Political Polling – 17th February 2015
17th February 2015
The Conservatives have gained two points while Labour have lost an equal amount, putting the Tories ahead for the first time in nearly three years.
35% would vote Conservative if an election were held tomorrow, followed by 33% for Labour, 15% for UKIP, 7% for the Greens and 6% for the Liberal Democrats.
Voting intention – all parties
| † | % | Change |
| Conservative | 35 | +2 |
| Labour | 33 | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | -1 |
| UKIP | 15 | +1 |
| Green | 7 | +1 |
| SNP | 3 | n/c |
| BNP | 1 | +1 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | n/c |
| Other | 1 | n/c |
Approval ratings
Prime Minister David Cameron has broken even with a net approval rating of 0%, the highest score since his EU veto at the end of 2011.
Labour leader Ed Miliband remains far behind with -28%, ahead of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg on -44% but behind UKIP leader Nigel Farage on -24%.
| † | % Approve | % Disapprove | Net rating | Net rating (own party) |
| David Cameron | 42% | 42% | 0% | +88% |
| Ed Miliband | 23% | 51% | -28% | +42% |
| Nick Clegg | 14% | 58% | -44% | +51% |
| Nigel Farage | 25% | 49% | -24% | +81% |
Opinium Research carried out an online survey of 1,975 GB adults aged 18+ from 17th to 20th February 2015. Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria.