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UK. Approval

2026

53 polls

DatePollsterSampleBurnhamBadenochFarageDaveyPolanski
Pos.Neg.NetPos.Neg.NetPos.Neg.NetPos.Neg.Net
23–25 Sep 2026Opinium2,050
37%
30%
+7
29%
32%
–3
26%

2025

63 polls

DatePollsterSampleStarmerBadenochFarageDaveyPolanski
Pos.Neg.

2024

18 polls

DatePollsterSampleStarmerBadenochFarageDavey
Pos.Neg.Net

Data via the Wikimedia API. Verify figures against original pollster releases before citing.

Pos.
Neg.
Net
51%
–25
22%
26%
–4
17%
41%
–24
23–24 Sep 2026BMG Research1,515
33%
31%
+2
28%
26%
+2
25%
48%
–23
17%
28%
–11
17%
39%
–22
22–23 Sep 2026Survation1,224
48%
32%
+16
42%
33%
+9
37%
48%
–12
40%
33%
+7
28%
43%
–15
22–23 Sep 2026Survation1,224
45%
29%
+16
39%
31%
+7
32%
50%
–19
28%
27%
+1
19%
45%
–26
19–21 Sep 2026YouGov1,782
41%
36%
+5
36%
35%
+1
26%
57%
–31
26%
31%
–5
21%
48%
–27
18–21 Sep 2026More in Common2,113
38%
28%
+10
33%
31%
+1
25%
52%
–27
20%
27%
–7
16%
43%
–27
16–18 Sep 2026Opinium2,050
35%
31%
+5
27%
33%
–6
24%
52%
–28
19%
27%
–8
20%
43%
–23
11–15 Sep 2026More in Common2,038
37%
27%
+11
30%
29%
+1
25%
53%
–28
18%
28%
–10
14%
43%
–29
10–15 Sep 2026Ipsos1,031
31%
44%
–13
28%
46%
–19
24%
61%
–37
23%
40%
–16
18%
50%
–32
11–14 Sep 2026Deltapoll2,056
54%
33%
+21
44%
39%
+5
36%
54%
–18
38%
38%
0
32%
45%
–13
9–11 Sep 2026Opinium2,050
35%
30%
+5
31%
31%
0
26%
52%
–26
21%
24%
–3
18%
41%
–22
9–10 Sep 2026YouGov2,099
46%
39%
+7
32%
47%
–15
24%
69%
–45
28%
36%
–8
19%
48%
–29
9–10 Sep 2026Survation2,043
45%
33%
+12
42%
32%
+10
33%
50%
–17
37%
30%
+7
29%
39%
–10
9–10 Sep 2026Survation2,043
43%
28%
+16
37%
29%
+8
32%
49%
–17
27%
28%
–1
21%
41%
–19
4–6 Sep 2026More in Common2,130
39%
25%
+13
33%
29%
+4
26%
52%
–26
22%
25%
–3
16%
43%
–28
4–6 Sep 2026Freshwater Strategy1,249
45%
28%
+17
33%
30%
+3
29%
52%
–24
26%
23%
+3
20%
39%
–20
2–4 Sep 2026Opinium2,050
39%
24%
+14
29%
31%
–1
26%
51%
–26
21%
26%
–6
19%
41%
–21
28–31 Aug 2026More in Common2,522
37%
24%
+13
30%
29%
+1
25%
52%
–27
20%
25%
–5
15%
43%
–28
26–28 Aug 2026Opinium2,003
37%
23%
+14
28%
31%
–4
27%
50%
–23
18%
26%
–7
20%
41%
–21
21–27 Aug 2026Ipsos2,277
40%
27%
+13
27%
38%
–11
26%
54%
–28
23%
29%
–6
19%
44%
–25
25–26 Aug 2026BMG Research1,579
30%
25%
+5
27%
27%
0
26%
46%
–20
18%
26%
–8
17%
39%
–22
22–24 Aug 2026YouGov1,783
43%
31%
+12
36%
36%
0
26%
59%
–33
28%
31%
–3
21%
49%
–28
21–24 Aug 2026Deltapoll2,032
56%
30%
+26
48%
35%
+13
38%
54%
–16
—
—
—
—
—
—
21–23 Aug 2026More in Common3,140
37%
24%
+12
30%
30%
0
27%
49%
–22
19%
27%
–8
16%
41%
–26
21–23 Aug 2026More in Common2,055
39%
27%
+12
31%
30%
+1
27%
50%
–23
23%
25%
–3
17%
43%
–26
19–20 Aug 2026YouGov2,380
43%
38%
+5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18 Aug 2026Survation2,013
45%
31%
+14
41%
35%
+7
33%
51%
–17
31%
33%
–2
26%
45%
–20
14–17 Aug 2026More in Common2,055
38%
22%
+16
33%
30%
+3
28%
48%
–20
20%
28%
–8
17%
42%
–25
13–17 Aug 2026Public First2,007
45%
27%
+18
36%
34%
+2
33%
48%
–15
27%
29%
–2
23%
39%
–16
13–14 Aug 2026YouGov2,101
46%
33%
+13
31%
47%
–16
23%
67%
–44
25%
33%
–8
19%
48%
–29
12–14 Aug 2026Opinium2,050
35%
24%
+11
26%
31%
–4
25%
53%
–28
19%
25%
–6
18%
42%
–24
10–13 Aug 2026Survation2,004
46%
27%
+19
37%
35%
+2
32%
52%
–20
—
—
—
—
—
—
7–10 Aug 2026More in Common2,128
36%
22%
+14
30%
29%
+1
24%
51%
–27
19%
27%
–7
15%
44%
–29
7–10 Aug 2026Freshwater Strategy1,248
42%
30%
+12
35%
31%
+4
31%
52%
–20
24%
28%
–4
20%
44%
–24
5–7 Aug 2026Opinium2,050
37%
21%
+16
27%
32%
–5
26%
51%
–25
20%
24%
–4
19%
42%
–23
5–6 Aug 2026YouGov2,108
47%
36%
+11
35%
46%
–11
27%
66%
–39
27%
37%
–10
19%
50%
–31
30 Jul – 4 Aug 2026Ipsos1,033
29%
30%
–1
29%
41%
–11
23%
61%
–38
19%
37%
–19
21%
48%
–27
30 Jul – 4 Aug 2026Ipsos1,033
50%
31%
+19
33%
47%
–14
24%
65%
–41
31%
39%
–8
22%
53%
–31
31 Jul – 2 Aug 2026More in Common3,384
38%
18%
+20
32%
29%
+2
26%
51%
–25
21%
26%
–5
16%
44%
–28
29–31 Jul 2026Opinium2,050
36%
20%
+16
31%
30%
+1
26%
50%
–24
24%
23%
+1
20%
40%
–20
28–29 Jul 2026BMG Research1,559
26%
21%
+5
27%
28%
–1
23%
49%
–26
18%
25%
–7
18%
40%
–22
25–27 Jul 2026YouGov1,778
32%
21%
+11
38%
31%
+7
27%
55%
–28
29%
26%
+3
23%
43%
–20
24–27 Jul 2026Public First1,995
45%
26%
+19
37%
32%
+5
33%
54%
–21
25%
29%
–4
22%
39%
–17
24–27 Jul 2026Deltapoll2,021
42%
24%
+18
44%
37%
+7
37%
54%
–17
—
—
—
—
—
—
22–24 Jul 2026Survation1,021
39%
22%
+17
40%
28%
+12
37%
42%
–5
—
—
—
—
—
—
22–24 Jul 2026Survation1,021
39%
25%
+14
33%
30%
+3
34%
43%
–9
27%
27%
–1
21%
38%
–17
21–23 Jul 2026Ipsos1,050
28%
21%
+7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21–22 Jul 2026More in Common3,118
29%
16%
+13
31%
28%
+3
26%
48%
–22
21%
26%
–5
17%
39%
–22
21–22 Jul 2026YouGov2,063
38%
35%
+3
33%
44%
–11
22%
68%
–46
26%
34%
–8
20%
46%
–26
17–22 Jul 2026Ipsos2,255
32%
31%
+1
29%
40%
–11
25%
57%
–32
21%
33%
–12
21%
45%
–24
20–21 Jul 2026YouGov2,081
39%
34%
+5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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17–20 Jul 2026Deltapoll2,027
38%
29%
+9
45%
39%
+6
40%
52%
–12
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net
Pos.
Neg.
Net
Pos.
Neg.
Net
Pos.
Neg.
Net
Pos.
Neg.
Net
27–29 Dec 2025YouGov1,744
15%
73%
–58
28%
44%
–16
—
—
—
28%
30%
–2
—
—
—
19–23 Dec 2025More in Common2,026
18%
63%
–45
22%
40%
–18
30%
16–18 Dec 2025Deltapoll1,997
24%
70%
–46
36%
45%
–9
43%
12–16 Dec 2025More in Common2,037
17%
65%
–48
23%
38%
–15
32%
14–15 Dec 2025YouGov2,084
18%
72%
–54
26%
52%
–26
29%
11–12 Dec 2025YouGov2,063
17%
76%
–59
—
—
—
—
—
10–12 Dec 2025Opinium2,053
18%
61%
–43
26%
36%
–10
31%
4–8 Dec 2025More in Common2,009
17%
65%
–48
25%
39%
–14
31%
28 Nov – 2 Dec 2025Ipsos1,124
17%
61%
–44
23%
42%
–19
29%
29 Nov – 1 Dec 2025YouGov1,762
15%
76%
–61
30%
45%
–15
—
—
28 Nov – 1 Dec 2025More in Common2,114
18%
66%
–48
26%
41%
–15
32%
28–30 Nov 2025Freshwater Strategy1,558
18%
66%
–48
28%
36%
–8
35%
26–28 Nov 2025Focaldata1,343
18%
63%
–45
22%
37%
–15
31%
26–28 Nov 2025Opinium2,050
18%
62%
–44
24%
37%
–13
31%
26–27 Nov 2025BMG Research1,548
18%
63%
–45
27%
30%
–3
33%
22–24 Nov 2025More in Common2,062
17%
68%
–51
19%
41%
–22
33%
18–21 Nov 2025Focaldata1,725
17%
64%
–47
21%
35%
–14
31%
16–20 Nov 2025Survation2,082
25%
57%
–32
34%
35%
–1
46%
16–20 Nov 2025Survation2,082
27%
51%
–24
32%
33%
–1
38%
38%
17–19 Nov 2025Opinium2,050
17%
62%
–45
22%
38%
–16
33%
17–18 Nov 2025YouGov2,138
19%
74%
–55
—
—
—
—
—
16–17 Nov 2025YouGov2,112
19%
73%
–54
21%
53%
–32
30%
14–17 Nov 2025More in Common2,052
17%
66%
–49
18%
41%
–23
31%
7–10 Nov 2025Ipsos1,133
19%
61%
–42
18%
52%
–34
30%
7–10 Nov 2025More in Common2,011
17%
66%
–49
18%
43%
–25
30%
7–9 Nov 2025Freshwater Strategy1,250
20%
65%
–45
22%
38%
–16
34%
5–7 Nov 2025Opinium2,050
17%
62%
–45
21%
38%
–17
32%
30 Oct – 5 Nov 2025Ipsos1,148
13%
79%
–66
17%
58%
–41
31%
1–3 Nov 2025YouGov1,752
17%
73%
–56
20%
53%
–33
—
—
31 Oct – 3 Nov 2025More in Common2,031
17%
65%
–48
16%
42%
–26
31%
28–29 Oct 2025YouGov2,136
—
—
—
23%
42%
–19
—
—
24–27 Oct 2025More in Common2,030
17%
64%
–47
16%
40%
–24
31%
22–24 Oct 2025Opinium2,030
18%
62%
–44
21%
38%
–17
30%
17–20 Oct 2025More in Common2,084
17%
64%
–47
16%
41%
–25
31%
8–17 Oct 2025Focaldata2,057
22%
58%
–36
24%
34%
–10
36%
15–16 Oct 2025YouGov2,167
20%
72%
–52
—
—
—
—
—
13–14 Oct 2025YouGov2,150
21%
72%
–51
21%
54%
–33
30%
12–13 Oct 2025YouGov2,086
21%
71%
–50
21%
54%
–33
28%
10–13 Oct 2025Ipsos1,141
20%
60%
–40
22%
44%
–22
36%
10–13 Oct 2025More in Common2,004
19%
63%
–44
18%
40%
–22
32%
8–10 Oct 2025Opinium2,015
19%
61%
–42
23%
37%
–14
33%
4–6 Oct 2025YouGov1,748
18%
72%
–54
15%
56%
–41
—
—
3–6 Oct 2025More in Common2,003
16%
65%
–49
13%
46%
–33
32%
3–5 Oct 2025Freshwater Strategy1,251
22%
63%
–41
24%
40%
–16
39%
1–3 Oct 2025Opinium2,050
19%
63%
–44
18%
40%
–22
35%
19 Sep – 1 Oct 2025Focaldata2,014
19%
59%
–40
19%
36%
–17
32%
28–29 Sep 2025YouGov2,353
23%
70%
–47
18%
54%
–36
31%
26–29 Sep 2025More in Common2,012
17%
64%
–47
19%
40%
–21
33%
24–26 Sep 2025Opinium2,050
20%
61%
–41
19%
41%
–22
35%
24–25 Sep 2025Survation2,027
27%
51%
–24
28%
36%
–8
42%
19–22 Sep 2025Savanta2,086
16%
61%
–45
—
—
—
—
—
19–22 Sep 2025More in Common2,055
20%
59%
–39
18%
42%
–24
33%
17–19 Sep 2025Opinium2,050
18%
60%
–42
18%
40%
–22
33%
16–17 Sep 2025YouGov2,245
18%
73%
–55
—
—
—
—
—
11–17 Sep 2025Ipsos1,157
13%
79%
–66
14%
61%
–47
34%
12–15 Sep 2025More in Common2,037
17%
63%
–46
18%
41%
–23
31%
11–15 Sep 2025Opinium2,011
16%
62%
–46
20%
38%
–18
33%
10–11 Sep 2025YouGov2,287
21%
71%
–50
19%
54%
–35
30%
5–9 Sep 2025Ipsos2,272
21%
54%
–33
18%
43%
–25
33%
7–8 Sep 2025YouGov2,237
23%
69%
–46
18%
57%
–39
28%
6–8 Sep 2025YouGov1,763
18%
73%
–55
16%
54%
–38
—
—
5–8 Sep 2025More in Common2,106
18%
62%
–44
16%
42%
–26
33%
3–5 Sep 2025Opinium2,050
19%
59%
–40
19%
38%
–19
33%
Pos.
Neg.
Net
Pos.
Neg.
Net
Pos.
Neg.
Net
19–23 Dec 2024Deltapoll1,552
28%
64%
–36
34%
38%
–4
—
—
—
—
—
—
18–20 Dec 2024Opinium2,010
22%
54%
–32
21%
32%
–12
29%
14–16 Dec 2024YouGov1,722
26%
61%
–35
20%
37%
–17
—
—
12–16 Dec 2024Survation2,030
33%
50%
–17
29%
35%
–6
—
—
12–16 Dec 2024Survation2,030
35%
44%
–9
36%
25%
+11
37%
37%
12–13 Dec 2024YouGov2,215
25%
66%
–41
18%
49%
–31
28%
6–10 Dec 2024More in Common2,432
20%
55%
–35
18%
27%
–9
27%
27 Nov – 4 Dec 2024Ipsos1,028
27%
61%
–34
19%
34%
–15
—
—
27–29 Nov 2024Opinium2,020
22%
54%
–32
22%
28%
–6
29%
26–27 Nov 2024BMG Research1,531
25%
53%
–28
23%
16%
+7
27%
26–27 Nov 2024More in Common1,749
24%
53%
–29
20%
26%
–6
25%
14–18 Nov 2024Deltapoll1,749
29%
61%
–32
24%
38%
–14
—
—
13–14 Nov 2024JL Partners2,024
25%
46%
–21
26%
22%
+4
—
—
13–14 Nov 2024JL Partners2,024
25%
48%
–23
22%
23%
–1
31%
11–13 Nov 2024Opinium2,068
25%
50%
–25
20%
25%
–5
29%
8–11 Nov 2024Ipsos1,139
23%
52%
–29
21%
39%
–18
28%
8–11 Nov 2024More in Common2,111
24%
48%
–25
17%
19%
–3
—
8–10 Nov 2024YouGov2,099
28%
61%
–33
21%
41%
–20
30%
44%
–14
20%
30%
–10
—
—
—
47%
–4
—
—
—
—
—
—
42%
–10
19%
31%
–12
—
—
—
64%
–35
26%
36%
–10
23%
29%
–6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
43%
–12
23%
26%
–3
—
—
—
43%
–12
18%
29%
–11
—
—
—
50%
–21
24%
32%
–8
20%
33%
–13
—
29%
32%
–3
—
—
—
43%
–11
22%
30%
–8
—
—
—
47%
–12
23%
28%
–5
19%
24%
–5
47%
–16
18%
31%
–13
14%
26%
–12
45%
–14
22%
25%
–3
22%
22%
0
39%
–6
21%
26%
–5
22%
23%
–1
42%
–9
17%
31%
–14
—
—
—
45%
–14
18%
28%
–10
13%
23%
–10
31%
+15
—
—
—
—
—
—
0
29%
25%
+4
—
—
—
43%
–10
23%
26%
–3
22%
24%
–2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
62%
–32
25%
34%
–9
20%
22%
–2
43%
–12
18%
29%
–11
—
—
—
51%
–21
21%
34%
–13
25%
30%
–5
43%
–13
19%
29%
–10
—
—
—
47%
–13
23%
26%
–3
19%
20%
–1
42%
–10
23%
25%
–2
21%
22%
–1
52%
–21
20%
42%
–22
24%
32%
–8
—
29%
32%
–3
—
—
—
43%
–12
17%
31%
–13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41%
–10
18%
28%
–10
14%
21%
–7
44%
–14
21%
24%
–3
20%
22%
–2
45%
–14
18%
26%
–8
—
—
—
42%
–6
21%
25%
–4
14%
21%
–7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
63%
–33
29%
33%
–4
17%
21%
–4
64%
–36
28%
35%
–7
17%
26%
–9
45%
–9
24%
31%
–7
21%
29%
–8
44%
–12
20%
27%
–7
—
—
—
40%
–7
21%
24%
–3
19%
21%
–2
—
31%
32%
–1
—
—
—
42%
–10
18%
32%
–14
—
—
—
42%
–3
23%
24%
–1
—
—
—
43%
–8
21%
25%
–4
18%
19%
–1
45%
–13
21%
28%
–7
10%
20%
–10
62%
–31
29%
33%
–4
10%
20%
–10
41%
–8
22%
26%
–4
—
—
—
40%
–5
27%
24%
+3
17%
20%
–3
37%
+5
27%
28%
–1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41%
–8
22%
29%
–7
—
—
—
41%
–8
23%
23%
0
18%
19%
–1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
53%
–19
23%
38%
–15
—
—
—
39%
–8
19%
29%
–10
—
—
—
39%
–6
20%
24%
–4
16%
21%
–5
61%
–31
27%
33%
–6
10%
20%
–10
45%
–12
23%
27%
–4
18%
26%
–8
63%
–35
26%
34%
–8
12%
22%
–10
—
29%
28%
+1
—
—
—
37%
–4
19%
27%
–8
—
—
—
40%
–7
21%
23%
–2
—
—
—
38%
–9
23%
20%
+3
—
30%
24%
+6
—
—
—
—
0
29%
23%
+6
62%
–34
—
—
—
38%
–10
16%
25%
–8
—
30%
27%
+3
38%
–9
22%
21%
+1
34%
–7
23%
18%
+5
41%
–16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41%
–10
20%
21%
–1
37%
–8
23%
19%
+3
48%
–20
21%
31%
–10
—
—
16%
21%
–5
61%
–31
24%
31%
–7