PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome Services
- £1/Week PoliticsHome On the Go
-
PoliticsHome Services
- Hide
-
PRWeek has scoop that Alastair Campbell taking role with PR firm Portland. He's ...
- 10:00
- David Singleton
-
Paul Richards | It's very important that Vince Cable doesn't come out of this as some kind of re...
- 09:42
- Paul Richards
-
Laura Kuenssberg | Also today, markets falling at limited hopes of movement on eurocrisis in Brusse...
- 09:22
- Laura Kuenssberg
-
Guido Fawkes | EUR/USD hits new all time low for the year. G8 summit a success then...
- 09:19
- Guido Fawkes
-
Laura Kuenssberg | Fresh from Leveson appearance, Alistair Campbell rejoins the fray, joining Portl...
- 09:17
- Laura Kuenssberg
-
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
-
PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
PoliticsHome Polls
Public opinion today
Wednesday 20th May 2009 | 13:18
Dramatic swing towards early election
A public consensus in favour of an immediate general election is rapidly developing
There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards holding an immediate general election following revelations about MPs expenses, the latest PoliticsHome research reveals.
In just three weeks the trend has switched from a slight preference for a 2010 election, to voters being clearly in favour of a 2009 poll.
PoliticsHome is the only organisation to have conducted corresponding polls, three weeks apart, asking the public when they would prefer a general election.
Our results show forty eight percent of voters would now prefer an election as soon as possible, confirming the findings of a recent ITN/Populus poll which suggested that around half the electorate now favour an early election.
This represents an increase in fourteen percent from our previous election date poll in late April. Only twenty six percent currently favour an election in Spring 2010, down from the thirty five percent who chose that date last month. The least popular date remains Autumn 2009.
The swing in favour of an election in June 2009 has taken place among supporters of all political parties. The latest results show most Conservative, Liberal Democrat and non-aligned supporters would like to cast their vote as soon as possible.
Only Labour party supporters favour a date in the Spring of next year, and the number with this preference is down eleven percent from the last survey, from sixty four per cent to fifty three per cent.
The greatest swing in favour of a June 2009 General Election was registered by non-aligned voters, a fifty two per cent majority of whom would now prefer this date.
PoliticsHome interviewed 1,197 adults by email between 28 - 29 April 2009 and 1,225 adults by email between 19 - 20 May 2009. Results are weighted by party ID to reflect the UK.
Leave a comment...
Latest on US News
Blog
- 20:43
- Fixing this US immigration policy folly | Diane Roberts | Diane Roberts
- 20:43
Opinion
- 07:00
(£)
- A dirty campaign | Editorial
- 07:00
(£)
News
Blog
- 15:25
- Swing Voters and Elastic States | Nate Silver
- 15:25
M Rees
Even when the whole country want an early general election Herr Brown is his bunker will still deny he has lost the argument, simply because long ago this man with a moral compass lost the plot
Duyfken
Surely June is not feasible or realistic. Presumably the months of July to September are ruled out because parliamentarians are enjoying their summer hols, so October seems the earliest practical time. That would give breathing space for some measures of reform to be introduced in advance.
But I would plump for an August election, just so we can enjoy the spectacle of the candidates having to work through their summer recess, as an act of penance.
J Leslie Smith
Over the past 24 hours watching Newsnight and reading both the Telegraph, watching BBC News and reading political blogs, the Government would be well advised, once a new speaker is in place, authorised by secret ballot, there will be no choice left for Gordon Brown but to call an early Election, possibly by Autumn. This "peaceful Revolution" by the British People, supported by our own Media will not allow the political present class back, unless we have our say first.. ie A General Election
Martin Concannon
Mr Smith please contact tilmar@hotmail.co.uk. Martin re treatment choices
G. R. Mansfield
My wife & I would both support a General Election as soon as possible.
Bill Holden
I think that the election is likely to be in the Autum, Summer is not good due to the holiday season, people are away on holiday or doing more important things than trying to rescue their country. If the election is held in October then the electorate will not turn out due to the rain and of course it gets dark early. I cannot see us staggering on till next spring therefore I think early September will be the best time.