At various dates in the run up to the next United Kingdom general election various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The dates of the polls range from the 2024 UK general election on 4 July to the present.
Preferred prime minister polling
Some pollsters ask voters which of the party leaders they would prefer as prime minister.
Starmer vs Badenoch
Starmer vs Farage
Starmer vs Davey
Starmer vs Polanski
Badenoch vs Farage
Badenoch vs Davey
Badenoch vs Polanski
Farage vs Davey
Farage vs Polanski
Davey vs Polanski
Starmer vs Badenoch vs Farage
Starmer vs Badenoch vs Farage vs Davey
Starmer vs Badenoch vs Farage vs Others
Starmer vs Badenoch vs Farage vs Davey vs Polanski
Former leaders
Starmer vs Sunak
Starmer vs Sunak vs Farage vs Davey vs Denyer vs Ramsay
Approval polling
Some polls ask voters whether they approve of a particular candidate or party.
Leadership approval
Party approval
Hypothetical scenarios
Hypothetical preferred Prime Minister polling
Different Conservative leaders
Starmer vs Badenoch
Starmer vs Jenrick
Different Labour leaders
Starmer vs Burnham
Starmer vs Streeting
Starmer vs Miliband
Starmer vs Rayner
Rayner vs Streeting vs Miliband vs Burnham
Starmer vs Streeting vs Mahmood vs Rayner vs Miliband
Burnham vs Badenoch
Burnham vs Farage
Streeting vs Farage
Miliband vs Farage
Rayner vs Farage
With Your Party leaders prior to formation
In July 2025, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana founded a new political party, called Your Party. At its founding conference in November 2025, the party adopted a collective leadership model. Prior to that and the party's registration in September 2025, YouGov conducted a poll for voters' preferred Prime Minister, including Corbyn head-to-head with each of four established party leaders. Since then, a small number of pollsters have continued to include Corbyn, and in some cases, Sultana, in their leadership approval polling. A few pollsters have included Your Party in their party approval polling.
Starmer vs Corbyn
Badenoch vs Corbyn
Farage vs Corbyn
Davey vs Corbyn
With Rupert Lowe, leader of Restore Britain prior to registration
In June 2025, former Reform MP Rupert Lowe launched a political organisation called "Restore Britain", advocating a harder line on immigration than Reform UK. In February 2026, Lowe announced that Restore Britain would become a political party.
Starmer vs Badenoch vs Farage vs Davey vs Polanski vs Lowe
Hypothetical leadership approval polling
Andy Burnham
Your Party leaders prior to formation
Rupert Lowe prior to Restore Britain's registration
Hypothetical party approval polling
Your Party prior to formation
Restore Britain prior to registration
See also
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