Political Polling – 30th December 2014
30th December
A Conservative rise of 3 points to 32% with a corresponding Labour drop of 3 points has cut Labour’s lead to one percentage point.
The Liberal Democrats have risen two points to 8%, while UKIP also increases very slightly to 17%.
| † | % | Change |
| Conservative | 32 | +3 |
| Labour | 33 | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | +2 |
| Other parties | 27 | -2 |
Other Parties (breakdown)
| † | % | Change |
| UKIP | 17 | +1 |
| Green | 4 | -1 |
| SNP | 4 | -1 |
| BNP | 1 | n/c |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | +1 |
| Other | 1 | n/c |
Approval ratings
The gap between Ed Miliband and David Cameron?s ratings have widened slightly, with Cameron’s ratings improving from -11% to -8%, and Miliband’s staying relatively steady, down one point to -29%.
Nigel Farage’s ratings have recovered slightly from -17% to -14%, but are still noticeably lower than a month ago.
| † | % Approve | % Disapprove | Net rating | Net rating (own party) |
| David Cameron | 38% | 46% | -8% | +87% |
| Ed Miliband | 22% | 51% | -29% | +33% |
| Nick Clegg | 14% | 61% | -47% | +48% |
| Nigel Farage | 30% | 44% | -14% | +74% |
Opinium Research carried out an online survey of 1,970 GB adults aged 18+ from 30th December 2014 to 2nd January 2015. Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria.
Interview Method and Sample
This survey is conducted online by CAWI (computer aided web interviewing), using Opinium?s online research panel of circa 30,000 individuals. This research is run from a representative sample of GB adults (aged 18+ in England, Scotland and Wales). The sample is defined from pre-collected registration data containing gender, age (18-34, 35-54, and 55+), region (North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humberside, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, and Scotland), working status and social grade to match the latest published ONS figures.
Opinium also takes into account differential response rates from the different demographic groups, to ensure the sample is representative.