Opinion polling for the 1955 United Kingdom general election

In the run–up to the 1955 general election, various polling organisations conducted opinion polling to gauge voting intention amongst the general public. Such polls, dating from the previous election in 1955 to polling day on 26 May 1955, are listed in this article.

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Polling results

In the run–up to the 1955 United Kingdom general elections, various organisations carry 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 1951 general election until the 1955 general election.

All polling data is from PollBase

1955 Date(s)ConductedPollsterClientLabConLibLead1955 general election46.4%49.7%2.7%3.3% Daily Express47.2%50.2%2.2%3%GallupNews Chronicle47.5%51%1.5%4.5% GallupNews Chronicle47%51%2%4% GallupNews Chronicle47%50.5%2.5%3.5% GallupNews Chronicle47%49.5%3%2.5%GallupNews Chronicle47.5%48.5%3%1%GallupNews Chronicle47%47.5%5%0.5%GallupNews Chronicle44%48%7%4%GallupNews Chronicle44.5%46.5%8%2%GallupNews Chronicle44.5%46.5%8%2%GallupNews Chronicle45.5%46.5%7%1%

1954 Date(s)ConductedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadGallupNews Chronicle47%46%6%1%GallupNews Chronicle45.5%45%8%0.5%GallupNews Chronicle48%43%8%5%GallupNews Chronicle48.5%42.5%8%6%GallupNews Chronicle47.5%45%7%2.5% GallupNews Chronicle47.5%45.5%6.5%2%GallupNews Chronicle46%46.5%7%0.5%GallupNews Chronicle45.5%46%7%0.5%GallupNews Chronicle45.5%46.5%7%1%GallupNews Chronicle45.5%47%7%1.5%GallupNews Chronicle44.5%45%9%0.5% GallupNews Chronicle46.5%45.5%7%1%

1953 Date(s)ConductedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadGallupNews Chronicle47%45%7%2%GallupNews Chronicle47.5%45%7%2.5%GallupNews Chronicle47.5%44.5%8%3%GallupNews Chronicle46%45%8%1% GallupNews Chronicle46%46%7%TieGallupNews Chronicle45%47%7.5%2%GallupNews Chronicle45%47%7.5%2%GallupNews Chronicle44.5%46.5%8%2%GallupNews Chronicle46%42.5%10%3.5%GallupNews Chronicle46%42.5%10%3.5%

1952 Date(s)ConductedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadGallupNews Chronicle45.5%44%9.5%1.5%GallupNews Chronicle46.5%43.5%9%3%GallupNews Chronicle48%41.5%9%6.5%GallupNews Chronicle48.5%41%9%7.5%GallupNews Chronicle48%40%10.5%8% GallupNews Chronicle50%40%8.5%10%GallupNews Chronicle49%40.5%9.5%8.5%GallupNews Chronicle49%43.5%7%5.5% GallupNews Chronicle49%43.5%–5.5% GallupNews Chronicle48%41.5%9.5%6.5% GallupNews Chronicle47%41%10.5%6%GallupNews Chronicle48%44.5%6%3.5%

1951 Date(s)ConductedPollsterClientLabConLibLeadGallupNews Chronicle47%45%6.5%2%1951 general election48.8%48%2.5%0.8%

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