Jun 08, 2017 12:02:20 (IST)
What Opinion Polls Say?
Polls initially supported Theresa May gamble, giving her Conservative Party a double-digit lead over its nearest rival, the main opposition Labour Party.
However, the Conservatives' advantage has eroded over the campaign, with pollster YouGov even suggesting on May 30 that the party could fall short of a majority, meaning they would need the support of another party to govern.
But in its latest estimations published on Wednesday, YouGov put the Conservatives seven points ahead of its long-time rival.
ICM put the Conservatives a comfortable 12 points ahead of Labour, a vast difference to a Monday poll by Survation which forecast a gap of just one point.
Polls initially supported Theresa May gamble, giving her Conservative Party a double-digit lead over its nearest rival, the main opposition Labour Party.
However, the Conservatives' advantage has eroded over the campaign, with pollster YouGov even suggesting on May 30 that the party could fall short of a majority, meaning they would need the support of another party to govern.
But in its latest estimations published on Wednesday, YouGov put the Conservatives seven points ahead of its long-time rival.
ICM put the Conservatives a comfortable 12 points ahead of Labour, a vast difference to a Monday poll by Survation which forecast a gap of just one point.