According to a June 2015 Ipsos MORI poll:
- The Conservative party had an 8 point lead over Labour among British adults if there was an election, with 39% supporting the Conservatives and 31% supporting Labour.
- Among Labour supporters, Andy Burnham had the most support to be the new Labour party leader at 34%, followed by Yvette Cooper at 18%.
- When asked which past Labour leader the new leader should most resemble, Tony Blair was the most popular choice among both British adults and Labour supporters at 29% and 32% respectively.
3. Voting Intention
3HOW WOULD YOU VOTE IF THERE WERE A GENERAL ELECTION TOMORROW?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
39%
31%
7%
5%
10%
8%
All giving a voting intention Headline voting intention
Conservative lead = +8 Conservative lead = +9
CONSERVATIVE
LABOUR
UKIP
GREEN
LIB DEM
OTHER
39%
30%
8%
6%
9%
8%
Base: 1,005 British adults 18+, 14th -16th June 2015, all 9/10 certain to vote and always/usually/it depends vote in General
Elections = 742. Headline voting intention is based on a method that would have given most accurate results in the 2015 GE;
this is an interim measure whilst our internal review is carried out.
5. Who would Britons like to see lead the Labour Party?
5
AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE LABOUR PARTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW
PARTY LEADER.
WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POLITICIANS I AM GOING TO READ OUT, IF ANY, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SEE LEAD THE LABOUR PARTY?
Source: Ipsos MORI
Base: 1,005 British adults 18+, 275 Labour supporters 14th -16th June 2015
*Red herring
24%
7%
6%
9%
11%
20%
23%
34%
18%
3%
5%
11%
14%
15%
Don't know
None of these
Stewart Lewis*
Jeremy Corbyn
Liz Kendall
Yvette Cooper
Andy Burnham
June 2015
BRITISH ADULTS 18+ LABOUR SUPPORTERS
6. Which past Labour leader should the new leader most
be like?
6AND STILL THINKING ABOUT THE LABOUR LEADERSHIP CONTEST, WHICH PAST LABOUR LEADER, IF ANY, SHOULD THE
NEXT LEADER MOST RESEMBLE TO MAKE YOU MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE LABOUR PARTY?
Source: Ipsos MORI
Base: 1,005 British adults 18+, 14th -16th June 2015
Only showing Labour leaders with 2% or more of mentions. Please see computer tables for full results
June 2015
BRITISH ADULTS 18+ LABOUR SUPPORTERS
29%
7%
0%
1%
4%
3%
7%
7%
6%
8%
23%
32%
12%
9%
2%
2%
3%
3%
4%
5%
7%
19%
Don't know
None of them
Wouldn't vote Labour
James Callaghan
Clement Attlee
Neil Kinnock
Ed Miliband
Gordon Brown
Harold Wilson
John Smith
Tony Blair