Political Monitor: Satisfaction Ratings 1997-Present

Published:16 May 2010
Fieldwork:1997-2010
Theme:Politicians & Parties
Sub-Theme:Satisfaction with Government / Party Leaders
1977-1987| 1988-March 1997 | May-December 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008| 2009 | 2010

Net Satisfaction with Government & Party Leaders Charts 

Q3-6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way …

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Hague is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Ashdown is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

1997 Gov't Blair Hague Ashdown
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
General Election 1 May 1997
May 9-12 46 9 65 5 n/a n/a 66 8
June 20-23 53 15 72 7 12 13 61 10
July 25-28 53 20 70 11 21 24 62 11
August 21-25 48 27 65 19 22 28 58 15
September 26-29 57 20 75 13 18 46 60 15
October 24-27 55 22 72 15 23 41 59 15
November 21-24 52 28 70 20 19 53 63 14
December 12-15 43 38 61 27 20 50 59 15

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Hague is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Ashdown is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

1998 Gov't Blair Hague Ashdown
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
January 23-26 46 38 60 29 22 45 56 15
February 20-23 44 43 60 31 25 44 56 17
March 20-23 46 38 62 28 27 43 54 16
April 24-27 54 32 68 22 27 42 52 18
May 21-24 52 31 67 23 21 46 51 17
June 25 -30 49 38 62 28 23 46 51 18
July 17-21 50 35 62 28 24 49 51 20
August 21-24 47 40 65 26 23 46 50 20
September 18-21 45 41 61 30 20 51 52 18
October 23-26 47 42 62 29 25 50 48 23
November 20-23 49 37 61 29 27 48 52 21
December 11-14 46 40 60 29 24 51 48 21

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Hague is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Ashdown/Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

1999 Gov't Blair Hague Ashdown
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
January 22-25 45 41 59 31 23 50 56 17
February 19-22 45 45 58 34 23 53 54 17
March 19-22 47 41 61 29 24 50 53 18
April 23-26 50 37 63 28 21 52 55 18
May 21-24 46 42 58 34 20 55 52 20
June 18-21 45 44 57 35 23 50 53 20
July 23-26 43 42 55 33 25 48 55 16
  Kennedy
August 20-23 39 49 49 39 20 52 21 10
September 24-27 47 40 58 34 23 50 24 11
October 22-25 42 45 53 37 25 53 23 13
November 19-22 44 43 54 36 28 47 28 11
December 10-14 45 45 57 35 24 54 29 15

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Hague is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2000 Gov't Blair Hague Kennedy
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
January 21-24 37 51 53 38 19 56 28 14
February 17-22 35 53 49 42 22 55 26 15
March 23-28 37 51 47 43 26 49 30 16
April 13-18 38 52 52 41 24 51 34 16
May 18-23 36 49 47 42 27 47 32 15
June 22-27 28 62 39 52 29 48 31 17
July 20-24 29 59 42 50 29 49 31 19
August 17-21 33 54 45 45 26 51 32 18
September 21-26 26 66 32 63 23 56 42 17
October 19-23 29 61 37 55 28 51 34 19
November 23 - 28 35 53 42 49 26 52 34 16
December 7-12 34 54 43 50 25 52 35 18

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Hague/Duncan Smith is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2001 Gov't Blair Hague Kennedy
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
January 18-22 37 50 47 44 25 52 33 19
February 15-20 39 49 48 43 25 56 35 19
March 22-27 40 51 47 46 25 53 40 22
April 19-24 37 52 44 46 25 54 35 20
General Election
June 21-26 45 43 55 37 23 55 59 17
July 19-23 42 47 51 41 n/a n/a 46 15
August 23-28 40 48 49 43 n/a n/a 43 14
  Duncan Smith  
September 20-25 54 36 67 26 15 15 47 15
October 18-22 50 38 65 28 22 14 45 16
November 22-27 52 38 64 28 24 22 44 15
  There was no MORI Political Monitor in December

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Duncan Smith is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2002 Gov't Blair Duncan Smith Kennedy
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
January 24-28 43 45 51 39 25 33 53 16
February 21-26 37 53 46 46 27 30 46 16
March 21-26 33 57 42 50 23 31 46 15
April 18-22 41 47 46 46 26 27 47 14
May 23-28 33 57 39 50 26 35 41 19
June 20-24 36 52 46 47 24 33 44 16
July 18-22 34 55 42 50 22 35 46 17
  There was no MORI Political Monitor in August
September 20-25 37 52 42 49 22 39 43 17
November 14-19 32 56 40 51 22 49 47 19
December 12-17 32 58 38 54 19 49 43 20

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Duncan Smith / Howard is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2003 Gov't Blair Duncan Smith Kennedy
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
23-27 January 2003
 26 65 33 58 18 49 42 20
20-25 February 2003
 25 67 31 61 16 53 42 23
20-24 March 2003
 35 55 43 48 21 47 39 26
24-28 April 2003
 35 53 47 45 22 47 40 26
22-28 May 2003
 30 60 38 54 23 44 38 26
19-24 June 2003
 25 64 31 61 21 49 37 27
17-22 July 2003
 26 65 32 60 25 45 39 26
28 August-2 September 2003
 24 67 30 63 20 47 38 25
11-16 September 2003
 27 66 29 64 19 49 35 29
23-28 October 2003
 25 64 31 60 22 49 38 24
    Howard  
20-25 November 2003
 27 63 32 57 26 17 40 18
11-17 December 2003 29 60 36 55 22 21 41 20

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Howard is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2004 Gov't Blair Howard Kennedy
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
15-20 January 2004
 25 64 32 59 30 22 39 20
12-16 February 2004
 27 64 31 60 29 27 39 23
11-16 March 2004
 25 64 32 60 31 28 40 21
15-19 April 2004
 26 65 31 61 28 30 38 25
27 May-1 June 2004
 26 62 29 61 30 31 38 24
24-29 June 2004
 27 62 30 61 26 38 36 28
22-27 July 2004
 27 64 30 63 26 42 44 26
12-16 August 2004
 28 61 29 61 26 41 39 30
10-14 September 2004
 29 62 32 61 26 40 39 25
21-27 October 2004
 28 62 30 61 23 45 38 27
4-8 November 2004
 28 63 32 60 23 44 38 28
2-6 December 2004
 31 59 33 58 22 43 41 27

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Howard is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Kennedy is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2005 Gov't Blair Howard Kennedy
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
20-24 January 2005
 32 58 33 57 22 48 39 28
17-21 February 2005 31 59 35 57 25 45 37 29
17-22 March 2005
 31 59 34 59 31 41 39 29
General Election 5 May 2005
19-23 May 2005
 38 52 39 55 28 48 49 28
16-20 June 2005
 34 55 39 52 23 49 46 26
14-18 July 2005
 37 51 44 47 25 48 42 29
11-15 August 2005
 36 54 39 51 25 45 46 26
22-26 September 2005
 29 61 31 60        
20-25 October 2005
 35 56 36 55        
17-22 November 2005
 33 57 37 55        

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Cameron is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Sir Menzies Campbell is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2006 Gov't Blair Cameron  
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
19-23 January 2006
 32 60 36 57 31 17    
16-20 February 2006
 28 60 31 60 31 16 Campbell
16-21 March 2006 27 65 31 62 32 19 22 17
27 April - 2 May 2006 22 68 29 64 29 27 26 20
25-30 May 2006
 22 69 26 67 33 27 22 31
22-26 June 2006
 27 64 32 60 32 28 22 28
20-24 July 2006
 23 68 23 67 29 31 22 28
31 August-6 September 2006
 24 67 26 66 30 28 22 28
12-16 October 2006
 27 64 32 60 31 32 22 31
9-14 November 2006
 22 69 27 65 25 31 23 26
7-12 December 2006 26 64 30 64 28 33 22 31

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Blair / Brown is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Cameron is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Sir Menzies Campbell is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2007 Gov't Blair Cameron Campbell
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
19-29 January 2007 24 69 25 68 28 37 22 33
19-25 April 2007
 27 66 28 66 30 33 22 32
17-22 May 2007
 30 60 35 57 29 33 21 34
14-20 June 2007
 30 61 33 60 28 33 21 33
    Brown  
12-17 July 2007
 36 53 36 20 31 35 22 32
23-29 August 2007
 35 54 43 23 29 39 23 32
20-26 September 2007
 35 52 44 26 23 45 24 35
18-23 October 2007
 34 57 37 38 36 38    
29 November - 7 December 2007
 28 65 31 54 39 33    

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Brown is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Cameron is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Clegg is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2008 Gov't Brown Cameron Clegg
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
17-23 January 2008
 29 62 32 48 31 38 15 18
21-26 February 2008
 29 63 31 55 35 35 19 22
13-18 March 2008 26 65 27 58 38 34 19 26
17-22 April 2008 26 66 23 61 35 33 20 25
15-20 May 2008 21 72 23 67 40 31 23 24
Methodology change: from June 2008 onwards, satisfaction ratings measured using telephone rather than face-to-face interviewing
13-15 June 2008 21 73 22 70 50 30 33 24
18-20 July 2008 18 77 21 72 50 29 32 23
15-17 August 2008
 20 76 24 71 51 29 33 26
12-14 September 2008 18 76 24 69 48 32 32 24
17-19 October 2008 25 69 35 59 49 34 35 28
14-16 November 2008 32 59 41 50 45 36 34 25
12-14 December 2008 28 64 38 54 43 38 35 28

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Brown is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Cameron is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?
… Mr Clegg is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2009 Gov't Brown Cameron Clegg
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
16-18 January 2009 27 65 33 59 44 38 34 25
13-15 February 2009 21 70 26 64 43 34 35 26
13-15 March 2009 26 67 34 59 52 30 38 26
17-19 April 2009 23 70 32 60 52 29 39 25
29-31 May 2009 18 77 26 69 51 35 45 23
19-21 June 2009
 16
 78
 27
 66
 45
 37
 39
 29
17-19 July 2009
 19
 75
 26
 68
 46
 37
 44
 28
21-23 August 2009 23
71
28
65
47
38
42
26
25-27 September 2009
 26 69
29
65
45
39
48
27
16-18 October 2009 23
 72
32
62
49
34
44
27
13-15 November 2009
25 67
34
59
48
35
41
26
11-13 December 2009
 21 73
28
63
44
38
40
27

 

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Brown is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr Cameron is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?*
… Mr Clegg is doing his job as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?

2010 Gov't Brown Cameron Clegg
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
26-28 January 2010 25 67 33 59 43 40 42 26
19-22 February 2010
 26 64
36
57
44
40
44
27
19-22 March 2010
 25 68
34
60
42
42
45
25
18-19 April 2010 30 66
35
59
45
42
68
15
12-13 May 2010 n/a n/a n/a n/a 53 21 53 23

*For Cameron, asked as "Leader of the Conservative Party" in May 2010

… the Government is running the country?
… Mr Cameron is doing his job as Prime Minister?
… Mr tbc is doing his job as Leader of the Opposition?*
… Mr Clegg is doing his job as Deputy Prime Minister?

2010 Gov't Cameron tbc Clegg
  Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis Sat Dis
  % % % % % % % %
18-20 June 2010 43 33 57 26   53 27
23-25 July 2010
  43 40
55
32
    47
34

 

 
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