How well do you know the polls in the UK?
Ten questions from today's figures: our poll averages, our forecast and how the polls did at past elections. Round 27 for 3 November 2026.
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1At the United Kingdom's 2024 election, which party did the final polls overstate most?
Lab: 38.9% in the final polls, 34.7% on the day. See the page
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2Who leads the polls in the United Kingdom?
Labour on 27.7% in our average, ahead of Conservative on 22.0%. See the page
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3Which party won the most votes at the United Kingdom's 2017 election?
Con with 43.4%, ahead of Lab on 41.0%. See the page
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4In the United Kingdom, what chance does our forecast give for “Hung parliament”?
63%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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5In the United Kingdom, what chance does our forecast give for “Labour majority”?
36%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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6How many seats does our forecast give Conservative in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom?
155 in our projection. See the page
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7At the United Kingdom's 2024 election, which party did better than the final polls said, by the most?
Con: 21.1% in the final polls, 24.4% on the day. See the page
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8At the United Kingdom's 2024 election, how far out was the average final poll, per party, to the nearest half point?
2.2 points per party, over 20 final polls. See the page
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9To the nearest point, what share of the vote did Con win at the United Kingdom's 2017 election?
43.4%. See the page
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10Which party won the most votes at the United Kingdom's 2015 election?
Con with 37.7%, ahead of Lab on 31.2%. See the page
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