Reader Polls — August 2026

Our active monthly reader polls. Take part anonymously via the popup, or here directly via "Take Part" as a registered user — not a pollster, not a representative sample, but an interesting look at our community. Runs from the 1st to the end of each month, then the next round starts automatically.

Reader Voting Intention

“Who would you vote for if there was a general election today?”

Result by party

115 votes
1Reform UK47.8%
2Labour17.4%
3Conservatives16.5%
4Liberal Democrats9.6%
5Green Party5.2%
6Other / Independent1.7%
7SNP0.9%
8Plaid Cymru0.9%

Most Important Issues

“What are the most important issues for you?” — up to 3 issues, registered users only

Result

4 votes
1Immigration50.0%
2NHS & Healthcare50.0%
3Cost of Living25.0%
4Tax & Public Spending25.0%
5Housing25.0%
6Climate & Environment25.0%
7Economy25.0%
8Foreign Policy & Defence25.0%
9Crime & Policing25.0%

PM Direct Vote

“Who would you vote for if you could choose the Prime Minister directly?” — registered users only

Result

18 votes
1Andy Burnham (Labour, PM)38.9%
2Nigel Farage (Reform UK)33.3%
3Kemi Badenoch (Conservatives)11.1%
4Carla Denyer (Green Party)5.6%
5None of these5.6%
6Ed Davey (Liberal Democrats)5.6%

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Note: these reader polls are not a scientific, representative survey — they only reflect the votes of our website visitors. For the official, pollster-based figures see our Voting Intention tracker.

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