Political Polling – 25th February 2014
25th February 2014
Labour’s lead over the Conservatives has dropped from 9 points to 5 points, putting the parties at their closest since October 2013.
Ed Miliband’s party has dropped to 34%, the lowest share the party has seen in an Opinium survey since the end of 2010. The Conservatives, however, remain below 30%, gaining a point on the last poll to reach 29%. Labour’s falling vote share is due to gains for the Lib Dems (10%, rising above 8% for the first time since November) while UKIP have gained two points to reach 19%.
| † | % | Change |
| Conservative | 29 | +1 |
| Labour | 34 | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | +2 |
| Other parties | 27 | n/c |
Other Parties (breakdown)
| † | % | Change |
| UKIP | 19 | +2 |
| Green | 3 | +1 |
| SNP | 3 | -1 |
| BNP | 1 | n/c |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | -1 |
| Other | 1 | n/c |
Approval ratings
- While Ed Miliband?s ratings have held relatively steady, dropping a point to -17%, David Cameron has pulled away again with his net approval ratings rising from -14% to -10%
- Nick Clegg has seen his net rating drop slightly to -44% from -42%. However, in line with his party’s increased vote share, the Deputy Prime Minister’s raw approval figure is increased to 17%, the highest we have recorded for Mr Clegg since January 2013
| † | % Approve | % Disapprove | Net rating | Net rating (own party) |
| David Cameron | 37% | 47% | -10% | +87% |
| Ed Miliband | 26% | 43% | -17% | +47% |
| Nick Clegg | 17% | 61% | -44% | +56% |
Opinium Research carried out an online survey of 1,946 GB adults aged 18+ from 25th to 28th February 2014. 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.