Best Party On Key Issues: Europe/Common Market
Q I am going to read out a list of problems facing Britain today. I would like you to tell me whether you think the Conservative party, the Labour party or the Liberal Democrats has the best policies on each problem.
Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+
| |
Con |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
None / Don't know |
Lab Lead |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| "Europe" |
| 21-24 July 1995 |
26 |
29 |
11 |
33 |
+3 |
| 22-25 March 1996 |
31 |
26 |
12 |
39 |
-5 |
| 23-28 July 1996 |
29 |
25 |
8 |
37 |
-4 |
| 21-24 February 1997 |
34 |
24 |
9 |
28 |
-10 |
| 8 April 1997 |
38 |
19 |
8 |
29 |
-19 |
| 21-24 May 1998 |
26 |
43 |
9 |
21 |
17 |
| 23-26 July 1999 |
38 |
26 |
8 |
24 |
-12 |
| 21-24 January 2000 |
31 |
29 |
12 |
25 |
-2 |
| 20-24 July 2000 |
37 |
27 |
11 |
22 |
-10 |
| 15-20 February 2001 |
35 |
33 |
8 |
20 |
-2 |
| 11-16 September 2003 |
39 |
16 |
18 |
22 |
-23 |
| 10 - 14 September 2004 |
29 |
19 |
15 |
24 |
-10 |
| 17-21 February 2005 |
34 |
18 |
14 |
26 |
-16 |
| 7-11 April 2005 |
32 |
21 |
16 |
22 |
-11 |
| 31 August - 6 September 2006 |
18 |
24 |
10 |
46 |
+6 |
| 20-26 September 2007 |
33 |
9 |
9 |
37 |
-24 |
Base: All
| |
Con |
Lab |
Lib Dem† |
None / Don't know |
Lab Lead |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| "Common Market" |
| 25-26 October 1977** |
35 |
27 |
3 |
33 |
-8 |
| 14 August 1978** |
32 |
28 |
4 |
36 |
-4 |
| 2 April 1979** |
33 |
24 |
4 |
37 |
-9 |
| 4-6 April 1979 |
34 |
22 |
2 |
41 |
-12 |
| 17-19 April 1979 |
34 |
29 |
3 |
35 |
-5 |
| 24-26 April 1979 |
34 |
28 |
3 |
35 |
-6 |
| 4-6 May 1979 |
37 |
27 |
4 |
32 |
-10 |
| 10-17 April 1980 |
39 |
24 |
5 |
33 |
-15 |
| April 1981 |
29 |
24 |
15 |
32 |
-5 |
| November 1982 |
32 |
19 |
19 |
31 |
-13 |
| 21-25 April 1983 |
38 |
24 |
9 |
29 |
-14 |
| May 1983 |
48 |
24 |
7 |
21 |
-24 |
| 17-18 May 1983 |
48 |
23 |
10 |
19 |
-25 |
| 24-25 May 1983 |
47 |
23 |
14 |
16 |
-24 |
| 1-3 June 1983 |
48 |
21 |
16 |
14 |
-27 |
| "Europe" |
| 21-24 June 1991 |
35 |
19 |
9 |
36 |
-16 |
| 18-21 October 1991 |
38 |
21 |
7 |
32 |
-17 |
| 22-25 November 1991 |
39 |
21 |
7 |
30 |
-18 |
| 21-25 February 1992 |
27 |
19 |
9 |
34 |
-8 |
| 23 March 1992 |
35 |
25 |
9 |
30 |
-10 |
| 15-20 September 1993 |
21 |
19 |
14 |
45 |
-2 |
| 19-23 May 1994 |
23 |
29 |
14 |
33 |
+6 |
| 21-24 July 1995 |
21 |
27 |
7 |
45 |
+6 |
| 19 October 1995 |
27 |
29 |
7 |
36 |
+2 |
| 22-25 March 1996 |
20 |
25 |
10 |
44 |
+5 |
| 23-28 July 1996 |
21 |
23 |
7 |
49 |
+2 |
| 21-24 February 1997 |
25 |
24 |
7 |
41 |
-1 |
| 8 April 1997 |
25 |
24 |
6 |
42 |
-1 |
| 21-24 May 1998 |
16 |
40 |
5 |
38 |
+24 |
| 23-26 July 1999 |
28 |
28 |
8 |
33 |
0 |
| 21-24 January 2000 |
25 |
28 |
8 |
38 |
+3 |
| 20-24 July 2000 |
28 |
25 |
7 |
38 |
-3 |
| 15-20 February 2001 |
26 |
27 |
5 |
40 |
+1 |
| 21-26 February 2002 |
26 |
31 |
9 |
34 |
+5 |
| 11-16 September 2003 |
24 |
21 |
11 |
42 |
-3 |
| 10-14 September 2004 |
19 |
20 |
11 |
43 |
+1 |
| 7-11 April 2005 |
23 |
24 |
10 |
38 |
+1 |
| 31 August - 6 September 2006 |
20 |
20 |
9 |
47 |
0 |
| 20-26 September 2007 |
18 |
21 |
8 |
50 |
+3 |
† Liberal to 1981, Liberal-SDP Alliance 1982-3
**"None" was not recorded as a separate option in this survey
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