Daily Express | 49.1 | 45.4 | 5 | 3.7% |
| 2-8 October | NOP/Daily Mail | 48 | 44.1 | 7.9 | 3.9% |
| 3-6 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 48.5 | 46.5 | 4.5 | 2% |
| 3-6 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 47.5 | 5.5 | 1% |
| 1-4 October | Forecasting/Daily Telegraph | 49 | 46 | 5 | 3% |
| 6 October | Daily Express | 49.7 | 46.2 | 3.5 | 3.5% |
| 2-5 October | NOP/Daily Mail | 48.4 | 46.9 | 4.7 | 1.5% |
| 5 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47.2 | 47.2 | 5 | Tie |
| 29 Sep - 2 Oct | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 47 | 7.5 | 2% |
| 1 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 48.5 | 46.6 | 4.3 | 1.9% |
| 29 September | Daily Express | 49.5 | 44.5 | 5.5 | 5% |
| 25-28 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46 | 46.5 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 24-28 September | NOP/Daily Mail | 47.8 | 45.6 | 5.6 | 2.2% |
| 24 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 49.7 | 44.8 | 4.9 | 4.9% |
| 22 September | Daily Express | 51.1 | 43 | 5.4 | 8.1% |
| 21 September | NOP/Daily Mail | 47.4 | 43.5 | 9.1 | 3.9% |
| 17 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 50.6 | 43.9 | 4.9 | 6.7% |
| September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 50.5 | 43.5 | 5.5 | 7% |
| 15 September | Daily Express | 50.8 | 42.7 | 5.9 | 8.1% |
| 8-14 September | NOP/Daily Mail | 51.2 | 42.9 | 5.9 | 8.3% |
| 11-15 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 49 | 44.5 | 6 | 4.5% |
| September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 48.3 | 41.9 | 9.3 | 6.4% |
| 7-12 August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47.5 | 41.5 | 10 | 6% |
| 23-27 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 43 | 9.5 | 3.5% |
| 17-22 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46 | 42 | 11 | 4% |
| 4-7 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 41.5 | 12.5 | 4% |
| 6-10 June | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 43.5 | 11 | 1.5% |
| 10-15 April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.5 | 44 | 10 | 0.5% |
| 13-18 March | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 47 | 6.5 | 1.5% |
| February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43 | 47 | 8.5 | 4% |
| 24-28 January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.5 | 46.5 | 8.5 | 2% |
| 10-14 January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 45 | 8.5 | 0.5% |
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| 6-10 December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47 | 42.5 | 9.5 | 4.5% |
| November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 42.5 | 10 | 4% |
| 10-14 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 41.5 | 12 | 4% |
| 19-23 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44 | 43 | 13 | 1% |
| 1-6 August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42.5 | 42 | 15 | 0.5% |
| 20-25 June | Gallup/News Chronicle | 39.5 | 43 | 17 | 3.5% |
| 30 May - 6 Jun | Gallup/News Chronicle | 39 | 45.5 | 15 | 6.5% |
| 3-7 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 34 | 47 | 19 | 13% |
| 19-23 April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 38 | 46.5 | 15 | 8.5% |
| 14-19 February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 36 | 44.5 | 18.5 | 8.5% |
| 17-23 January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 40 | 47.5 | 12 | 7.5% |
| 1958 | |||||
| December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41.5 | 47.5 | 9.5 | 6% |
| 22-26 November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 38.5 | 49 | 12 | 10.5% |
| 2-6 November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 36 | 48.5 | 14.5 | 12.5% |
| 4-8 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 37 | 49 | 13 | 12% |
| 19-25 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 33.5 | 52 | 14 | 18.5% |
| 29 Sep - 10 Oct | Gallup/News Chronicle | 40.5 | 48.5 | 10 | 8% |
| 16-27 August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41.5 | 49 | 8.5 | 7.5% |
| 5-11 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41.5 | 49.5 | 8 | 7% |
| 24 June - 1 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41.5 | 50 | 7.5 | 8.5% |
| 12-16 April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 41 | 51 | 7 | 10% |
| 15-22 March | Gallup/News Chronicle | 40 | 51.5 | 7 | 11.5% |
| February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42 | 48 | 8.5 | 6% |
| 12-13 January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43.5 | 48.5 | 7 | 5% |
| 10 January | Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns and is replaced by Harold Macmillan | ||||
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| 1-2 December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 46 | 8 | 1% |
| 22-25 November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45 | 46 | 8.5 | 1% |
| 10-11 November | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46 | 45 | 8 | 1% |
| 5 November | Jo Grimond elected Liberal Party leader | ||||
| October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42.5 | 47 | 9.5 | 4.5% |
| 7-18 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43 | 46.5 | 10 | 3.5% |
| 16-24 August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43.5 | 49.5 | 6 | 6% |
| 13-23 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 42 | 49 | 8 | 7% |
| 19-27 May | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43 | 47 | 9 | 4% |
| 20-29 April | Gallup/News Chronicle | 43 | 48 | 8 | 5% |
| 24 Mar - 4 Apr | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.5 | 47.5 | 7 | 3% |
| 11-20 February | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44 | 46 | 9 | 2% |
| 14-26 January | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 46.5 | 7.5 | 1% |
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| 17-30 December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 45.5 | 46.5 | 7.5 | 1% |
| 24 December | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.4 | 45.5 | 9 | 1% |
| 14 December | Hugh Gaitskell elected Labour Party leader | ||||
| 19-26 October | Gallup/News Chronicle | 46.5 | 44.5 | 8 | 2% |
| 9-19 September | Gallup/News Chronicle | 48 | 44 | 7 | 4% |
| August | Gallup/News Chronicle | 44.5 | 47.5 | 7 | 3% |
| 2-13 July | Gallup/News Chronicle | 47 | 43 | 9 | 4% |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election Results | 49.7 | 46.4 | 2.7 | 3.3% |
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