Opinion polling for the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election

Opinion polling for the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election had taken place since 2017. Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister Theresa May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as leader on 7 June 2019, officially announcing the start of the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.

Polling via organisations

Jeremy Hunt vs. Boris Johnson

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Jeremy Hunt	Boris Johnson	Not Sure
10–12 July 2019	Opinium	1,141 Conservative Party voters	29%	53%	18%
3–5 July 2019	Opinium	2,002 British voters	18%	27%	55%
3–5 July 2019	Opinium	760 2017 Conservative voters	28%	49%	24%
1–5 July 2019	YouGov	907 Conservative Party members	26%	74%	—
22 June 2019	ComRes	Conservative Party councillors	39%	61%	—
21 June 2019	YouGov	907 Conservative Party members	26%	74%	—
16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative Party members	33%	67%	—

All candidates

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Jeremy Hunt	Boris Johnson	Michael Gove	Matt Hancock	Sajid Javid	Andrea Leadsom	Esther McVey	Dominic Raab	Rory Stewart	Don't Know	Others
13–20 June 2019	Five ballots are held among Conservative MPs. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt advance to the members' vote.
4-10 June 2019	Sam Gyimah, James Cleverly and Kit Malthouse announce they are pulling out of the leadership race ahead of the vote
3–4 June 2019	YouGov	1,755 British adults	4%	19%	5%	1%	6%	4%	2%	3%	7%	26%	3% Others Sam Gyimah 2% James Cleverly 1% Mark Harper 0% Kit Malthouse 0%
2 June 2019	Sam Gyimah announces he will run for the leadership
30 May 2019	Mark Harper announces he will run for the leadership
29 May 2019	James Cleverly announces he will run for the leadership
28–30 May 2019	Opinium	2,005 British adults	5%	19%	6%	1%	5%	4%	2%	5%	5%	4%	35% Others Philip Hammond 5% Steve Baker 1% Priti Patel 1% Liz Truss 0% Graham Brady 0% James Cleverly 0% Kit Malthouse 0% Jesse Norman 0%
27 May 2019	Sajid Javid and Kit Malthouse announce they will run for the leadership
26 May 2019	Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove announce they will run for the leadership
25 May 2019	Matt Hancock and Dominic Raab announce they will run for the leadership
22–24 May 2019	Survation	2,029 British adults	5%	27%	5%	2%	9%	4%	2%	2%	2%	41%	Others Penny Mordaunt 2% Liz Truss 0%
24 May 2019	Jeremy Hunt announces he will run for the leadership
24 May 2019	Theresa May announces her intention to step down as Conservative Leader and Prime Minister^[1]
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British adults	4%	21%	4%	1%	10%	6%	—	2%	2%	21%	26% Others Penny Mordaunt 2%
17 May 2019	Boris Johnson announces he will run for the leadership
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	8%	39%	9%	1%	9%	5%	—	13%	4%		Others Penny Mordaunt 5%
9 May 2019	Esther McVey announces she will run for the leadership
7–10 May 2019	BMG Research	1,541 British adults	2%	11%	3%	—	4%	2%	—	1%	—	27%	28% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 6% Philip Hammond 4% Ruth Davidson 4% David Davis 4% Amber Rudd 3% Penny Mordaunt 1%Priti Patel 1% Nicky Morgan 0% Andy Street 0%
5 May 2019	Rory Stewart announces he will run for the leadership
9–12 Apr 2019	Opinium	2,007 British adults	2%	12%	3%	1%	4%	2%	—	2%	—	26%	31% Others David Davis 4% Philip Hammond 3% Amber Rudd 3% Gavin Williamson 1%
4–8 Apr 2019	Kantar Archived 26 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine	1,178 British adults	2%	10%	3%	—	0%	0%	—	2%	—	69%	1% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 1% David Davis 0% Philip Hammond 0% Amber Rudd 0%
28–30 Mar 2019	Deltapoll	1,010 British adults	4%	15%	5%	1%	6%	1%	—	2%	—	50%	40% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 4% Amber Rudd 4% David Davis 3% David Lidington 2% Liz Truss 1% Mark Harper 1% Gavin Williamson 0% Geoffrey Cox 0%
28–29 Mar 2019	Opinium	2,008 British adults	2%	11%	4%	—	4%	1%	—	3%	—	27%	29% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 7% Philip Hammond 4% Amber Rudd 4% David Davis 3% Gavin Williamson 1%
16 Mar 2019	Survation	1,007 British adults	8%	16%	5%	—	9%	—	—	3%	—	26%	29% Others Amber Rudd 5% Liz Truss 1%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/People's Vote	1,823 British adults	3%	13%	—	0%	5%	2%	1%	2%	—	32%	40%
14-15 Mar 2019	YouGov	1,756 British adults	3%	13%	4%	—	8%	—	—	2%	—	27%	20% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 9% Amber Rudd 9% David Davis 4%
12-15 Mar 2019	Opinium	2,008 British adults	2%	10%	3%	—	4%	2%	—	2%	—	29%	28% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 8% Philip Hammond 4% David Davis 3% Amber Rudd 3% Gavin Williamson 2%
21–22 Feb 2019	Deltapoll	1,027 British adults	5%	14%	4%	—	9%	—	—	3%	—	41%	8% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 7% Amber Rudd 5% David Davis 4%
2019
5 Dec 2018	Survation	1,053 British adults	6%	17%	6%	—	5%	—	—	—	—	44%	2% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 8% David Davis 5% Amber Rudd 4% Penny Mordaunt 2%
28–29 Sep 2018	BMG Research/HuffPost UK	1,203 British adults	—	20%	2%	—	5%	—	—	—	—	26%	15% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 7% Ruth Davidson 6% Philip Hammond 4% David Davis 3% Amber Rudd 2%
19–20 Jul 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,668 British adults	2%	15%	1%	—	4%	—	—	—	—	25%	31% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 12% Ruth Davidson 8% Penny Mordaunt 1% Gavin Williamson 1%
14 Jul 2018	Opinium/Observer	2,005 British adults	4%	12%	3%	—	—	2%	—	—	—	23%	25% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 10% Penny Mordaunt 7% Philip Hammond 5%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	966 Conservative members	4%	11%	11%	—	17%	—	—	—	—	5%	Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 29% Ruth Davidson 20% Penny Mordaunt 2% Gavin Williamson 1%
2018
20–27 Sep 2017	YouGov	927 Conservative members	—	23%	—	—	1%	—	—	2%	—	26%	Others Amber Rudd 5% Priti Patel 2% Damian Green 1% Liam Fox 1% Tom Tugendhat 1% Someone else 6%
23 September 2017	Survation/Mail on Sunday	1,174 British adults	—	21%	3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	27%	24% Others Jacob Rees-Mogg 6% David Davis 5% Amber Rudd 6% Philip Hammond 7%
19–22 Sep 2017	Opinium/Observer	1,268 British voters	3%	23%	2%	—	5%	—	—	—	—	15%	1% Others Ruth Davidson 17% David Davis 10% Jacob Rees-Mogg 8% Amber Rudd 8% Philip Hammond 7%
31 Aug – 1 September 2017	Survation/Mail on Sunday	1,174 British adults	—	21%	3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	25%	29% Others David Davis 5% Jacob Rees-Mogg 6% Philip Hammond 7% Ruth Davidson 5% Amber Rudd 6%
21 Jun–11 Jul 2017	YouGov	1,002 Conservative members	—	17%	—	—	—	1%	—	—	—	26%	Others David Davis 21% Jacob Rees-Mogg 6% Philip Hammond 5% Amber Rudd 4% Liam Fox 1%
2017

Head to head polling

Davis vs Rudd

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	David Davis	Amber Rudd	Would not vote	Don't Know
20–27 September 2017	YouGov	927 Conservative members	51%	32%	8%	9%

Johnson head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Michael Gove	Jeremy Hunt	Sajid Javid	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock	Rory Stewart	Andrea Leadsom
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	66%	34%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
			67%	—	33%	—	—	—	—	—	—
			66%	—	—	34%	—	—	—	—	—
			69%	—	—	—	31%	—	—	—	—
			59%	—	—	—	—	41%	—	—	—
			74%	—	—	—	—	—	26%	—	—
			75%	—	—	—	—	—	—	25%	—
			70%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	966 Conservative members	45%	55%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
			56%	—	44%	—	—	—	—	—	—
			45%	—	—	55%	—	—	—	—	—
			59%	—	—	—	41%	—	—	—	—

Gove head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Michael Gove	Jeremy Hunt	Sajid Javid	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock	Rory Stewart	Andrea Leadsom
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	50%	50%	—	—	—	—	—	—
			51%	—	49%	—	—	—	—	—
			53%	—	—	47%	—	—	—	—
			42%	—	—	—	58%	—	—	—
			66%	—	—	—	—	34%	—	—
			71%	—	—	—	—	—	29%	—
			51%	—	—	—	—	—	—	49%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	966 Conservative members
			61%	39%	—	—	—	—	—	—
			44%	—	56%	—	—	—	—	—
			66%	—	—	44%	—	—	—	—

Javid head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Jeremy Hunt	Sajid Javid	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock	Rory Stewart	Andrea Leadsom
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	49%	51%	—	—	—	—	—
			—	51%	49%	—	—	—	—
			—	41%	—	59%	—	—	—
			—	71%	—	—	29%	—	—
			—	74%	—	—	—	26%	—
			—	50%	—	—	—	—	50%

Stewart head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Jeremy Hunt	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock	Rory Stewart	Andrea Leadsom
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	74%	—	—	—	26%	—
			—	—	—	—	30%	70%
			—	—	73%	—	27%	—
			—	—	—	62%	38%	—
			—	71%	—	—	29%	—

Hunt head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Jeremy Hunt	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock	Andrea Leadsom
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	53%	47%	—	—	—
			41%	—	59%	—	—
			71%	—	—	29%	—
			49%	—	—	—	51%

Leadsom head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock	Andrea Leadsom
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	49%	—	—	51%
			—	64%	—	36%
			—	—	33%	67%

Raab head-to-heads

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Penny Mordaunt	Dominic Raab	Matt Hancock
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	37%	63%	—
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	—	73%	27%

Mordaunt vs Hancock

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Penny Mordaunt	Matt Hancock
10–16 May 2019	YouGov/The Times	858 Conservative members	65%	35%

Johnson vs Rudd

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	Boris Johnson	Amber Rudd	Would not vote	Don't Know
20–27 September 2017	YouGov	927 Conservative members	57%	33%	5%	5%

Davis vs Johnson

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample size	David Davis	Boris Johnson	Would not vote	Don't Know
20–27 September 2017	YouGov	927 Conservative members	39%	46%	9%	7%

Approval ratings of prospective candidates

Jeremy Hunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	248 Scottish Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	30%	20%	—	50%	+10%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	1,024 Scottish adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	15%	39%	—	46%	–24%
18–20 Jun 2019	Opinium	318 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	61%	19%	—	20%	+42%
18–20 Jun 2019	Opinium	1,861 British adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	35%	46%	—	19%	–11%
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	56%	37%	2	6%	+19%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	31%	36%	18%	16%	–5%
		252 Conservative voters		45%	22%	15%	17%	+23%
		1,672 British voters		19%	43%	24%	14%	–24%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	660 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	7%	15%	—	78%	–8%
		284 Conservative voters		11%	11%	—	78%	Tie
		1,688 British voters		4%	23%	—	77%	–19%
7–9 Jun 2019	ComRes	2,017 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[b]	14%	44%	—	41%	–30%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	26%	40%	18%	15%	–14%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	15%	46%	24%	15%	–31%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	22%	39%	20%	20%	–17%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	12%	46%	27%	15%	–34%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	43%	43%	10%	4%	Tie
10–14 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative supporters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	28%	41%	—	31%	–13%
10–14 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	19%	52%	—	29%	–33%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	13%	42%	29%	16%	–29%
15–19 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	124 Conservative Party voters	Satisfied/Dissatisfied^[d]	32%	36%	—	32%	–4%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	24%	40%	19%	17%	–16%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		21%	42%	18%	19%	–21%
		1,756 British voters		14%	46%	24%	16%	–32%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	14%	44%	26%	16%	–30%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	38%	49%	10%	4%	–11%

Sajid Javid

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	248 Scottish Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	29%	24%	—	47%	+5%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	1,024 Scottish adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	17%	35%	—	48%	–18%
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	61%	30%	2%	8%	+31%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	31%	33%	20%	17%	–2%
		252 Conservative voters		38%	23%	18%	21%	+15%
		1,672 British voters		18%	37%	31%	14%	–19%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	650 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	6%	17%	—	77%	–11%
		255 Conservative voters		12%	9%	—	79%	+3%
		1,629 British voters		5%	23%	—	72%	–18%
7–9 Jun 2019	ComRes	2,017 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[b]	12%	45%	—	43%	–33%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	28%	34%	22%	16%	–6%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	18%	37%	31%	14%	–19%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	25%	36%	21%	18%	–11%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	20%	32%	33%	16%	–12%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	46%	38%	11%	5%	+8%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	36%	36%	—	28%	Tie
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	20%	47%	—	33%	–27%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	19%	30%	34%	17%	–11%
15–19 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	124 Conservative Party voters	Satisfied/Dissatisfied^[d]	32%	40%	—	28%	–8%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	25%	35%	22%	18%	–10%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		25%	36%	23%	16%	–11%
		1,756 British voters		20%	37%	29%	14%	–17%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	16%	32%	35%	17%	–16%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	62%	26%	7%	4%	+36%
20–27 Sep 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative Members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	29%	35%	13%	23%	–6%

Boris Johnson

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
21–22 Jul 2019	YouGov	1,655 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	39%	25%	0%	36%	+14%
21–22 Jul 2019	YouGov	1,655 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	20%	50%	—	30%	–30%
21–22 Jul 2019	YouGov	546 2017 Conservative voters	Favourable/Unfavourable^[a]	61%	35%	—	5%	+26%
21–22 Jul 2019	YouGov	546 2017 Conservative voters	Favourable/Unfavourable^[a]	31%	58%	—	11%	–27%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	248 Scottish Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	34%	29%	—	37%	+5%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	1,024 Scottish adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	16%	53%	—	31%	–37%
18–20 Jun 2019	Opinium	324 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	75%	17%	—	8%	+58%
18–20 Jun 2019	Opinium	1,919 British adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	43%	46%	—	11%	–3%
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	77%	19%	0%	4%	+58%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	57%	27%	6%	11%	+30%
		252 Conservative voters		61%	22%	2%	13%	+39%
		1,672 British voters		31%	49%	11%	10%	–18%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	736 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	14%	26%	—	60%	–12%
		284 Conservative voters		15%	26%	—	59%	–11%
		1,865 British voters		17%	32%	—	51%	–15%
7–9 Jun 2019	ComRes	2,017 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[b]	27%	49%	—	24%	–22%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	48%	34%	5%	13%	+14%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	26%	53%	11%	10%	–27%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	49%	38%	9%	10%	+11%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	26%	55%	9%	10%	–29%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	64%	31%	4%	1%	+33%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	36%	53%	—	11%	–17%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	25%	64%	—	11%	–39%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	28%	54%	10%	8%	–26%
15–19 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	124 Conservative Party voters	Satisfied/Dissatisfied^[d]	32%	58%	—	10%	–26%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	41%	48%	5%	6%	–7%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		43%	45%	4%	7%	–2%
		1,756 British voters		25%	58%	9%	9%	–33%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	26%	52%	10%	12%	–26%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	47%	48%	4%	1%	–1%
20–27 Sep 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative Members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	56%	36%	6%	2%	+20%

Amber Rudd

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
15–19 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	124 Conservative Party voters	Satisfied/Dissatisfied^[d]	31%	38%	—	31%	–7%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	19%	46%	22%	14%	–27%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		17%	50%	20%	12%	–33%
		1,756 British voters		16%	42%	29%	12%	–26%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	30%	38%	—	32%	–8%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	19%	51%	—	30%	–32%

Michael Gove

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	248 Scottish Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	32%	23%	—	45%	+9%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	1,024 Scottish adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	16%	41%	—	43%	–25%
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	50%	45%	1%	5%	+5%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	25%	46%	14%	15%	–21%
		252 Conservative voters		37%	38%	21%	12%	–1%
		1,672 British voters		14%	53%	21%	12%	–39%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	692 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	9%	21%	—	70%	–12%
		262 Conservative voters		11%	14%	—	75%	–3%
		1,865 British voters		5%	29%	—	76%	–24%
7–9 Jun 2019	ComRes	2,017 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[b]	12%	50%	—	38%	–38%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	24%	49%	13%	14%	–25%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	15%	53%	22%	13%	–31%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	23%	49%	13%	14%	–16%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	12%	52%	24%	12%	–40%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	47%	44%	5%	3%	+3%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	26%	48%	—	26%	–22%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	16%	56%	—	28%	–40%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	16%	47%	25%	15%	–31%
15–19 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	124 Conservative Party voters	Satisfied/Dissatisfied^[d]	30%	45%	—	25%	–15%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	28%	45%	15%	12%	–17%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		24%	48%	16%	12%	–24%
		1,756 British voters		14%	52%	23%	11%	–38%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	13%	51%	24%	13%	–38%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	52%	40%	6%	2%	+12%

Dominic Raab

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	248 Scottish Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	18%	22%	—	60%	–4%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	1,024 Scottish adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	9%	36%	—	55%	–27%
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	68%	21%	4%	7%	+47%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	23%	23%	32%	21%	Tie
		252 Conservative voters		26%	21%	27%	25%	+5%
		1,672 British voters		13%	32%	39%	16%	–19%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	589 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	8%	9%	—	83%	–1%
		227 Conservative voters		9%	7%	—	59%	+2%
		1,434 British voters		7%	23%	—	70%	–16%
7–9 Jun 2019	ComRes	2,017 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[b]	11%	39%	—	50%	–28%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	26%	20%	35%	17%	+6%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	14%	28%	44%	14%	–14%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	23%	19%	50%	14%	+4%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	12%	26%	50%	14%	–14%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	53%	27%	10%	10%	+26%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	22%	29%	—	47%	–7%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	13%	45%	—	42%	–32%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	10%	24%	50%	16%	–14%
15–19 Mar 2019	Ipsos MORI	124 Conservative Party voters	Satisfied/Dissatisfied^[d]	20%	44%	—	36%	–24%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	20%	27%	38%	16%	–7%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		19%	27%	38%	17%	–8%
		1,756 British voters		11%	30%	46%	14%	–19%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	12%	28%	43%	17%	–16%

David Davis

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
15–19 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	1,756 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	16%	35%	35%	14%	–19%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	26%	34%	24%	16%	–8%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		26%	32%	26%	16%	–6%
		1,756 British voters		16%	35%	46%	14%	–19%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	19%	32%	35%	15%	–13%

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
15–19 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	1,756 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	19%	47%	25%	10%	–28%
14–15 Mar 2019	YouGov/The Times	402 Conservative voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	27%	44%	19%	10%	–14%
		579 2017 Conservative voters		32%	40%	18%	10%	–8%
		1,756 British voters		19%	47%	25%	10%	–28%
14–15 Nov 2018	YouGov/The Times	1,671 British voters	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	25%	38%	26%	11%	–13%

Andrea Leadsom

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	55%	34%	3%	8%	+21%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	605 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	8%	13%	—	79%	–5%
		221 Conservative voters		10%	8%	—	72%	+2%
		1,467 British voters		6%	25%	—	69%	–19%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	30%	26%	40%	13%	+4%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	15%	31%	40%	13%	–16%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	31%	25%	40%	14%	+6%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	16%	30%	40%	14%	–14%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	13%	29%	42%	16%	–16%

Matt Hancock

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	25%	44%	17%	15%	–19%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	10%	25%	43%	23%	+15%
		252 Conservative voters		15%	29%	48%	18%	–14%
		1,672 British voters		6%	29%	48%	18%	–16%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	589 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	3%	16%	—	81%	–13%
		172 Conservative voters		7%	8%	—	85%	–1%
		1,133 British voters		3%	21%	—	76%	–18%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	8%	17%	62%	13%	–9%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	6%	20%	64%	11%	–14%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	7%	14%	63%	16%	–7%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	5%	16%	66%	14%	–11%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	18%	35%	17%	30%	–17%

Penny Mordaunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	9%	17%	56%	17%	–8%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	6%	19%	61%	14%	–13%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	37%	28%	13%	21%	+9%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	21%	28%	—	51%	–7%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	11%	36%	—	53%	–25%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	30%	23%	17%	30%	+7%

Rory Stewart

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	248 Scottish Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	33%	20%	—	47%	+13%
18–20 Jun 2019	Panelbase/The Sunday Times	1,024 Scottish adults	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister	21%	25%	—	54%	–4%
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	31%	50%	9%	10%	–19%
9–10 Jun 2019	YouGov	552 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	16%	26%	38%	20%	–10%
		252 Conservative voters		21%	21%	43%	16%	Tie
		1,672 British voters		15%	25%	43%	16%	–10%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	429 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	7%	21%	—	72%	–14%
		163 Conservative voters		7%	12%	—	81%	–6%
		1,132 British voters		7%	20%	—	73%	–13%
7–9 Jun 2019	ComRes	2,017 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[b]	9%	35%	—	55%	–26%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	12%	19%	57%	13%	–7%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	12%	17%	60%	12%	–5%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	6%	13%	69%	12%	–7%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	5%	14%	70%	12%	–9%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	Good leader/Bad leader^[a]	19%	38%	12%	30%	–19%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	222 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	17%	24%	—	63%	–7%
10–14 May 2019	Ipsos MORI	1,072 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[c]	11%	30%	—	59%	–19%

Kit Malthouse

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	3%	9%	75%	15%	–6%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	2%	13%	74%	11%	–11%

Sam Gyimah

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	1%	17%	70%	12%	–16%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	3%	15%	71%	10%	–12%

Esther McVey

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	45%	38%	7%	10%	+7%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	546 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	8%	15%	—	77%	–8%
		214 Conservative voters		10%	11%	—	79%	–1%
		1,342 British voters		6%	27%	—	77%	–21%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	20%	26%	40%	14%	–6%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	10%	30%	46%	13%	–20%

Mark Harper

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
11–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	892 Conservative members	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	14%	35%	33%	17%	–21%
9 Jun 2019	Opinium	295 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	5%	13%	—	72%	–8%
		118 Conservative voters		9%	10%	—	81%	–1%
		793 British voters		5%	19%	—	76%	–14%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	3%	10%	76%	12%	–7%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	1%	12%	75%	11%	–11%

James Cleverly

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording	Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Question wording				Don't know	Net approval
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	6%	13%	67%	14%	–7%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	Good Prime Minister/Bad Prime Minister^[a]	4%	16%	69%	11%	–12%

Candidate comparison with Theresa May

Boris Johnson

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Better Prime Minister	Worse Prime Minister	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
3–5 July 2019	Opinium	760 2017 Conservative voters	52%	25%	24%	+27%
		372 Conservative voters	52%	24%	26%	+28%
		2,002 British voters	31%	43%	26%	–12%

Jeremy Hunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Better Prime Minister	Worse Prime Minister	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
3–5 July 2019	Opinium	760 2017 Conservative voters	34%	16%	50%	+18%
		372 Conservative voters	39%	14%	47%	+25%
		2,002 British voters	25%	24%	51%	+1%

Leadership capabilities in a general election

Boris Johnson

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	67%	13%	20%	+54%
		252 Conservative voters	75%	10%	15%	+65%
		1,672 British voters	47%	22%	32%	+25%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	54%	22%	22%	+32%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	39%	31%	30%	+8%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	56%	22%	22%	+34%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	37%	33%	30%	+4%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	70%	19%	11%	+51%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	32%	37%	31%	–5%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	57%	29%	13%	+28%
20–27 Jul 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative members	57%	29%	13%	+28%

Michael Gove

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	18%	50%	32%	–32%
		252 Conservative voters	30%	42%	28%	–12%
		1,672 British voters	12%	48%	40%	–36%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	19%	51%	30%	–32%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	16%	48%	36%	–32%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	22%	45%	33%	–23%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	13%	47%	41%	–34%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	32%	46%	22%	–14%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	16%	44%	40%	–28%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	42%	40%	17%	+2%
20–27 Jul 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative members	42%	40%	18%	+2%

Sajid Javid

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	20%	43%	37%	–23%
		252 Conservative voters	25%	37%	38%	–12%
		1,672 British voters	14%	41%	46%	–27%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	18%	46%	36%	–28%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	15%	42%	43%	–27%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	19%	43%	38%	–24%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	17%	36%	46%	–19%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	39%	35%	26%	+4%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	19%	32%	49%	–13%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	61%	22%	17%	+39%
20–27 Jul 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative members	61%	22%	17%	+39%

Jeremy Hunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	24%	41%	36%	–17%
		252 Conservative voters	32%	29%	39%	+3%
		1,672 British voters	15%	40%	44%	–25%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	19%	44%	36%	–25%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	13%	47%	41%	–34%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	16%	43%	41%	–27%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	10%	44%	45%	–34%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	29%	45%	26%	–16%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	13%	42%	46%	–29%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	28%	51%	21%	–23%
20–27 Jul 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative members	28%	51%	21%	–23%

Dominic Raab

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	13%	43%	45%	–30%
		252 Conservative voters	19%	38%	43%	–19%
		1,672 British voters	8%	41%	51%	–33%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	16%	38%	46%	–22%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	12%	40%	49%	–28%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	15%	33%	52%	–18%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	10%	33%	57%	–23%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	42%	30%	29%	+12%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	10%	33%	58%	–23%

Andrea Leadsom

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	21%	36%	43%	–15%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	14%	35%	51%	–21%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	28%	46%	27%	–18%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	11%	36%	53%	–25%

Rory Stewart

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	8%	50%	42%	–42%
		252 Conservative voters	10%	43%	47%	–33%
		1,672 British voters	8%	40%	52%	–32%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	3%	37%	60%	–34%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	3%	33%	64%	–30%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	14%	51%	34%	–37%

Matt Hancock

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	4%	51%	45%	–47%
		252 Conservative voters	7%	45%	48%	–38%
		1,672 British voters	4%	44%	52%	–40%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	4%	36%	60%	–32%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	3%	34%	63%	–31%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	11%	46%	43%	–35%

Penny Mordaunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Win	Lose	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size			Don't know	Net approval
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	8%	38%	54%	–30%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	6%	34%	60%	–18%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	26%	36%	38%	–12%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	26%	32%	43%	–6%
20–27 Jul 2017	YouGov	966 Conservative members	26%	32%	43%	–6%

Leadership capabilities in handling Brexit

Boris Johnson

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
15-16 Jul 2019	ComRes	2,038 British voters	17%	53%	—	14%	–36%
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	51%	21%	20%	8%	+31%
		252 Conservative voters	52%	19%	21%	8%	+31%
		1,672 British voters	27%	40%	25%	8%	–13%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	47%	26%	18%	8%	+21%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	26%	43%	24%	7%	–17%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	44%	29%	18%	8%	+15%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	23%	43%	25%	9%	–20%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	24%	43%	24%	9%	–19%

Michael Gove

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	18%	38%	31%	13%	–7%
		252 Conservative voters	29%	27%	33%	11	+2%
		1,672 British voters	9%	44%	34%	12%	–35%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	18%	41%	28%	13%	–23%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	11%	44%	33%	12%	–33%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	21%	36%	28%	14%	–15%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	10%	42%	34%	13%	–32%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	13%	39%	35%	13%	–26%

Sajid Javid

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	12%	34%	36%	17%	–22%
		252 Conservative voters	19%	27%	40%	14%	–8%
		1,672 British voters	9%	35%	41%	15%	–26%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	14%	32%	38%	16%	–18%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	10%	35%	41%	14%	–25%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	12%	31%	38%	19%	–19%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	8%	31%	41%	14%	–23%

Jeremy Hunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
15-16 Jul 2019	ComRes	2,038 British voters	22%	30%	—	48%	–8%
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	16%	37%	34%	13%	–21%
		252 Conservative voters	25%	25%	38%	12%	Tie
		1,672 British voters	10%	40%	37%	13%	–30%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	14%	38%	35%	13%	–24%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	8%	43%	37%	13%	–25%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	7%	38%	40%	15%	–31%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	7%	38%	40%	15%	–31%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	7%	36%	41%	15%	–29%

Dominic Raab

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	19%	26%	43%	13%	–7%
		252 Conservative voters	20%	20%	46%	13%	Tie
		1,672 British voters	10%	35%	44%	11%	–25%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	579 2017 Conservative voters	21%	22%	42%	15%	–1%
3–4 Jun 2019	YouGov	1,755 British voters	11%	33%	44%	13%	–22%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	17%	22%	44%	17%	–5%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	8%	30%	48%	14%	–22%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	9%	28%	50%	13%	–19%

Andrea Leadsom

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	24%	25%	37%	15%	–1%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	13%	31%	43%	14%	–18%
25–26 Mar 2019	YouGov/Times RedBox	2,143 British voters	9%	29%	48%	14%	–20%

Penny Mordaunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	6%	22%	55%	17%	–16%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	4%	26%	56%	14%	–22%

Matt Hancock

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	5%	32%	50%	14%	–27%
		252 Conservative voters	6%	26%	53%	15%	–20%
		1,672 British voters	3%	34%	51%	13%	–31%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	4%	19%	57%	18%	–15%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	2%	26%	57%	15%	–24%

Rory Stewart

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Good Job	Bad Job	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
13–14 Jun 2019	YouGov	522 2017 Conservative voters	8%	34%	42%	15%	–26%
		252 Conservative voters	11%	27%	48%	14%	–16%
		1,672 British voters	9%	30%	48%	14%	–21%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	523 2017 Conservative voters	4%	18%	61%	17%	–14%
23–24 May 2019	YouGov	1,586 British voters	3%	24%	59%	14%	–21%

Leadership strength or weakness

Boris Johnson

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
21–22 July 2019	YouGov	546 2017 Conservative voters	65%	16%	—	17%	+49%
21–22 July 2019	YouGov	1,655 British adults	41%	34%	—	21%	+7%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	69%	17%	7%	8%	+52%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	57%	25%	11%	7%	+32%

Michael Gove

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	46%	31%	13%	10%	+15%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	55%	28%	11%	7%	+27%

Sajid Javid

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	43%	23%	17%	16%	+20%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	56%	17%	13%	14%	+39%

Jeremy Hunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	31%	33%	20%	16%	–2%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	29%	39%	18%	14%	–10%

Rory Stewart

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	16%	33%	16%	35%	–17%

Dominic Raab

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	47%	16%	16%	21%	+31%

Matt Hancock

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	12%	32%	18%	39%	–20%

Penny Mordaunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	31%	19%	17%	33%	+12%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	21%	20%	15%	43%	+1%

Andrea Leadsom

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Strong	Weak	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	35%	31%	17%	17%	+4%

Competence and incompetence

Boris Johnson

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net perceived competence
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net perceived competence
21–22 July 2019	YouGov	546 2017 Conservative voters	57%	27%	—	15%	+30%
21–22 July 2019	YouGov	1,655 British adults	29%	53%	—	19%	–24%
18–20 June 2019	Opinium	1,919 British adults	30%	47%	—	23%	–17%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	61%	25%	7%	8%	+36%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	50%	31%	11%	8%	+19%

Michael Gove

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	58%	25%	9%	8%	+33%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	65%	19%	9%	8%	+46%

Sajid Javid

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	57%	15%	14%	14%	+42%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	69%	11%	9%	8%	+58%

Jeremy Hunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
18–20 June 2019	Opinium	1,919 British adults	30%	36%	—	34%	–6%
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	50%	22%	14%	14%	+28%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	48%	24%	15%	13%	+24%

Dominic Raab

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	56%	12%	11%	20%	+44%

Rory Stewart

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	27%	21%	16%	36%	+6%

Penny Mordaunt

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	41%	11%	15%	33%	+30%
5–8 Jul 2018	YouGov	Conservative members	32%	12%	14%	41%	+20%

Andrea Leadsom

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	48%	21%	14%	17%	+27%

Matt Hancock

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Competent	Incompetent	Neither	Don't know	Net approval
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Don't know	Net approval
10–16 May 2019	YouGov	858 Conservative members	24%	17%	21%	38%	+7%

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj These surveys used the YouGov question asking: "Thinking about who might become Conservative leader and Prime Minister were Theresa May to resign, do you think each of the following would make a good or bad leader?"
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f These surveys used the ComRes question asking whether the respondent agrees or disagrees that the candidate "has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ These surveys used the Ipsos question asking: "On balance, do you agree or disagree that ...has what it takes to be a good prime minister?"
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f These surveys used the Ipsos question asking if a particular individual would be satisfactory as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

References

^ "UK set for new PM as Theresa May quits". BBC News. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019. ^{[verification needed]}

[YouGov-q-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj These surveys used the YouGov question asking: "Thinking about who might become Conservative leader and Prime Minister were Theresa May to resign, do you think each of the following would make a good or bad leader?"

[ComRes-q-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f These surveys used the ComRes question asking whether the respondent agrees or disagrees that the candidate "has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister".

[Ipsos2-q-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ These surveys used the Ipsos question asking: "On balance, do you agree or disagree that ...has what it takes to be a good prime minister?"

[Ipsos-q-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f These surveys used the Ipsos question asking if a particular individual would be satisfactory as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

[1] "UK set for new PM as Theresa May quits". BBC News. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019. ^{[verification needed]}

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