Policies, Values, Leaders and Candidates - Relative Importance (trend)

Q How important, if at all, would you say the things I am going to read out will be in helping you decide how to vote in the general election?

The parties' policies on national issues

The parties' policies on issues that affect your local area

The values that each party stands for

The parties' leaders

The quality of your local candidates

 

The parties' policies on national issues	24-30 May 2001	7-11 April 2005
	%	%
Very important	58	54
Fairly important	30	32
Not very important	5	5
Not at all important	4	5
Don't know	3	3

Base: c. 2,000 GB adults aged 18+

 

The parties' policies on issues that affect your local area	24-30 May 2001	7-11 April 2005
	%	%
Very important	52	45
Fairly important	32	38
Not very important	9	10
Not at all important	4	5
Don't know	3	2

Base: c. 2,000 GB adults aged 18+

 

The values that each party stands for	24-30 May 2001	7-11 April 2005
	%	%
Very important	51	45
Fairly important	31	37
Not very important	9	9
Not at all important	5	6
Don't know	4	3

Base: c. 2,000 GB adults aged 18+

 

The parties' leaders	24-30 May 2001	7-11 April 2005
	%	%
Very important	46	23
Fairly important	33	43
Not very important	12	23
Not at all important	6	9
Don't know	3	2

Base: c. 2,000 GB adults aged 18+

 

The quality of your local candidates	24-30 May 2001	7-11 April 2005
	%	%
Very important	38	29
Fairly important	34	40
Not very important	15	18
Not at all important	6	8
Don't know	7	5

Base: c. 2,000 GB adults aged 18+