Opinion polling for the 1987 United Kingdom general election

In the run-up to the 1987 United Kingdom general election, various organisations carried 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 1983 general election until 10 June 1987.

  Conservative   Labour   SDP–Liberal Alliance

Polling results

All Data from UK polling Report[1]

Survey End Date	Polling Organisation / Client	Con	Lab	All	Lead
11 Jun	General Election Results (Great Britain)	43.3%	31.6%	23.1%	11.7%
10 Jun	Marplan/Guardian	42%	35%	21%	7%
10 Jun	MORI/Times	44%	32%	22%	12%
9 Jun	Marplan/Today	43%	35%	21%	8%
9 Jun	Audience Selection	43%	34%	21%	9%
9 Jun	Gallup/Telegraph	41%	34%	23.5%	7%
9 Jun	Harris/TV-AM	42%	35%	21%	7%
8 Jun	Marplan/Guardian	45%	32%	21%	13%
6 Jun	Harris/TV-AM	43%	33%	22%	10%
5 Jun	Marplan/Today	43%	35%	21%	8%
5 Jun	Gallup/Sunday Telegraph	41.5%	34.5%	22.5%	7%
4 Jun	Marplan/Guardian	44%	34%	20%	10%
4 Jun	Harris/Observer	44%	33%	21%	11%
4 Jun	MORI/Sunday Times	43%	32%	24%	11%
3 Jun	Gallup/Telegraph	40.5%	36.5%	21.5%	4%
1 Jun	Marplan/Today	44%	33%	21%	11%
31 May	Harris	42%	35%	21%	7%
29 May	Harris/TV-AM	45%	32%	22%	13%
29 May	Gallup/Sunday Telegraph	41.5%	34%	22.5%	7.5%
28 May	Marplan/Guardian	44%	32%	21%	12%
28 May	Harris/Observer	41%	37%	21%	4%
28 May	MORI/Sunday Times	44%	32%	23%	12%
27 May	Gallup/Telegraph	44.5%	36%	18%	8.5%
26 May	Marplan/Today	42%	35%	20%	7%
25 May	Harris/TV-AM	42%	37%	21%	5%
24 May	MORI	44%	31%	24%	13%
22 May	Gallup/Sunday Telegraph	42%	33%	23%	9%
21 May	Marplan/Guardian	41%	33%	21%	8%
21 May	Harris/TV-AM	43%	36%	20%	7%
21 May	MORI/Sunday Times	44%	31%	24%	13%
21 May	Harris/Observer	41%	34%	22%	7%
20 May	Gallup	42%	33%	23%	9%
20 May	NOP	41%	33%	23%	8%
18 May	Marplan/Today	41%	33%	24%	8%
17 May	Harris/TV-AM	42%	32%	24%	10%
15 May	Harris/Observer	42%	33%	23%	9%
14 May	MORI/Sunday Times	44%	30%	25%	14%
13 May	Marplan/Express	41%	30%	26%	11%
12 May	Marplan/Guardian	43%	29%	25%	14%
12 May	MORI	44%	31%	23%	13%
11 May	NOP/Evening Standard	46%	28%	25%	18%
11 May	Gallup/Telegraph	39%	28%	30%	9%
7 May	Harris/LWT	44%	33%	21%	11%
4 May	NOP/Independent	39%	34%	25%	5%
3 May	Harris/TV-AM	44%	30%	25%	14%
30 Apr	MORI/Sunday Times	44%	31%	23%	13%
27 Apr	Harris/Capital Radio	42%	31%	25%	11%
27 Apr	Marplan/Today	39%	33%	24%	6%
23 Apr	Harris/Observer	42%	31%	25%	11%
15 Apr	NOP/Evening Standard	44%	29%	25%	15%
13 Apr	Gallup/Telegraph	40.5%	28%	29%	11.5%
12 Apr	MORI/Evening Standard	42%	29%	26%	13%
10 Apr	Marplan/PA	40%	30%	27%	10%
7 Apr	Marplan/Guardian	38%	32%	27%	6%
5 Apr	Harris/TV-AM	43%	30%	26%	13%
2 Apr	MORI/Sunday Times	41%	29%	29%	12%
2 Apr	Marplan/Express	39%	29%	30%	9%
24 Mar	Marplan/Today	36%	31%	31%	5%
23 Mar	Gallup/Telegraph	37.5%	29.5%	31.5%	6%
20 Mar	MORI/Sunday Times	39%	33%	26%	6%
19 Mar	Harris/Observer	39%	33%	26%	6%
17 Mar	Gallup/Sunday Telegraph	38.5%	30%	30.5%	8%
10 Mar	Marplan/Guardian	38%	32%	27%	6%
10 Mar	MORI/Sunday Times	41%	32%	25%	9%
2 Mar	NOP/Evening Standard	39%	34%	25%	5%
1 Mar	Harris/TV-AM	36%	33%	29%	3%
25 Feb	MORI/Sunday Times	41%	35%	21%	6%
19 Feb	Harris/Observer	39%	37%	23%	2%
16 Feb	Gallup/Telegraph	36%	34.5%	27.5%	1.5%
10 Feb	Marplan/Guardian	38%	35%	25%	3%
10 Feb	MORI/Sunday Times	39%	36%	23%	3%
9 Feb	NOP/Evening Standard	39%	37%	23%	2%
1 Feb	Harris/TV-AM	37%	39%	22%	2%
28 Jan	NOP/Channel 4	38%	40%	20%	2%
28 Jan	MORI/Sunday Times	39%	38%	21%	1%
27 Jan	Marplan/Today	38.5%	38.5%	20%	Tie
22 Jan	Harris/Observer	44%	36%	18%	8%
20 Jan	Gallup/Telegraph	34.5%	39.5%	23.5%	5%
14 Jan	NOP/Evening Standard	42%	37%	19%	5%
12 Jan	Marplan/Guardian	38%	36%	23%	2%
11 Jan	Harris/TV-AM	42%	37%	20%	5%
1986
30 Dec	MORI/Sunday Times	39%	38%	21%	1%
15 Dec	Gallup	41%	32.5%	23.5%	8.5%
12 Dec	MORI/Sunday Times	41%	39%	19%	2%
8 Dec	Marplan/Guardian	39%	38%	21%	1%
7 Dec	Harris/TV-AM	41%	35%	22%	6%
3 Dec	NOP	41%	38%	19.5%	3%
26 Nov	MORI/Evening Standard	41%	39%	18%	2%
24 Nov	Marplan/Today	39%	38%	20%	1%
17 Nov	Gallup/Telegraph	36%	39.5%	22%	3.5%
12 Nov	MORI	39%	41%	18%	2%
11 Nov	NOP	41%	38%	18%	3%
11 Nov	Marplan/Guardian	39%	36%	23%	3%
4 Nov	MORI/Sunday Times	40%	39%	18%	1%
2 Nov	Harris/TV-AM	40%	36%	21%	4%
24 Oct	Marplan/PA	41%	37.5%	19%	3.5%
22 Oct	MORI/Evening Standard	39%	41%	17%	2%
20 Oct	Gallup/Telegraph	37.5%	37.5%	22%	Tie
20 Oct	Marplan/Today	40%	41%	17%	1%
9 Oct	0	36%	39%	23%	3%
7 Oct	Marplan/Guardian	36%	39%	23%	3%
3 Oct	Harris/Observer	38%	41%	20%	3%
23 Sep	Marplan/Today	34%	40%	24%	6%
23 Sep	MORI/Evening Standard	35%	37%	26%	2%
15 Sep	Gallup/Telegraph	32.5%	38%	27.5%	5.5%
9 Sep	Marplan/Guardian	34%	40%	24%	6%
27 Aug	Marplan/Today	35%	38%	24%	3%
19 Aug	MORI/Evening Standard	37%	37%	24%	Tie
11 Aug	Gallup/Telegraph	30%	36.5%	30%	6.5%
11 Aug	Marplan/Guardian	32%	38%	27%	6%
31 Jul	MORI/Times	32%	41%	25%	9%
29 Jul	Marplan/Today on S	29.5%	41%	27.5%	11.5%
22 Jul	MORI/Evening Standard	36%	37%	25%	1%
14 Jul	Gallup/Telegraph	33%	38%	27%	5%
14 Jul	Marplan/Guardian	31%	38%	28%	7%
24 Jun	MORI/Evening Standard	34%	40%	23%	6%
16 Jun	Gallup/Telegraph	34%	39%	24.5%	5%
16 Jun	Marplan/Guardian	33%	39%	26%	6%
12 Jun	Harris/Observer	31%	40%	25%	9%
21 May	MORI/Evening Standard	32%	40%	26%	8%
19 May	Marplan/Guardian	28%	39%	30%	9%
12 May	Gallup/Telegraph	27.5%	37%	32.5%	4.5%
2 May	MORI/Sunday Times	36%	38%	23%	2%
22 Apr	MORI/Evening Standard	34%	39%	25%	5%
21 Apr	Gallup/Telegraph	33.5%	38%	26%	4.5%
14 Apr	Gallup/Telegraph	28%	38.5%	31.5%	7%
8 Apr	Marplan/Guardian	32%	35%	30%	3%
26 Mar	MORI	34%	36%	28%	2%
24 Mar	Gallup/Telegraph	29.5%	34%	34.5%	0.5%
21 Mar	MORI/Sunday Times	31%	39%	28%	8%
10 Mar	Marplan/Guardian	32%	35%	31%	3%
26 Feb	MORI/Evening Standard	34%	35%	30%	1%
12 Feb	MORI/Sunday Times	33%	37%	29%	4%
10 Feb	Gallup/Telegraph	29.5%	35.5%	33.5%	2%
10 Feb	Marplan/Guardian	27%	36%	35%	1%
24 Jan	Harris/Observer	31%	36%	30%	5%
13 Jan	Gallup/Telegraph	29.5%	34%	35%	1%
12 Jan	Marplan/Guardian	29%	36%	33%	3%
12 Jan	Harris/ITN	32%	33%	31%	2%
8 Jan	MORI/Evening Standard	33%	38%	28%	5%
1985
9 Dec	Gallup/Telegraph	33%	32.5%	32.5%	0.5%
9 Dec	Marplan/Guardian	35%	33%	30%	2%
8 Dec	MORI	35%	35%	28%	Tie
24 Nov	MORI/Evening Standard	36%	36%	25%	Tie
11 Nov	Gallup/Telegraph	35%	34%	29.5%	1%
11 Nov	Marplan/Guardian	34%	35%	29%	1%
21 Oct	Gallup/Telegraph	32%	38%	28%	6%
20 Oct	MORI/Evening Standard	37%	36%	25%	1%
19 Oct	NOP/Mail on Sunday	37%	34%	28%	3%
14 Oct	Marplan/Guardian	32%	34%	32%	2%
4 Oct	Harris/Observer	32%	39%	27%	7%
3 Oct	MORI/Times	34%	36%	28%	2%
29 Sep	Harris/Thames	33%	32%	32%	1%
22 Sep	MORI/Evening Standard	30%	33%	35%	2%
16 Sep	Gallup/Telegraph	29%	29.5%	39%	9.5%
16 Sep	Marplan/Guardian	31%	32%	36%	4%
8 Sep	MORI/Evening Standard	31%	37%	31%	6%
7 Sep	Harris/LWT	35%	36%	26%	1%
3 Sep	Marplan/Guardian	30%	34%	35%	1%
18 Aug	MORI/Evening Standard	31%	35%	31%	4%
12 Aug	Gallup/Telegraph	24%	40%	34%	6%
12 Aug	Marplan/Guardian	31%	36%	31%	5%
9 Aug	MORI/Sunday Times	33%	37%	29%	4%
21 Jul	MORI/Evening Standard	33%	34%	31%	1%
15 Jul	Gallup/Telegraph	27.5%	38%	32.5%	5.5%
8 Jul	Marplan/Guardian	31%	34%	33%	1%
23 Jun	MORI/Evening Standard	35%	36%	27%	1%
21 Jun	MORI/Sunday Times	32%	40%	26%	8%
17 Jun	Gallup/Telegraph	34.5%	34.5%	30%	Tie
10 Jun	Marplan/Guardian	31%	36%	32%	4%
26 May	MORI/Evening Standard	33%	35%	30%	2%
13 May	MORI/Sunday Times	34%	36%	28%	2%
13 May	Gallup/Telegraph	30.5%	34%	33.5%	0.5%
13 May	Marplan/Guardian	29%	35%	35%	Tie
28 Apr	MORI/Evening Standard	38%	37%	24%	1%
22 Apr	Gallup/Telegraph	34%	37.5%	26.5%	2.5%
15 Apr	Marplan/Guardian	33%	38%	28%	5%
25 Mar	Gallup/Telegraph	33%	39.5%	25.5%	6.5%
24 Mar	MORI/Evening Standard	36%	40%	23%	4%
22 Mar	MORI/Sunday Times	37%	39%	22%	2%
11 Mar	Marplan/Guardian	36%	36%	27%	Tie
8 Mar	NOP/Mail on Sunday	35%	35%	26%	Tie
7 Mar	Harris/Observer	40%	38%	19%	2%
25 Feb	Marplan/Guardian	38%	36%	25%	2%
24 Feb	MORI/Evening Standard	39%	35%	24%	4%
18 Feb	MORI/LWT	38%	40%	19%	2%
11 Feb	Gallup/Telegraph	35%	32%	31.5%	3%
11 Feb	Marplan/Guardian	38%	35%	26%	3%
6 Feb	MORI/Sunday Times	37%	37%	24%	Tie
14 Jan	Gallup/Telegraph	39%	33%	25.5%	6%
14 Jan	Marplan/Guardian	41%	33%	25%	8%
7 Jan	MORI/Evening Standard	42%	34%	21%	8%
8 Jan	NOP/Daily Mail	33%	38%	28%	5%
1984
28 Dec	MORI/Sunday Times	38%	36%	25%	2%
10 Dec	Gallup/Telegraph	39.5%	31%	27.5%	8.5%
10 Dec	Marplan/Guardian	41%	32%	26%	9%
10 Dec	MORI	40%	36%	22%	4%
7 Dec	MORI/Sunday Times	41%	37%	20%	4%
19 Nov	MORI/Evening Standard	43%	35%	19%	8%
12 Nov	Gallup/Telegraph	44.5%	30.5%	23.5%	14%
5 Nov	Marplan/Guardian	42%	33%	24%	9%
22 Oct	Gallup/Telegraph	44.5%	32%	21.5%	12.5%
22 Oct	MORI/Evening Standard	44%	35%	20%	9%
8 Oct	Marplan/Guardian	38%	37%	23%	1%
4 Oct	MORI/Sunday Times	43%	35%	19%	8%
24 Sep	Marplan/Guardian	38%	36%	24%	2%
21 Sep	MORI/Evening Standard	42%	36%	20%	6%
11 Sep	Marplan/Guardian	39%	38%	21%	1%
10 Sep	Gallup/Telegraph	37%	36%	25.5%	1%
10 Sep	MORI/Times	40%	39%	19%	1%
29 Aug	MORI/Sunday Times	39%	40%	19%	1%
20 Aug	MORI/Evening Standard	39%	39%	21%	Tie
13 Aug	Gallup/Telegraph	36%	39%	22.5%	3%
13 Aug	Marplan/Guardian	36%	39%	24%	3%
23 Jul	MORI	37%	40%	20%	3%
16 Jul	Gallup/Telegraph	37.5%	38.5%	22%	1%
10 Jul	Marplan/Guardian	34.5%	39%	25.5%	4.5%
25 Jun	MORI/Evening Standard	39%	39%	21%	Tie
16 Jun	Marplan/Sunday Mirror	38%	39%	22%	1%
11 Jun	Gallup/Telegraph	37.5%	38%	23%	0.5%
11 Jun	Marplan/Guardian	37%	38%	23%	1%
8 Jun	MORI/Sunday Times	42%	38%	18%	4%
29 May	MORI/Evening Standard	40%	38%	21%	2%
14 May	Gallup/Telegraph	38.5%	36.5%	23%	2%
14 May	Marplan/Guardian	38%	37%	23%	1%
1 May	MORI/Evening Standard	40%	39%	20%	1%
25 Apr	MORI/Sunday Times	42%	36%	20%	6%
17 Apr	Harris/Observer	40%	36%	22%	4%
16 Apr	Gallup/Telegraph	41%	36.5%	20.5%	4.5%
16 Apr	Marplan/Guardian	40%	37%	21%	3%
20 Mar	MORI/Evening Standard	41%	40%	17%	1%
19 Mar	Marplan/Guardian	39%	39%	22%	Tie
19 Mar	Gallup/Telegraph	41%	38.5%	19.5%	2.5%
3 Mar	MORI/Sunday Times	38%	41%	18%	3%
20 Feb	MORI/Evening Standard	41%	38%	19%	3%
13 Feb	Gallup/Telegraph	43%	33.5%	21.5%	9.5%
13 Feb	Marplan/Guardian	39%	40%	20%	1%
20 Jan	Harris/Observer	43%	36%	18%	7%
20 Jan	NOP/Mail on Sunday	45%	33%	20%	12%
16 Jan	Gallup/Telegraph	41.5%	38%	19.5%	3.5%
16 Jan	Marplan/Guardian	42%	38%	19%	4%
9 Jan	MORI/Evening Standard	42%	37%	19%	5%
1983
17 Dec	MORI/Sunday Times	40.5%	39.5%	18%	2%
12 Dec	Gallup/Telegraph	42.5%	36%	19.5%	6.5%
9 Dec	MORI	42%	37%	19%	5%
7 Dec	Marplan/Guardian	41%	37%	21%	4%
3 Dec	MORI/Sunday Times	44%	37%	18%	7%
21 Nov	MORI	39%	37%	22%	2%
14 Nov	Gallup/Telegraph	43.5%	36%	19.5%	7.5%
9 Nov	Marplan/Guardian	42%	35%	22%	7%
7 Nov	NOP/Daily Mail	44%	32%	22%	12%
5 Nov	MORI/Sunday Times	43%	35%	20%	8%
24 Oct	Gallup/Telegraph	42%	35.5%	20.5%	6.5%
24 Oct	MORI/Evening Standard	42%	37%	19%	5%
12 Oct	Marplan/Guardian	42%	37%	20%	5%
6 Oct	Harris/Observer	42%	39%	18%	3%
Neil Kinnock becomes leader of the Labour Party
26 Sep	MORI	45%	27%	26%	18%
12 Sep	Gallup/Telegraph	45.5%	24.5%	29%	16.5%
22 Aug	MORI/Daily Star	46%	30%	22%	16%
15 Aug	Gallup/Telegraph	44.5%	25%	29%	15.5%
10 Aug	Marplan/Guardian	45%	30%	24%	15%
25 Jul	MORI/Express	44%	30%	25%	14%
11 Jul	Gallup/Telegraph	44%	28.5%	26%	15.5%
20 Jun	MORI/Daily Star	43%	27%	29%	14%
9 Jun	General Election Results	42.4%	27.6%	25.4%	14.8%

References

1. "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-26.