"Ipsos MORI's poll for the Labour Party shows Labour candidate Ken Livingstone on 48% and Conservative candidate Boris Johnson on 46% among Londoners who are certain to vote and in the upcoming Mayoral elections." More here.
MORI polled from 8 to 12 February. The polling for yesterday's YouGov survey gave Boris the edge and the polling was (we think) a little more recent.
Mike Smithson at Politicalbetting.com thinks Livingstone has been sitting on the Mori result for a few weeks, hoping to trump a good poll for Boris
Posted by: john | February 27, 2008 at 18:05
"As I said this morning the poll is already a fortnight old and was conducted prior to Lee Jasper’s suspension and the negative publicity that brought Ken Livingstone (though I suspect the contrast with the more recent YouGov poll that showed Boris ahead on first preferences is more to do with methodology than a shift in support). Either way, with only 2% between them on the second count, the race appears to be very, very close."
From UK Polling Report.
Posted by: Editor | February 27, 2008 at 18:56
Never trust anything that comes from Bob Worcester. Mori always came up a with a convenient poll when the Labour shower are looking for comfort.
Posted by: Geezer | February 27, 2008 at 22:35