Preferred Prime Minister Polling

On this page is opinion polling on whether Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn (or indeed neither of them) would make the better Prime Minister. The following questions were asked by each pollster:

Opinium: Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?
BMG Research: If you had to choose between the two, who would you prefer to see as the next Prime Minister?
YouGov: Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister?
Survation: Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister?
Ipsos MORI: Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, the Conservative’s Theresa May, or Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn?
ICM: Putting aside which party you support, and only thinking about your impressions of them as leaders, which one of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister for Britain?

Polls

Theresa May

Jeremy Corbyn

None of These

Don't Know

Last Day of Field Work	Pollster / Client	Sample Size	Weight	Theresa May	Jeremy Corbyn	None of These	Don't Know	Lead
6 Jun 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,670	-	29	17	-	47	12
30 May 2019	Opinium	2,005	-	15	15	60	10	Tie
29 May 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,763	-	23	15	-	55	8
20 May 2019	Opinium	2,005	-	19	18	56	7	1
16 May 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,009	-	19	19	55	7	Tie
10 May 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,004	-	19	18	55	9	1
23 Apr 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,004	-	24	20	48	8	4
12 Apr 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,007	-	24	19	49	8	5
11 Apr 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,843	-	30	19	-	46	11
3 Apr 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,771	-	29	20	-	46	9
29 Mar 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,008	-	25	18	47	10	7
25 Mar 2019	YouGov / The Times	2,110	-	31	19	-	46	12
22 Mar 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,002	-	27	18	44	11	9
15 Mar 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,008	-	29	18	45	8	11
7 Mar 2019	YouGov / The Times	-	-	35	18	-	44	17
1 Mar 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,003	-	33	18	42	7	15
23 Feb 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,962	-	40	19	-	42	21
15 Feb 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,005	-	30	22	39	9	8
4 Feb 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,851	-	40	19	-	39	21
1 Feb 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,008	-	32	20	39	9	12
18 Jan 2019	Opinium / The Observer	2,006	-	29	22	40	9	7
14 Jan 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,701	-	36	20	-	41	16
7 Jan 2019	YouGov / The Times	1,656	-	38	20	-	38	18
14 Dec 2018	Opinium / The Observer	2,016	-	30	22	39	8	8
4 Dec 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,624	-	35	24	4	37	11
27 Nov 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,737	-	36	23	3	38	13
19 Nov 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,671	-	35	22	4	38	13
15 Nov 2018	Opinium / The Observer	2,003	-	30	23	38	9	7
5 Nov 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,637	-	36	22	3	38	14
23 Oct 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,802	-	35	24	3	38	11
15 Oct 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,649	-	38	24	-	38	14
12 Oct 2018	Opinium / The Observer	2,010	-	33	24	35	9	9
9 Oct 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,647	-	36	25	-	40	11
5 Oct 2018	BMG Research	1,503	-	34	28	-	38	6
1 Oct 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,607	-	34	23	-	43	11
28 Sep 2018	Opinium / The Observer	2,008	-	33	23	34	10	10
20 Sep 2018	Opinium	2,003	-	33	23	36	9	10
19 Sep 2018	YouGov / The Times	2,509	-	36	23	-	41	13
13 Sep 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,620	-	36	23	-	41	13
13 Sep 2018	Opinium / The Observer	2,011	-	32	23	35	10	9
7 Sep 2018	BMG Research	1,533	-	26	25	-	49	1
4 Sep 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,883	-	34	25	-	41	9
29 Aug 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,664	-	35	23	-	42	12
21 Aug 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,697	-	36	23	-	42	13
14 Aug 2018	Opinium / The Observer	2,003	-	30	24	-	46	6
14 Aug 2018	YouGov	1,660	-	35	24	-	41	11
9 Aug 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,674	-	36	22	-	39	14
31 Jul 2018	YouGov / The Times	1,718	-	32	25	-	40	7
23 Jul 2018	YouGov	1,650	-	32	26	-	39	6
17 Jul 2018	YouGov	1,657	-	33	25	-	38	8

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