1997-2010 Labour Governments Achieved More Than 2010-2023 Conservative Administrations Say Voters

On the 20th May the Conservatives reached a milestone moment. It reached the point of having been in power for as long as Labour were from 1997‑2010.

However, according to YouGov, it did not mark a moment to cheer for Number 10 or Conservative HQ.

According to an online poll by YouGov, asked who they thought  had achieved more during their time in office, 41% said the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Just 21% said the Conservative and Conservative-led governments of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. 38% said they didn’t know.

The latest YouGov poll for The Times continues to give Labour a commanding lead over the Tories. It puts Labour on 43% when it comes to headline voting intentions compared to the Conservatives on 25%.  

Asked who they felt the best Prime Minister would be, 30% said Keir Starmer compared to 24% preferring Rishi Sunak.

In a week which has seen the Conservative Party consumed by a debate over levels of immigration, polling by YouGov for The Sun found that 51% believe levels of immigration into Britain are too high, 8% say it is too low and just 24% said it was about right. Asked how likely or unlikely they felt it was that the Government will meet its targets to reduce immigration, just 8% of those polled said likely compared to 77% saying unlikely.

Polling in Wales by Redfield and Wilton Strategies this week gave Labour a 20-point lead over the Conservatives. Asked how they would vote in a Westminster general election, 43% said Labour compared to 23% saying the Conservatives.

Asked who would be a better Prime Minister between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, 35% of voters in Wales said Keir Starmer compared 30% who said Rishi Sunak.

Looking to the constitutional future for Wales, just 19% of Welsh voters said devolution had been a success.

Asked how they would vote in a hypothetical referendum on Welsh independence, 58% said ‘no’ compared to 32% saying they would vote yes.

Meanwhile, results from local elections have confirmed that Sinn Fein continues to dominate the political scene in Northern Ireland. It put the party on 30.9% of the vote, up 7.7% compared to when these elections were last held in 2019. Overall, the party secured 144 council seats, up 39.

The DUP’s position remained stagnant, with it securing 23.3% of the votes cast, down just 0.8%. The party won 122 council seats, unchanged from 2019.

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