Poll Archive
Political Attitudes
Fieldwork: July 27th 2007 - July 29th 2007
published by The Times
Voting Intention
On the basis of your view of the parties at the moment, if there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for? [Change on last month's poll for The Times in brackets]
| Labour | 39% | (+2%) |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33% | (-1%) |
| Lib Dem | 15% | (-3%) |
| Others | 13% | (+2%) |
The ‘Others' vote is broken down as follows:
| SNP | 3% |
|---|---|
| Green | 4% |
| Plaid Cymru | 1% |
| UKIP | 2% |
| BNP | 1% |
| Other parties | 2% |
Preference of Government
| All voters | Feb-04 | May-04 | Sep-04 | Jan-05 | Mar-05 | Apr-05 | Jan-06 | May-06 | Sep-06 | Jan-07 | July-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am satisfied with the Labour Government overall | 19% | 19% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 22% | 26% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 20% |
| I am dissatisfied with the Labour Govt. overall, but I still prefer them to a Conservative Government. | 41% | 39% | 41% | 32% | 34% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| I am dissatisfied with the Labour Govt. overall and I would rather have a Conservative Government. | 36% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 28% | 37% | 43% | 40% | 32% |
Leadership Attributes
I'm going to read out some words and phrases that have been used to describe different politicians. Please say in each case if you think the word or phrase is true or not true of the following politicians – or if you don't have a view either way please say so.
| % of ALL VOTERS saying word/phrase is true of | BROWN | CAMERON | CAMPBELL | Net Brown lead over Cameron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | 71% (+20%) | 39% (-5%) | 37% (+8%) | 32% (+25%) |
| Charismatic | 25% (+2%) | 46% (-2%) | 22% (+3%) | -21% (+4%) |
| All spin and no substance | 33% (-1%) | 41% (-) | 24% (-2%) | -8% (+1%) |
| Cares about the problems of ordinary people | 59% (+20%) | 49% (+4%) | 47% (+12%) | +10% (+16%) |
| Likeable | 53% (+20%) | 60% (+7%) | 48% (+11%) | -7% (+13%) |
| Has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister | 56% (+19%) | 32% (-10%) | 19% (-1%) | 24% (+29%) |
| More honest than most politicians | 46% (+16%) | 29% (-4%) | 37% (+7%) | +17% (+20%) |
| Sticks to what he believes, doesn't give in to pressure | 66% (+22%) | 41% (+4%) | 42% (+12%) | +25% (+18%) |
| Has the backing of his party (change shown since last month; not asked in October 2006) | 70% (-11%) | 41% (-16%) | 47% (-5%) | +29% (+5%) |
| % of Labour voters saying is true of BROWN | % of Tory voters saying is true of CAMERON | % of Lib Dem voters saying is true of CAMPBELL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | 88% (+21%) | 70% (+2%) | 49% (-1%) |
| Charismatic | 41% (+5%) | 71% (-3%) | 35% (+9%) |
| All spin and no substance | 25% (+2%) | 24% (-4%) | 24% (+3%) |
| Cares about the problems of ordinary people | 83% (+22%) | 78% (+6%) | 61% (-6%) |
| Likeable | 72% (+24%) | 93% (+15%) | 61% (+2%) |
| Has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister | 83% (+27%) | 69% (-7%) | 40% (-6%) |
| More honest than most politicians | 70% (+23%) | 57% (-2%) | 57% (+5%) |
| Sticks to what he believes, doesn't give in to pressure | 81% (+17%) | 67% (+11%) | 59% (+17%) |
| Has the backing of his party (change shown since last month; not asked in October 2006) | 83% (-9%) | 61% (-14%) | 50% (-17%) |
Response to Flooding
Now I'd like you to say how good or bad a job you think various people have done in responding to the severe flooding in many parts of the country? Please give each one a mark out of ten, where 1 means they have done a very bad job in responding to the floods and 10 means they have done a very good job. If you don't have a view either way, please say so.
| (Average mark out of 10) | All | Men | Women | Lab | Con | LD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The fire service | 8.72 | 8.68 | 8.75 | 8.50 | 8.93 | 8.58 |
| The armed forces | 7.82 | 7.79 | 7.85 | 7.63 | 8.23 | 7.64 |
| Local authorities in the affected areas | 6.14 | 6.13 | 6.14 | 6.23 | 6.31 | 6.25 |
| The Environment Agency | 5.94 | 5.74 | 6.12 | 6.03 | 5.93 | 5.96 |
| Gordon Brown | 5.05 | 4.96 | 5.14 | 6.47 | 4.52 | 5.11 |
| The government as a whole | 4.89 | 4.89 | 4.88 | 5.97 | 4.60 | 4.85 |
| David Cameron | 3.75 | 3.56 | 3.94 | 3.44 | 4.82 | 3.73 |
| All voters | 8 out of 10 or higher | 3 out of 10 or lower |
|---|---|---|
| The fire service | 77% | 3% |
| The armed forces | 58% | 6% |
| Local authorities in the affected areas | 25% | 12% |
| The Environment Agency | 21% | 11% |
| Gordon Brown | 17% | 23% |
| The government as a whole | 14% | 26% |
| David Cameron | 5% | 35% |
| (Average mark out of 10) | SE | Midlands | North | Wales & SW | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The fire service | 8.63 | 8.85 | 8.57 | 9.01 | 8.46 |
| The armed forces | 7.84 | 7.98 | 7.58 | 8.27 | 7.27 |
| Local authorities in the affected areas | 6.33 | 6.29 | 5.75 | 6.22 | 5.99 |
| The Environment Agency | 6.16 | 5.88 | 5.64 | 6.02 | 6.14 |
| Gordon Brown | 4.96 | 4.92 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.81 |
| The government as a whole | 4.69 | 4.85 | 5.00 | 5.06 | 4.98 |
| David Cameron | 3.88 | 3.74 | 3.68 | 3.65 | 3.74 |
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