In December 2019, 30 percent of people in the United Kingdom thought that Boris Johnson was the best option for being UK Prime Minister. Johnson's nearest competitor was Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, with 19 percent of Britons believing he would make the best Prime Minister.
Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?
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Statistics on Politics in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Voting intention in the United Kingdom 2017-2023
- Basic Statistic Most important issues facing Britain 2019-2023
- Basic Statistic Prime Minister preference in the United Kingdom 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Approval rating for the government of the UK 2019-2023
- Basic Statistic Share of people who think Brexit was the right or wrong decision 2020-2023
- Basic Statistic Voting intention in a referendum on Scottish independence 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Voting intention in a referendum on Welsh independence 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of ministerial resignations in UK governments 1979-2022, by prime minister
Elections
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- Basic Statistic General election results in the United Kingdom 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of seats won in general elections in the UK 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Share of votes in UK elections 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Voter turnout in UK elections 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of MEPs from the UK elected to the European parliament in 2019, by party
- Basic Statistic Share of votes in UK European elections 1979-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of seats won in Scottish Parliamentary elections 1999-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of seats won in Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) elections 1999-2021
Brexit
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- Basic Statistic Result of the Brexit referendum 2016, by percentage of votes
- Basic Statistic Result of the Brexit referendum 2016, by number of votes cast
- Basic Statistic Brexit votes in the United Kingdom by gender 2016
- Basic Statistic Brexit votes in the United Kingdom by age 2016
- Basic Statistic Brexit votes by region in the United Kingdom 2016
- Basic Statistic Results of key votes on Brexit in the UK House of Commons 2019-2020
The UK parliament
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- Premium Statistic Age of MPs in the UK Parliament 1979-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of female MPs in the UK parliament 1979-2019, by party
- Premium Statistic Number of Black and minority MPs in the UK parliament 1987-2019, by party
- Basic Statistic Longest serving MPs in the UK Parliament 2019
- Basic Statistic Annual salary for MPs UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of members of the House of Lords in the UK 2023, by political party
Political Parties
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- Basic Statistic Political party membership in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Value of donations to political parties in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Facebook likes for political parties in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Twitter followers for political parties in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Facebook likes for political party leaders in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Twitter followers for political party leaders in the UK 2022
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Opinium. (December 6, 2019). Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067327/uk-best-prime-minister-survey/
Opinium. "Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?." Chart. December 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067327/uk-best-prime-minister-survey/
Opinium. (2019). Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067327/uk-best-prime-minister-survey/
Opinium. "Which, If Any, of The following People Do You Think Would Be The Best Prime Minister?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067327/uk-best-prime-minister-survey/
Opinium, Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067327/uk-best-prime-minister-survey/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister? [Graph], Opinium, December 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067327/uk-best-prime-minister-survey/