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National (UK) · YouGov

Voting intention, 29-30 March 2026: Ref 23%, Grn 19%, Con 19%, Lab 18%, LD 12%

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention figures

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In the poll, what percentage of people intended to vote for the party labelled 'Ref'?

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The combined voting intention for the Grn and Lab parties is 37%. If the total sample size was 1,500 people, approximately how many people said they would vote for these two parties combined?

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Which two parties were tied in this voting intention poll, and what was their shared percentage?

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National (UK) · YouGov

By 49% to 33%, Britons say King Charles should cancel official visit to USA

With the US government expected to officially announce that King Charles III will make a state visit to America next month, a new YouGov survey shows that almost half of Britons (49%) are opposed to the trip.

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In a YouGov survey, 49% of Britons opposed a visit and 33% supported it. If the remaining percentage had no opinion, what percentage was that?

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If the survey sampled 2000 Britons, approximately how many of them were opposed to the visit, based on the 49% figure?

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The summary states 'almost half of Britons (49%) are opposed'. Express 49% as a fraction in its simplest form.

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National (UK) · YouGov

Few Britons believe any party sees cost of living as a top priority

Only 10% say the government is handling the issue well

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A new election model correctly projected losses for the incumbent government. If the model's prediction was a key success, what does this suggest about the accuracy of its percentage predictions compared to the actual results?

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If the incumbent government's support fell from 35% to 30% of the vote, by how many percentage points did it drop?

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If a party's recovery meant their vote share increased from 8% to 12%, what was the percentage increase?

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