Panelbase Confirms The SNP Lead Has Grown

26th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

It now seems highly likely that rather than clawing back some of its losses, Labour has in fact lost further ground during the course of the election campaign. That at least appears to be the implication of the latest Panelbase poll that appears in today’s Sunday Times. Regular readers of this blog will be aware […]


Poll of Polls: Westminster Vote Intentions: 23 April

26th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The graph below shows the latest What Scotland Thinks/ScotCen Poll of Polls of voting intentions in Scotland for the 2015 UK general election and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on two polls by YouGov,  one poll by Panelbase, and one by TNS BMRB.  Between them the four […]


More YouGov, Ashcroft and Tactical Voting

23rd April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

There were a couple more bits of polling for the Westminster election released earlier this week. First of all, The Times published the results of a Scotland-wide YouGov poll. Second, Lord Ashcroft released the results of two further constituency polls, this time in Edinburgh North & Leith and in Edinburgh South. Neither makes very happy […]


Poll of Polls: Westminster Vote Intentions: 20 April

21st April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The graph below shows the latest What Scotland Thinks/ScotCen Poll of Polls of voting intentions in Scotland for the 2015 UK general election and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on two polls by YouGov,  one poll by Panelbase, and one by TNS BMRB.  Between them the four […]


Ashcroft Adds to Labour – and Liberal Democrat – Woes

20th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

Lord Ashcroft published another set of his now famous constituency polls – in this case of eight seats in Scotland – on Friday evening. Three of them are Labour held seats that Ashcroft previously polled in January or February this year – East Renrewshire, Glasgow South West and Paisley & Renfrew South. Four are Liberal […]


TNS BMRB Put SNP On Equal Record High

13th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

This morning TNS BMRB released the results of their latest poll of voting intentions. It provides further dismal reading for Labour. Labour’s support is put at just 24%, down six points on the company’s previous poll conducted during the first three weeks of February.  The SNP, in contrast, are estimated to be on 52%, up […]



Could Tactical Voting Scupper the SNP?

10th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

This morning’s Times carried the result of the latest YouGov poll of voting intentions in Scotland, while this evening Channel 4 News released further results from the same poll. Conducted after the first Scottish leaders’ debate on STV on Tuesday, but with much of the interviewing completed before the second instalment on BBC on Wednesday, […]


Poll of Polls: Westminster Vote Intentions: 9 April

10th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The graph below shows the latest What Scotland Thinks/ScotCen Poll of Polls of voting intentions in Scotland for the 2015 UK general election and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on two polls by YouGov,  one poll by Panelbase, and one by ICM.  Between them the four polls […]