# Opinion polling for the 1987 United Kingdom general election

In the run-up to the 1987 general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 1983 general election on 9 June until the 1987 general election on 10 June.

## Polling results

All Data from UK polling Report

### 1987

| Survey end date | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
| 11 Jun | 1987 general election | 1987 general election | 42.2% | 30.8% | 22.6% | 11.4% |
| 10 Jun | Marplan | The Guardian | 42% | 35% | 21% | 7% |
| 10 Jun | MORI | The Times | 44% | 32% | 22% | 12% |
| 9 Jun | Marplan | Today | 43% | 35% | 21% | 8% |
| 9 Jun | Audience Selection | N/A | 43% | 34% | 21% | 9% |
| 9 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 34% | 23.5% | 7% |
| 9 Jun | Harris | TV-AM | 42% | 35% | 21% | 7% |
| 8 Jun | Marplan | The Guardian | 45% | 32% | 21% | 13% |
| 6 Jun | Harris | TV-AM | 43% | 33% | 22% | 10% |
| 5 Jun | Marplan | Today | 43% | 35% | 21% | 8% |
| 5 Jun | Gallup | The Sunday Telegraph | 41.5% | 34.5% | 22.5% | 7% |
| 4 Jun | Marplan | The Guardian | 44% | 34% | 20% | 10% |
| 4 Jun | Harris | The Observer | 44% | 33% | 21% | 11% |
| 4 Jun | MORI | The Sunday Times | 43% | 32% | 24% | 11% |
| 3 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40.5% | 36.5% | 21.5% | 4% |
| 1 Jun | Marplan | Today | 44% | 33% | 21% | 11% |
| 31 May | Harris | N/A | 42% | 35% | 21% | 7% |
| 29 May | Harris | TV-AM | 45% | 32% | 22% | 13% |
| 29 May | Gallup | The Sunday Telegraph | 41.5% | 34% | 22.5% | 7.5% |
| 28 May | Marplan | The Guardian | 44% | 32% | 21% | 12% |
| 28 May | Harris | The Observer | 41% | 37% | 21% | 4% |
| 28 May | MORI | The Sunday Times | 44% | 32% | 23% | 12% |
| 27 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44.5% | 36% | 18% | 8.5% |
| 26 May | Marplan | Today | 42% | 35% | 20% | 7% |
| 25 May | Harris | TV-AM | 42% | 37% | 21% | 5% |
| 24 May | MORI | N/A | 44% | 31% | 24% | 13% |
| 22 May | Gallup | The Sunday Telegraph | 42% | 33% | 23% | 9% |
| 21 May | Marplan | The Guardian | 41% | 33% | 21% | 8% |
| 21 May | Harris | TV-AM | 43% | 36% | 20% | 7% |
| 21 May | MORI | The Sunday Times | 44% | 31% | 24% | 13% |
| 21 May | Harris | The Observer | 41% | 34% | 22% | 7% |
| 20 May | Gallup | N/A | 42% | 33% | 23% | 9% |
| 20 May | NOP | N/A | 41% | 33% | 23% | 8% |
| 18 May | Marplan | Today | 41% | 33% | 24% | 8% |
| 18 May | The Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | The Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | The Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | The Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | The Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins | The Dissolution of the 49th Parliament and campaigning officially begins |
| 17 May | Harris | TV-AM | 42% | 32% | 24% | 10% |
| 15 May | Harris | The Observer | 42% | 33% | 23% | 9% |
| 14 May | MORI | The Sunday Times | 44% | 30% | 25% | 14% |
| 13 May | Marplan | Daily Express | 41% | 30% | 26% | 11% |
| 12 May | Marplan | The Guardian | 43% | 29% | 25% | 14% |
| 12 May | MORI | N/A | 44% | 31% | 23% | 13% |
| 11 May | NOP | Evening Standard | 46% | 28% | 25% | 18% |
| 11 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39% | 28% | 30% | 9% |
| 7 May | Harris | London Weekend Television | 44% | 33% | 21% | 11% |
| 7 May | 1987 local elections | 1987 local elections | 1987 local elections | 1987 local elections | 1987 local elections | 1987 local elections |
| 4 May | NOP | The Independent | 39% | 34% | 25% | 5% |
| 3 May | Harris | TV-AM | 44% | 30% | 25% | 14% |
| 30 Apr | MORI | The Sunday Times | 44% | 31% | 23% | 13% |
| 27 Apr | Harris | Capital Radio | 42% | 31% | 25% | 11% |
| 27 Apr | Marplan | Today | 39% | 33% | 24% | 6% |
| 23 Apr | Harris | The Observer | 42% | 31% | 25% | 11% |
| 15 Apr | NOP | Evening Standard | 44% | 29% | 25% | 15% |
| 13 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 40.5% | 28% | 29% | 11.5% |
| 12 Apr | MORI | Evening Standard | 42% | 29% | 26% | 13% |
| 10 Apr | Marplan | Press Association | 40% | 30% | 27% | 10% |
| 7 Apr | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 32% | 27% | 6% |
| 5 Apr | Harris | TV-AM | 43% | 30% | 26% | 13% |
| 2 Apr | MORI | The Sunday Times | 41% | 29% | 29% | 12% |
| 2 Apr | Marplan | Daily Express | 39% | 29% | 30% | 9% |
| 24 Mar | Marplan | Today | 36% | 31% | 31% | 5% |
| 23 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 29.5% | 31.5% | 6% |
| 20 Mar | MORI | The Sunday Times | 39% | 33% | 26% | 6% |
| 19 Mar | Harris | The Observer | 39% | 33% | 26% | 6% |
| 17 Mar | Gallup | The Sunday Telegraph | 38.5% | 30% | 30.5% | 8% |
| 12 Mar | Truro by-election | Truro by-election | Truro by-election | Truro by-election | Truro by-election | Truro by-election |
| 10 Mar | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 32% | 27% | 6% |
| 10 Mar | MORI | The Sunday Times | 41% | 32% | 25% | 9% |
| 2 Mar | NOP | Evening Standard | 39% | 34% | 25% | 5% |
| 1 Mar | Harris | TV-AM | 36% | 33% | 29% | 3% |
| 26 Feb | Greenwich by-election | Greenwich by-election | Greenwich by-election | Greenwich by-election | Greenwich by-election | Greenwich by-election |
| 25 Feb | MORI | The Sunday Times | 41% | 35% | 21% | 6% |
| 19 Feb | Harris | The Observer | 39% | 37% | 23% | 2% |
| 16 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36% | 34.5% | 27.5% | 1.5% |
| 10 Feb | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 35% | 25% | 3% |
| 10 Feb | MORI | The Sunday Times | 39% | 36% | 23% | 3% |
| 9 Feb | NOP | Evening Standard | 39% | 37% | 23% | 2% |
| 1 Feb | Harris | TV-AM | 37% | 39% | 22% | 2% |
| 28 Jan | NOP | Channel 4 | 38% | 40% | 20% | 2% |
| 28 Jan | MORI | The Sunday Times | 39% | 38% | 21% | 1% |
| 27 Jan | Marplan | Today | 38.5% | 38.5% | 20% | Tie |
| 22 Jan | Harris | The Observer | 44% | 36% | 18% | 8% |
| 20 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 34.5% | 39.5% | 23.5% | 5% |
| 14 Jan | NOP | Evening Standard | 42% | 37% | 19% | 5% |
| 12 Jan | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 36% | 23% | 2% |
| 11 Jan | Harris | TV-AM | 42% | 37% | 20% | 5% |

### 1986

| Survey end date | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
| 30 Dec | MORI | The Sunday Times | 39% | 38% | 21% | 1% |
| 15 Dec | Gallup | N/A | 41% | 32.5% | 23.5% | 8.5% |
| 12 Dec | MORI | The Sunday Times | 41% | 39% | 19% | 2% |
| 8 Dec | Marplan | The Guardian | 39% | 38% | 21% | 1% |
| 7 Dec | Harris | TV-AM | 41% | 35% | 22% | 6% |
| 3 Dec | NOP | N/A | 41% | 38% | 19.5% | 3% |
| 26 Nov | MORI | Evening Standard | 41% | 39% | 18% | 2% |
| 24 Nov | Marplan | Today | 39% | 38% | 20% | 1% |
| 17 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36% | 39.5% | 22% | 3.5% |
| 13 Nov | Knowsley North by-election | Knowsley North by-election | Knowsley North by-election | Knowsley North by-election | Knowsley North by-election | Knowsley North by-election |
| 12 Nov | MORI | N/A | 39% | 41% | 18% | 2% |
| 11 Nov | NOP | N/A | 41% | 38% | 18% | 3% |
| 11 Nov | Marplan | The Guardian | 39% | 36% | 23% | 3% |
| 4 Nov | MORI | The Sunday Times | 40% | 39% | 18% | 1% |
| 2 Nov | Harris | TV-AM | 40% | 36% | 21% | 4% |
| 24 Oct | Marplan | Press Association | 41% | 37.5% | 19% | 3.5% |
| 22 Oct | MORI | Evening Standard | 39% | 41% | 17% | 2% |
| 20 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 37.5% | 22% | Tie |
| 20 Oct | Marplan | Today | 40% | 41% | 17% | 1% |
| 9 Oct | N/A | N/A | 36% | 39% | 23% | 3% |
| 7 Oct | Marplan | The Guardian | 36% | 39% | 23% | 3% |
| 3 Oct | Harris | The Observer | 38% | 41% | 20% | 3% |
| 23 Sep | Marplan | Today | 34% | 40% | 24% | 6% |
| 23 Sep | MORI | Evening Standard | 35% | 37% | 26% | 2% |
| 15 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 32.5% | 38% | 27.5% | 5.5% |
| 9 Sep | Marplan | The Guardian | 34% | 40% | 24% | 6% |
| 27 Aug | Marplan | Today | 35% | 38% | 24% | 3% |
| 19 Aug | MORI | Evening Standard | 37% | 37% | 24% | Tie |
| 11 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 30% | 36.5% | 30% | 6.5% |
| 11 Aug | Marplan | The Guardian | 32% | 38% | 27% | 6% |
| 31 Jul | MORI | The Times | 32% | 41% | 25% | 9% |
| 29 Jul | Marplan | Today on S | 29.5% | 41% | 27.5% | 11.5% |
| 22 Jul | MORI | Evening Standard | 36% | 37% | 25% | 1% |
| 17 Jul | Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election | Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election | Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election | Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election | Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election | Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election |
| 14 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33% | 38% | 27% | 5% |
| 14 Jul | Marplan | The Guardian | 31% | 38% | 28% | 7% |
| 24 Jun | MORI | Evening Standard | 34% | 40% | 23% | 6% |
| 16 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 34% | 39% | 24.5% | 5% |
| 16 Jun | Marplan | The Guardian | 33% | 39% | 26% | 6% |
| 12 Jun | Harris | The Observer | 31% | 40% | 25% | 9% |
| 21 May | MORI | Evening Standard | 32% | 40% | 26% | 8% |
| 19 May | Marplan | The Guardian | 28% | 39% | 30% | 9% |
| 12 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 27.5% | 37% | 32.5% | 4.5% |
| 8 May | West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections | West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections | West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections | West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections | West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections | West Derbyshire & Ryedale by-elections |
| 8 May | 1986 local elections | 1986 local elections | 1986 local elections | 1986 local elections | 1986 local elections | 1986 local elections |
| 2 May | MORI | The Sunday Times | 36% | 38% | 23% | 2% |
| 22 Apr | MORI | Evening Standard | 34% | 39% | 25% | 5% |
| 21 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33.5% | 38% | 26% | 4.5% |
| 14 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 28% | 38.5% | 31.5% | 7% |
| 10 Apr | Fulham by-election | Fulham by-election | Fulham by-election | Fulham by-election | Fulham by-election | Fulham by-election |
| 8 Apr | Marplan | The Guardian | 32% | 35% | 30% | 3% |
| 26 Mar | MORI | N/A | 34% | 36% | 28% | 2% |
| 24 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 29.5% | 34% | 34.5% | 0.5% |
| 21 Mar | MORI | The Sunday Times | 31% | 39% | 28% | 8% |
| 10 Mar | Marplan | The Guardian | 32% | 35% | 31% | 3% |
| 26 Feb | MORI | Evening Standard | 34% | 35% | 30% | 1% |
| 12 Feb | MORI | The Sunday Times | 33% | 37% | 29% | 4% |
| 10 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 29.5% | 35.5% | 33.5% | 2% |
| 10 Feb | Marplan | The Guardian | 27% | 36% | 35% | 1% |
| 24 Jan | Harris | The Observer | 31% | 36% | 30% | 5% |
| 23 Jan | 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections | 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections | 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections | 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections | 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections | 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections |
| 13 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 29.5% | 34% | 35% | 1% |
| 12 Jan | Marplan | The Guardian | 29% | 36% | 33% | 3% |
| 12 Jan | Harris | ITN | 32% | 33% | 31% | 2% |
| 8 Jan | MORI | Evening Standard | 33% | 38% | 28% | 5% |

### 1985

| Survey end date | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
| 9 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 0.5% |
| 9 Dec | Marplan | The Guardian | 35% | 33% | 30% | 2% |
| 8 Dec | MORI | N/A | 35% | 35% | 28% | Tie |
| 5 Dec | Tyne Bridge by-election | Tyne Bridge by-election | Tyne Bridge by-election | Tyne Bridge by-election | Tyne Bridge by-election | Tyne Bridge by-election |
| 24 Nov | MORI | Evening Standard | 36% | 36% | 25% | Tie |
| 11 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35% | 34% | 29.5% | 1% |
| 11 Nov | Marplan | The Guardian | 34% | 35% | 29% | 1% |
| 21 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 32% | 38% | 28% | 6% |
| 20 Oct | MORI | Evening Standard | 37% | 36% | 25% | 1% |
| 19 Oct | NOP | Mail on Sunday | 37% | 34% | 28% | 3% |
| 14 Oct | Marplan | The Guardian | 32% | 34% | 32% | 2% |
| 4 Oct | Harris | The Observer | 32% | 39% | 27% | 7% |
| 3 Oct | MORI | The Times | 34% | 36% | 28% | 2% |
| 29 Sep | Harris | Thames | 33% | 32% | 32% | 1% |
| 22 Sep | MORI | Evening Standard | 30% | 33% | 35% | 2% |
| 16 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 29% | 29.5% | 39% | 9.5% |
| 16 Sep | Marplan | The Guardian | 31% | 32% | 36% | 4% |
| 8 Sep | MORI | Evening Standard | 31% | 37% | 31% | 6% |
| 7 Sep | Harris | London Weekend Television | 35% | 36% | 26% | 1% |
| 3 Sep | Marplan | The Guardian | 30% | 34% | 35% | 1% |
| 18 Aug | MORI | Evening Standard | 31% | 35% | 31% | 4% |
| 12 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 24% | 40% | 34% | 6% |
| 12 Aug | Marplan | The Guardian | 31% | 36% | 31% | 5% |
| 9 Aug | MORI | The Sunday Times | 33% | 37% | 29% | 4% |
| 21 Jul | MORI | Evening Standard | 33% | 34% | 31% | 1% |
| 15 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 27.5% | 38% | 32.5% | 5.5% |
| 8 Jul | Marplan | The Guardian | 31% | 34% | 33% | 1% |
| 4 Jul | Brecon and Radnor by-election | Brecon and Radnor by-election | Brecon and Radnor by-election | Brecon and Radnor by-election | Brecon and Radnor by-election | Brecon and Radnor by-election |
| 23 Jun | MORI | Evening Standard | 35% | 36% | 27% | 1% |
| 21 Jun | MORI | The Sunday Times | 32% | 40% | 26% | 8% |
| 17 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 34.5% | 34.5% | 30% | Tie |
| 10 Jun | Marplan | The Guardian | 31% | 36% | 32% | 4% |
| 26 May | MORI | Evening Standard | 33% | 35% | 30% | 2% |
| 13 May | MORI | The Sunday Times | 34% | 36% | 28% | 2% |
| 13 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 30.5% | 34% | 33.5% | 0.5% |
| 13 May | Marplan | The Guardian | 29% | 35% | 35% | Tie |
| 2–15 May | 1985 local elections | 1985 local elections | 1985 local elections | 1985 local elections | 1985 local elections | 1985 local elections |
| 28 Apr | MORI | Evening Standard | 38% | 37% | 24% | 1% |
| 22 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 34% | 37.5% | 26.5% | 2.5% |
| 15 Apr | Marplan | The Guardian | 33% | 38% | 28% | 5% |
| 25 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 33% | 39.5% | 25.5% | 6.5% |
| 24 Mar | MORI | Evening Standard | 36% | 40% | 23% | 4% |
| 22 Mar | MORI | The Sunday Times | 37% | 39% | 22% | 2% |
| 11 Mar | Marplan | The Guardian | 36% | 36% | 27% | Tie |
| 8 Mar | NOP | Mail on Sunday | 35% | 35% | 26% | Tie |
| 7 Mar | Harris | The Observer | 40% | 38% | 19% | 2% |
| 25 Feb | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 36% | 25% | 2% |
| 24 Feb | MORI | Evening Standard | 39% | 35% | 24% | 4% |
| 18 Feb | MORI | London Weekend Television | 38% | 40% | 19% | 2% |
| 11 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 35% | 32% | 31.5% | 3% |
| 11 Feb | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 35% | 26% | 3% |
| 6 Feb | MORI | The Sunday Times | 37% | 37% | 24% | Tie |
| 14 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39% | 33% | 25.5% | 6% |
| 14 Jan | Marplan | The Guardian | 41% | 33% | 25% | 8% |
| 7 Jan | MORI | Evening Standard | 42% | 34% | 21% | 8% |
| 8 Jan | NOP | Daily Mail | 33% | 38% | 28% | 5% |

### 1984

| Survey end date | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
| 28 Dec | MORI | The Sunday Times | 38% | 36% | 25% | 2% |
| 14 Dec | Enfield Southgate by-election | Enfield Southgate by-election | Enfield Southgate by-election | Enfield Southgate by-election | Enfield Southgate by-election | Enfield Southgate by-election |
| 10 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 39.5% | 31% | 27.5% | 8.5% |
| 10 Dec | Marplan | The Guardian | 41% | 32% | 26% | 9% |
| 10 Dec | MORI | N/A | 40% | 36% | 22% | 4% |
| 7 Dec | MORI | The Sunday Times | 41% | 37% | 20% | 4% |
| 19 Nov | MORI | Evening Standard | 43% | 35% | 19% | 8% |
| 12 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44.5% | 30.5% | 23.5% | 14% |
| 5 Nov | Marplan | The Guardian | 42% | 33% | 24% | 9% |
| 22 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44.5% | 32% | 21.5% | 12.5% |
| 22 Oct | MORI | Evening Standard | 44% | 35% | 20% | 9% |
| 8 Oct | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 37% | 23% | 1% |
| 4 Oct | MORI | The Sunday Times | 43% | 35% | 19% | 8% |
| 24 Sep | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 36% | 24% | 2% |
| 21 Sep | MORI | Evening Standard | 42% | 36% | 20% | 6% |
| 11 Sep | Marplan | The Guardian | 39% | 38% | 21% | 1% |
| 10 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37% | 36% | 25.5% | 1% |
| 10 Sep | MORI | The Times | 40% | 39% | 19% | 1% |
| 29 Aug | MORI | The Sunday Times | 39% | 40% | 19% | 1% |
| 20 Aug | MORI | Evening Standard | 39% | 39% | 21% | Tie |
| 13 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 36% | 39% | 22.5% | 3% |
| 13 Aug | Marplan | The Guardian | 36% | 39% | 24% | 3% |
| 23 Jul | MORI | N/A | 37% | 40% | 20% | 3% |
| 16 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 38.5% | 22% | 1% |
| 10 Jul | Marplan | The Guardian | 34.5% | 39% | 25.5% | 4.5% |
| 25 Jun | MORI | Evening Standard | 39% | 39% | 21% | Tie |
| 16 Jun | Marplan | Sunday Mirror | 38% | 39% | 22% | 1% |
| 14 Jun | Portsmouth South by-election | Portsmouth South by-election | Portsmouth South by-election | Portsmouth South by-election | Portsmouth South by-election | Portsmouth South by-election |
| 14 Jun | 1984 European Parliament election | 1984 European Parliament election | 1984 European Parliament election | 1984 European Parliament election | 1984 European Parliament election | 1984 European Parliament election |
| 11 Jun | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 37.5% | 38% | 23% | 0.5% |
| 11 Jun | Marplan | The Guardian | 37% | 38% | 23% | 1% |
| 8 Jun | MORI | The Sunday Times | 42% | 38% | 18% | 4% |
| 29 May | MORI | Evening Standard | 40% | 38% | 21% | 2% |
| 14 May | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 38.5% | 36.5% | 23% | 2% |
| 14 May | Marplan | The Guardian | 38% | 37% | 23% | 1% |
| 3 May | Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections | Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections | Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections | Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections | Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections | Cynon Valley, Stafford and South West Surrey by-elections |
| 3 May | 1984 local elections | 1984 local elections | 1984 local elections | 1984 local elections | 1984 local elections | 1984 local elections |
| 1 May | MORI | Evening Standard | 40% | 39% | 20% | 1% |
| 25 Apr | MORI | The Sunday Times | 42% | 36% | 20% | 6% |
| 17 Apr | Harris | The Observer | 40% | 36% | 22% | 4% |
| 16 Apr | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 36.5% | 20.5% | 4.5% |
| 16 Apr | Marplan | The Guardian | 40% | 37% | 21% | 3% |
| 20 Mar | MORI | Evening Standard | 41% | 40% | 17% | 1% |
| 19 Mar | Marplan | The Guardian | 39% | 39% | 22% | Tie |
| 19 Mar | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41% | 38.5% | 19.5% | 2.5% |
| 3 Mar | MORI | The Sunday Times | 38% | 41% | 18% | 3% |
| 1 Mar | Chesterfield by-election | Chesterfield by-election | Chesterfield by-election | Chesterfield by-election | Chesterfield by-election | Chesterfield by-election |
| 20 Feb | MORI | Evening Standard | 41% | 38% | 19% | 3% |
| 13 Feb | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 43% | 33.5% | 21.5% | 9.5% |
| 13 Feb | Marplan | The Guardian | 39% | 40% | 20% | 1% |
| 20 Jan | Harris | The Observer | 43% | 36% | 18% | 7% |
| 20 Jan | NOP | Mail on Sunday | 45% | 33% | 20% | 12% |
| 16 Jan | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 41.5% | 38% | 19.5% | 3.5% |
| 16 Jan | Marplan | The Guardian | 42% | 38% | 19% | 4% |
| 9 Jan | MORI | Evening Standard | 42% | 37% | 19% | 5% |

### 1983

| Survey end date | Pollster | Client | Con | Lab | All | Lead |
| 17 Dec | MORI | The Sunday Times | 40.5% | 39.5% | 18% | 2% |
| 12 Dec | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42.5% | 36% | 19.5% | 6.5% |
| 9 Dec | MORI | N/A | 42% | 37% | 19% | 5% |
| 7 Dec | Marplan | The Guardian | 41% | 37% | 21% | 4% |
| 3 Dec | MORI | The Sunday Times | 44% | 37% | 18% | 7% |
| 21 Nov | MORI | N/A | 39% | 37% | 22% | 2% |
| 14 Nov | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 43.5% | 36% | 19.5% | 7.5% |
| 9 Nov | Marplan | The Guardian | 42% | 35% | 22% | 7% |
| 7 Nov | NOP | Daily Mail | 44% | 32% | 22% | 12% |
| 5 Nov | MORI | The Sunday Times | 43% | 35% | 20% | 8% |
| 24 Oct | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 42% | 35.5% | 20.5% | 6.5% |
| 24 Oct | MORI | Evening Standard | 42% | 37% | 19% | 5% |
| 12 Oct | Marplan | The Guardian | 42% | 37% | 20% | 5% |
| 6 Oct | Harris | The Observer | 42% | 39% | 18% | 3% |
| 2 Oct | Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party | Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party | Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party | Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party | Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party | Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the Labour Party |
| 26 Sep | MORI | N/A | 45% | 27% | 26% | 18% |
| 12 Sep | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 45.5% | 24.5% | 29% | 16.5% |
| 22 Aug | MORI | Daily Star | 46% | 30% | 22% | 16% |
| 15 Aug | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44.5% | 25% | 29% | 15.5% |
| 10 Aug | Marplan | The Guardian | 45% | 30% | 24% | 15% |
| 28 Jul | Penrith and the Border by-election | Penrith and the Border by-election | Penrith and the Border by-election | Penrith and the Border by-election | Penrith and the Border by-election | Penrith and the Border by-election |
| 25 Jul | MORI | Daily Express | 44% | 30% | 25% | 14% |
| 11 Jul | Gallup | The Daily Telegraph | 44% | 28.5% | 26% | 15.5% |
| 20 Jun | MORI | Daily Star | 43% | 27% | 29% | 14% |
| 13 Jun | David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party | David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party | David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party | David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party | David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party | David Owen becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party |
| 9 Jun | 1983 general election | 1983 general election | 42.4% | 27.6% | 25.4% | 14.8% |