ICM RESEARCH JOB NO (1-6) KNIGHTON HOUSE 56 MORTIMER STREET SERIAL NO (7-10) LONDON W1N 7DG TEL: 0171-436-3114 CARD NO (11) 1
2004 LONDON ELECTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE
INTRODUCTION: Good morning/afternoon. I am ⇒ IF NO 2ND CHOICE SAY: from ICM, the independent opinion research Q7 So can I confirm, you only marked one company. We are conducting a survey in this area choice in the London Assembly election? today and I would be grateful if you could help by (14) answering a few questions … Yes 1 No 2 ⇒ CHECK QUOTAS AND CONTINUE IF ON Don’t know 3 QUOTA Q1 First of all, in the recent election for the ***TAKE BACK THE BALLOT PAPERS*** new London Mayor and Assembly many people were not able to go and vote. Can you tell me, did ♦ SHOW CARD Q8 you manage to go to the polling station and cast Q8 When you were voting in the elections for your vote? the London Assembly and London Mayor, what (12) was most important to you? Of the following Yes 1 possible answers, can you let me know which were No 2 the two most important as far as you were Don’t know 3 concerned (15) ⇒ IF NO/DON’T KNOW, GO TO Q9 Q2 Here is a version of the ballot paper like the These elections were a chance to let one used for the MAYOR ELECTION. the national government know what 1 (INTERVIEWER: HAND TO RESPONDENT). Could you think about national issues you please mark with an X who you voted for as I felt it was my duty to vote 2 your FIRST choice as London Mayor? MAKE SURE Choosing the best people to run 3 RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN London CORRECT COLUMN I wanted to support a particular party 4 I wanted to let the government know Q3 And could you mark with an X who you my view on the Iraq war 5 voted for as your SECOND choice? ? MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN ⇒ VOTERS SKIP TO Q16 CORRECT COLUMN Q9 Here is a version of the ballot paper like the
ND one used for the MAYOR ELECTION. ⇒ IF NO 2 CHOICE SAY: (INTERVIEWER: HAND TO RESPONDENT). Could Q4 So can I confirm, you only marked one you please mark with an X who would have been choice in the London Mayor election? your FIRST choice for Mayor if you had voted? (13) MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT Yes 1 PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN No 2 Don’t know 3 Q10 And could you mark with an X who you would have voted for as your SECOND choice? ? ⇒ ASK ALL MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT Q5 And here is a ballot paper like the one used PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN for the LONDON ASSEMBLY election. Could you please mark with an X which candidate/party you ⇒ IF NO 2ND CHOICE SAY: voted for as your local constituency member? IF Q11 So can I confirm, you would have only NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH CANIDATE LIST FOR marked one choice in the London Mayor election if THIS AREA. MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS you had actually voted? BALLOT PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN (16) Yes 1 Q6 And could you mark with an X which party No 2 you voted for in the London-wide member part of Don’t know 3 the Assembly election? MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN
⇒ IF RESPONDENT REQUIRED MORE INFORMATION AT Q9/Q10/Q11 EXPLAIN THAT THE SYSTEM ALLOWED YOU TO MARK TWO CHOICES – A 1ST AND 2ND CHOICE. IF EXPLANATION USED (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CODE IN BOX:
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(17) Q12 And here is a ballot paper like the one used for the LONDON ASSEMBLY election. Could you please mark with an X which candidate/party you would have voted for as your local constituency member, if you had actually voted? IF NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH CANDIDATE LIST FOR THIS AREA. MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN
Q13 And could you mark with an X which party you would have voted for in the London-wide member part of the Assembly election if you had actually voted? MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN
IF NO 2ND CHOICE SAY: Q14 So can I confirm, you would have only marked one choice in the London Assembly election?
(18) Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3
⇒ IF RESPONDENT REQUIRED MORE INFORMATION AT Q12/Q13/Q14 EXPLAIN THAT THE SYSTEM USED TO ELECT THE ASSEMBLY ALLOWED YOU TO MARK TWO CHOICES – ONE FOR A LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR AREA, AND ONE TO REPRESENT LONDON AS A WHOLE (19)
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⇒ SHOW CARD Q15 Q15 Here are some reasons that people have given for not going to vote in the London elections. Please tell me which were the two most important as far as you were concerned? CODE MAXIMUM OF TWO
(20)
The new London Mayor and Assembly cannot improve things in London 1 I didn’t support any of the candidates for Mayor 2 I didn’t support any of the parties 3 I vote in national elections, but these elections weren’t important to me 4 I wanted to register my protest against the national government 5 I didn’t know the election was taking place/I didn’t know how to vote 6 I meant to go and vote but forgot/ I didn’t have the time to go and vote 7
⇒ ASK ALL – SHOW CARD Q16 Q16 Which of the candidates on this card do you think would be BEST at… READ OUT, WRITE IN ‘1st’ in APPRPRIATE BOX. Which do you think would be SECOND best? THIRD best? Worst? INTERVIWER: WRITE IN ‘1st’ ‘2nd’ THEN ‘3rd’ THEN ‘4th’ AS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH STATEMENT. (21-44) Darren Steven Ken Simon Johnson Norris Livingstone Hughes Improving London’s public transport
Securing better policing
Standing up for London’s interests with Central Government Improving London’s environment
Maintaining or improving London’s standing in the world
Keeping London safe from terrorist attack
⇒ SHOW CARD Q17 Q17 Here are some powers that the London Mayor and Assembly do not have at present but might have in the future. For each one, please say whether you are very much in favour, tend to favour, tend to be against or very much against the London Mayor and Assembly having the powers in the future?
1 = Very much in favour 2 = Tend to favour 3 = Tend to be against, or are 4 = Very much against (45-48) Raising taxes from business in London 1 2 3 4 DK Raising taxes from London’s residents 1 2 3 4 DK Managing the Health Service in London 1 2 3 4 DK Representing London’s interests as a region, in the same way as 1 2 3 4 DK the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly
⇒ SHOW CARD Q18 Q18 Here are some statements about the congestion charge. For each one, please say whether you strongly agree, tend to agree, tend to disagree or very much disagree with them. 1 = Strongly agree 2 = Tend to agree 3 = Tend to disagree 4 = Strongly disagree (49-52) The congestion charge should be kept the way it is 1 2 3 4 DK The congestion charge should be extended to the western parts of 1 2 3 4 DK Centralt London The congestion charge should be scrapped 1 2 3 4 DK The congestion charge should be easier to pay 1 2 3 4 DK
⇒ SHOW CARD Q19 Q19 For each of the following, could you say whether you think they have improved since the last London elections in 2000. For each, please say whether you think they have got much better, got a little better, a little worse or much worse. 1 = Much better 2 = A little better 3 = About the same 4 = A little worse 5 = Much worse (53-57) Tackling crime 1 2 3 4 5 DK Traffic congestion 1 2 3 4 5 DK Travelling on buses 1 2 3 4 5 DK Litter on the streets 1 2 3 4 5 DK London’s built environment – its streets, squares and buildings 1 2 3 4 5 DK
Q20 Now thinking about the elections to the European Parliament on June 10th, did you cast a vote?
(58) Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3
⇒ IF NO/DON’T KNOW, GO TO Q23 Q21 Here is a version of the ballot paper like the one used for the EUROPEAN ELECTION. (INTERVIEWER: HAND TO RESPONDENT). Could you please mark with an X which party you voted for? MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN
⇒ SHOW CARD Q22 Q22 When you were voting in the European election, what was most important to you? Of the following possible answers, can you let me know which were the two most important as far as you were concerned?
(59)
These elections were a chance to let the national government know what you 1 think about national issues
I felt it was my duty to vote 2
Choosing the best people to represent Britain’s interests in the European 3 Parliament I wanted to support a particular party 4
Letting the government know my view on the Iraq war 5
⇒ VOTERS SKIP TO Q25 Q23 Here is a version of the ballot paper like the one used for the EUROPEAN ELECTION. (INTERVIEWER: HAND TO RESPONDENT). Could you please mark with an X the party that would have been your FIRST choice if you had voted? MAKE SURE RESPONDENT MARKS BALLOT PAPER IN CORRECT COLUMN
⇒ SHOW CARD Q24 Q24 Here are some reasons that people have given for not voting in the European elections. Please tell me which were the two most important as far as you were concerned?
(60)
The European parliament is not relevant to what is happening in Britain 1
I didn’t support any of the parties 2
I vote in national elections, but these elections weren’t important to me 3
I wanted to register my protest against the national government 4
I didn’t know the election was taking place/I didn’t know how to vote 5
I meant to go and vote but forgot/ I didn’t have the time to go and vote 6
ASK ALL Q25 If there were to be a General Election for the national government and Parliament tomorrow, which party would you vote for, or would you not go and vote?
(61-62) Conservative 1 Labour 2 Liberal Democrat 3 Green Party 4 British National Party 5 UK Independence Party 6 Other Party (write in) 7
………………………………………….. Don’t know 8 Refused 9 Would not vote 0
Q26 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or what?
(63) Conservative 1 Labour 2 Liberal Democrat 3 Green Party 4 British National Party 5 UK Independence Party 6 Other Party (write in) 7
……………………………………………………………….. Don’t know 8 Refused 9 Did not vote 0
⇒ SHOW CARD Q27/28 Q27 I would like you to think about the political parties, and for you to tell me, in turn, how much you like or dislike them AT PRESENT. For each one please use a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 means ‘dislike a lot’ and 7 means ‘like a lot’. You can of course give me any mark in between. HAND SHOW CARD TO RESPONDENT. ASK THEM TO CODE SCALE. PROMPT FOR EACH PARTY IN TURN
⇒ SHOW CARD Q27/28 Q28 Then please put an X in a box if you think that either of the following statements are true as far as that particular party is concerned IN THE FUTURE.
⇒ INTERVIEWER: MAKE SURE THE RESPONDENT CODES ONTO THE SHOWCARD AND PLACES AN ‘X’ WHERE APPLICABLE
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⇒ SHOW CARD Q29/30 Q29 Now I would like you to think about the candidates for the London Mayor, and for you to tell me, in turn, how much you like or dislike them AT PRESENT. For each one please use a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 means ‘dislike a lot’ and 7 means ‘like a lot’. You can of course give me any mark in between. HAND SHOW CARD TO RESPONDENT. ASK THEM TO CODE SCALE. PROMPT FOR EACH PARTY IN TURN
⇒ SHOW CARD Q29/30 Q30 Then please put an X in a box if you think that either of the following statements are true as far as that particular candidate is concerned IN THE FUTURE.
⇒ INTERVIEWER: MAKE SURE THE RESPONDENT CODES ONTO THE SHOWCARD AND PLACES AN ‘X’ WHERE APPLICABLE
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Q31a Do you or your household have a PC (personal computer) at home? IF YES: How many PC’s is that? CODE ONE
(64) Yes - one 1 Yes – two 2 Yes – three 3 Yes – four or more 4 No – no PC at home 5 Don’t know 6
Q31b Have you personally used the Internet in the past month? This could be from any access point and could be either for personal or professional reasons, at work or at home, browsing the web or sending or receiving e-mail.
(65) Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3
Q31c Do you have access to the Internet in your home?
(66) Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3
Q31d. In the last twelve months, have you used the Internet to look for or buy goods or services?
(67) Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3
⇒ SHOW CARD Q32 Q32. Talking now about government information and services, in the last twelve months have you used the Internet to do any of the following (this could be from any access point, at work or at home, browsing the web or sending or receiving e-mail).
1 = Yes – I have done this 2 = Not yet – I’ve not done this but I would like to in the future 3 = No – I’ve not done this and I don’t want to do it (68-79) Get information from your local council (for example, about local events, refuse collection 1 2 3 times, address or opening hours of local offices, schools or libraries) DK Pay for a tax, a fine or a service on-line 1 2 3 (for example, pay a parking ticket/renew your parking permit/pay council tax/rent) DK Download, complete and email an electronic form 1 2 3 (for example, a planning application, a job application form) DK Report a problem or complain to your local council 1 2 3 (for example, about refuse collection, anti-social behaviour, street cleaning services, social DK services) Express a point of view or participate in consultations or discussion forums with a local 1 2 3 government organisation? DK 1 2 3 Email your councillor DK 1 2 3 Get information from the Greater London Authority web site (london.gov.uk) DK Get information from the Transport for London web site (tfl.gov.uk) 1 2 3 (for example, the electronic journey planner) DK Pay the congestion charge or a congestion charge fine or for your Oyster card (at 1 2 3 CCLondon.com or Oystercard.com) DK 1 2 3 Email the Mayor or a member of the London Assembly DK 1 2 3 Get information from a central government web site DK 1 2 3 Email your MP DK
⇒ SHOW CARD Q33 Q33 Could you say if you do the following….
1 = Every day 2 = Most days 3 = Some days 4 = Rarely 5 = Never (11-18) 1 2 3 Read a newspaper 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Read two newspapers 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Watch TV news 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Watch 24 hour TV news (eg on BBC News 24, Sky News or ITV2) 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Watch TV current affairs or politics programmes (eg Newsnight, Tonight, Panorama) 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Listen to radio news bulletins 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Listen to radio current affairs or politics programmes (Today, Classic FM Newsnight, Analysis) 4 5 DK 1 2 3 Look at news stories on the Internet or Web 4 5 DK
⇒ SHOW CARD Q34/35 Q34 Which of these newspapers do you read most often? CODE ONE IN 1st COLUMN
Q35 And which do you read second most often? CODE ONE IN 2nd COLUMN
MOST 2nd MOST OFTEN OFTEN DAILY NEWSPAPERS (19-20) (21-22) Daily Express 1 1 Daily Mail 2 2 Daily Mirror 3 3 Daily Sport 4 4 Daily Telegraph 5 5 Financial Times 6 6 The Guardian 7 7 The Independent 8 8 The Star 9 9 The Sun 0 0 The Times 1 1 London Evening Standard 2 2 Other 3 3 SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS (23) (24) News of the World 1 1 The Mail on Sunday 2 2 Sunday Mirror 3 3 The People 4 4 Sunday Express 5 5 Sunday Times 6 6 Sunday Telegraph 7 7 The Observer 8 8 Independent on Sunday 9 9 Other 0 0
Q36 Which of the following statements comes closest to your own attitudes toward political news? READ OUT
(25) I really dislike political news and try to ignore it if possible 1 I am generally not interested in political news 2 I am fairly interested in political news, especially if something 3 important happens I always follow political news closely, on TV, radio and in the papers 4 Don’t know 5
TRADE UNION (32) CLASSIFICATION MEMBER: Yes 1 NAME: No 2 …………………………………………………………….. WORKPLACE: (33) Public sector 1 ADDRESS: Private sector 2 Other 3 …………………………………………………………….. CARS IN (34) HOUSEHOLD ……………………………………………………………… One 1 Two 2 ……………………………………………………………… Three + 3 None 4 FULL ETHNICITY (SHOW (35- POST CODE: CARD): 36) …………………………………………………………….. White 1 Black Caribbean 2 TEL: Black African 3 ………………………………………………………………. Black other 4 Of Indian origin 5 OCCUPATION Of Pakistani origin 6 HEAD OF Of Bangladeshi 7 HOUSEHOLD: origin Of Chinese origin 8 …………………………………………………………….. Of other Asian 9 origin Other (please 0 SEX: (26) specify) Male 1 Female 2 AGE: (27) …………………….. 18-24 1 Refuse X 25-34 2 TERMINAL EDUCATION LEVEL (37) 35-44 3 Before O’ 1 45-54 4 Levels/GCSE 55-64 5 O Level/GCSE 2 65+ 6 A Level 3 TENURE: (28) Degree 4 Own outright 1 Masters or above 5 Own with mortgage 2 Council rent 3 SAMPLING POINT NUMBER: Private rent/other 4 (38-39) WORKING STATUS: (29) Full time 1 Part time 2 Not working 3 Unemployed 4 WHICH OF THESE DO YOU REGULARLY USE TO TRAVEL INTO WORK? CODE ALL APPLY (30) Interviewer declaration Train 1 I declare that this interview has been carried out in Tube 2 accordance with your instructions. Bus 3 Bike 4 SIGNED: Car (under 20 min) 5 Car (over 20 min) 6 …………………………………………………………….. Walk 7 SOCIAL CLASS: (31) AB 1 DATE: C1 2 …………………………………………………………….. C2 3 DE 4
LONDON MAYOR ELECTION BALLOT FORM
In the elections for Mayor of London you have two votes. Mark with an ‘X’ the candidate who was/would have been your first choice for Mayor in the FIRST Column below.
Mark with an ‘X’ the candidate who was/would have been your second choice in the SECOND column below. MARK ‘X’ HERE MARK ‘X’ HERE
st nd 1 Choice 2 Choice for Mayor for Mayor
GERMAN, Lindsey RESPECT
GIDOOMAL, Ram CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
HUGHES, Simon LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
JOHNSON, Darren GREEN
LEPPERT, Julian BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
LIVINGSTONE, Ken LABOUR
MALONEY, Frank UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY
NAGALINGAM, Tammy INDEPENDENT
NORRIS, Stephen CONSERVATIVE
REID, Lorna INDEPENDENT WORKING CLASS ASSOCIATION
LONDON ASSEMBLY ELECTION BALLOT FORM
In the elections for London Assembly you also have two votes. Mark with an ‘X’ the party that was/would have been your choice for your local constituency in the SECOND Column below.
Mark with an ‘X’ the party that was/would have been your choice for the London wide election in the FOURTH column below. MARK ‘X’ HERE MARK ‘X’ HERE CONSTITUENCY LONDON MEMBER VOTE MEMBER VOTE
BRITISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR DIVERSITY
PARTY IN COMMUNITY, UPPAL
CONSERVATIVE PARTY BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
CHRISTIAN PEOPLES CONSERVATIVE PARTY ALLIANCE
CHRISTIAN PEOPLES GREEN PARTY ALLIANCE
LABOUR PARTY GREEN PARTY
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LABOUR PARTY
RESPECT – THE UNITY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS COALITION
UK INDEPENDENCE RESPECT – THE UNITY
PARTY COALITION
OTHER UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY
SHOW CARD Q8
These elections were a chance to let the national government know what you think about national issues
I felt it was my duty to vote
Choosing the best people to run London
I wanted to support a particular party
I wanted to let the government know my view on the Iraq War
SHOW CARD Q15
The new London Mayor and Assembly cannot improve things in London
I didn’t support any of the candidates for Mayor
I didn’t support any of the parties
I vote in national elections, but these elections weren’t important to me
I wanted to register my protest against the national government
I didn’t know the election was taking place/ I didn’t know how to vote
I meant to go and vote but forgot/ I didn’t have the time to go and vote
SHOW CARD Q16
CANDIDATES
Which is BEST? Second best? Third best? Worst?
Ken Livingston, Labour
Steven Norris, Conservative
Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat
Darren Johnson, Green
ISSUES
Improving London’s public transport
Securing better policing
Standing up for London’s interests with Central Government
Improving London’s environment
Maintaining or improving London’s standing in the world
Keeping London safe from terrorist attack
SHOW CARD Q17
VERY MUCH TEND TO TEND TO BE VERY MUCH IN FAVOUR FAVOUR AGAINST AGAINST
Raising taxes from businesses in London
Raising taxes from London’s residents
Managing the Health Service in London
Representing London’s interests as a region, in the same way as the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly
SHOW CARD Q18
STRONGLY TEND TO TEND TO STRONGLY AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE
The Congestion Charge should be kept the way it is
The Congestion Charge should be extended to the western parts of Central London
The Congestion Charge should be scrapped
The Congestion Charge should be easier to pay SHOW CARD Q19
MUCH A LITTLE ABOUT THE A LITTLE MUCH WORSE BETTER BETTER SAME WORSE
Tackling crime
Traffic congestion
Travelling on buses
Litter on the streets
London’s built environment – its streets, squares and buildings
EUROPEAN ELECTION BALLOT FORM
In the elections for the European Parliament you have one vote. Mark with an ‘X’ the party who was/would have been your choice.
MARK ‘X’ HERE
Mark with an X
British National Party
Christian People’s Alliance
Conservative Party
English Democrats Party
Green Party
Liberal Democrats
Respect – The Unity Coalition (George Galloway)
Labour Party
The People’s Party For Better Government
UK Independence Party
SHOW CARD Q22
These elections were a chance to let the national government know what you think about national issues
I felt it was my duty to vote
Choosing the best people to represent Britain’s interests in the European Parliament
I wanted to support a particular party
Letting the government know my view on the Iraq war
SHOW CARD Q24
The European parliament is not relevant to what is happening in Britain
I didn’t support any of the parties
I vote in national elections, but these elections weren’t important to me
I wanted to register my protest against the national government
I didn’t know the election was taking place/I didn’t know how to vote
I meant to go and vote but forgot/ I didn’t have the time to go and vote
SHOW CARD Q27/Q28
AT PRESENT IN FUTURE DISLIKE A LOT NEUTRAL LIKE A LOT
Conservative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them
Labour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them Liberal Democrats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them
Green Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them British National Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them UK Independence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never Party vote for them
SHOW CARD Q29/Q30
AT PRESENT IN FUTURE DISLIKE A LOT NEUTRAL LIKE A LOT
Darren Johnson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them Julian Leppert, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them Ken Livingstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them Frank Malony 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them Stephen Norris 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ------Æ I might vote for them I could never vote for them
SHOW CARD Q32
Yes – used Internet
No not used Internet– but WOULD BE interested in using in the future
No not used Internet– and WOULD NOT BE interested in using in the future
Get information from your local council (for example, about local events, refuse collection times, address or opening hours of local offices, schools or libraries)
Pay for a tax, a fine or a service on-line (for example, pay a parking ticket, renew your parking permit or pay council tax/rent)
Download, complete and email an electronic form (for example, a planning application or a job application form)
Report a problem or complain to your local council (for example, about refuse collection, anti-social behaviour, street cleaning services, social services)
Express a point of view or participate in consultations or discussion forums with a local government organisation
Email your councillor
Get information from the Greater London Authority web site (at London.gov.uk)
Get information from the Transport for London web site (at tfl.gov.uk) (for example, the electronic journey planner)
Pay the congestion charge or a congestion charge fine or for your Oyster card
Email the Mayor or a member of the London Assembly
Get information from a central government web site
Email your MP
ETHNICITY CARD
White
Black Caribbean
Black African
Black Other
Of Indian origin
Of Pakistani origin
Of Bangladeshi origin
Of Chinese origin
Of other Asian origin
Other (please specify)
QUOTA SHEET FOR LONDON MAYOR POLL
Interviews Required Interviews Required Interviews Achieved
SEX 12 PER DAY (FRIDAY) 8 PER DAY (SAT OR SUN)
Male 6 4
Female 6 4
AGE
18 - 24 2 1
25 - 44 5 4
45 - 64 3 2
65+ 2 1
WORKING STATUS
Full time 6 4
Part time 1 1
Not working 5 3
VOTERS/NON VOTERS
Voters - 8
Non voters - 0
INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTIONS
ICM has been commissioned by an academic organisation to undertake a study of how people voted in the London Mayor and Assembly elections, which took place on June 10th. The results of this survey will be systematically interrogated so please take extreme care to familiarise yourselves with the content and nature of the questionnaire.
⇒ METHODOLOGY You have been allocated a political constituency and a quota sheet. It is vital that you stick to these, because they make the sample you contact representative. You should interview in busy, high street locations where there is a heavy throughput of people.
⇒ WHO TO INTERVIEW At time of writing we do not know the turnout in the London Mayor and Assembly elections. We believe that it will be slightly easier to find people who DID NOT vote, but there may not be much in it.
For the purposes of this survey you must achieve a total of 12 interviews on the Friday irrespective of whether they voted or not, and then 8 interviews with VOTERS ONLY on the Saturday or Sunday.
⇒ THE QUESTIONNAIRE Is slightly unusual in places and relies on interviewer input. You must guide the respondent through the process very carefully.
VOTERS Q1-Q8 These questions are for VOTERS ONLY. They will be familiar with the voting process, as they will have recently been through it in the polling station. However, the ballot forms you hand to them are slightly different to the ones used in the actual election. Explain, if necessary, that they are meant to be the same in format, if not exactly in design.
Q2 FIRST VOTE – LONDON MAYOR election. Hand the ballot form to the respondent and ask them to place an ‘X’ for their FIRST vote in the FIRST column.
Q3 The respondent should then fill in their SECOND choice with an ‘X’ – if they made one – in the SECOND column. Some will not have made a second choice in the election. If this is the case they should be asked Q4.
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Q5 This is for the London ASSEMBLY election. Again, the respondent was able to cast two votes – the first vote for a candidate for their local constituency, and a second vote for the London wide members. The local constituency vote in reality included named candidates for each party. We could not include the candidate names so simply listed out the main parties who provided candidates for each local constituency. If the respondent asks to see the list of candidates for their local constituency election, show them the list included in your work-pack.
Please make sure the respondent places an ‘X’ in the correct column.
Q6 This section of the Assembly ballot is for London wide list. Point to the correct column and ask the respondent to place an ‘X’ next to the party which received their vote. Again, some might not have used their second vote, if this is the case, ask Q7.
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Q8 Ask of all voters.
NON-VOTERS Q9-Q15 These questions are for people who did not turn out to vote. Instead of asking people who they did vote for, we want to know how they WOULD HAVE voted, had they gone to the polling station.
Q9/Q10 Hand the ballot form to the respondent and ask them to mark with an ‘X’ how they would have voted. Some may not give a second choice – or indeed a first choice – if no second choice ask Q11.
If they insist they would not have voted and do not know or wish to give any vote preference, strike a line through the ballot form.
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IF YOU ARE FORCED TO EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE BALLOT SYSTEM TO THE NON-VOTERS, PLEASE CODE THE BOX PROVIDED AFTER Q11.
EXPLANATION 1: The Elections for London Mayor allowed people to cast two votes. The first vote was for people’s first choice for Mayor, the second vote was for people’s second choice. If no candidate won more than 50% of all the votes cast using first choice votes only, the two candidates with the most first choice votes go into a run off. All other candidates are excluded, but the second choices of the excluded candidates are re-distributed to each of the leading two candidates. The candidate with the most votes then wins.
Q12 This is for the London ASSEMBLY election. Again, the respondent would have been able to cast two votes – the first vote for a candidate for their local constituency, and a second vote for the London wide members. The local constituency vote in reality included named candidates for each party. We could not include the candidate names so simply listed out the main parties who provided candidates for each local constituency. If the respondent asks to see the list of candidates for their local constituency election, show them the list included in your work-pack.
Please make sure the respondent places an ‘X’ in the correct column.
Q13 This section of the Assembly ballot is for London wide list. Point to the correct column and ask the respondent to place an ‘X’ next to the party which received their vote. If anyone says they would not have used their second vote, ask Q.14
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IF YOU ARE FORCED TO EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE BALLOT SYSTEM TO THE NON-VOTERS, PLEASE CODE THE BOX PROVIDED AFTER Q14
EXPLANATION 2: The Elections for London Assembly allowed people to cast two votes. The first vote was for a candidate who represented their local constituency (which was slightly bigger than their normal Westminster constituency). Fourteen members were elected on this basis. The second vote was for a list of parties. This allowed the members of the Assembly selected to be more in proportion to votes cast (allowing members of smaller parties to be elected).
Q16 Ask all. Rank order the candidates on each policy issue. Write in the candidate who was 1st, then 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Q21 Again hand the ballot form to the respondent and ask them to fill in the boxes as appropriate.
******THEN TAKE THE BALLOT FORM BACK FROM THE RESPONDENT AND ATTACH IT TO THAT QUESTIONNAIRE*****
Q27/28 Again, hand the form to the respondent and ask them to fill in the appropriate boxes
Q29/30 Again, hand the form to the respondent and ask them to fill in the appropriate boxes. If the respondent is confused and needs to know which party the candidate represents, you may tell them.
**********MAKE SURE YOU TIE THE BALLOT FORMS AND THE SHOW CARDS Q27/28 AND Q29/30 TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE EACH TIME ************* If you have any problems please contact your supervisor in the first instance.
CANDIDATES FOR LONDON ASSEMBLY LOCAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS
(To be shown to respondent if required) Havering and Redbridge Malvin Paul Brown - Residents' Association of London Candidate Keith Ernest Darvill - The Labour Party Jeremy Roger Evans - The Conservative Party Ashley Gunstock - Green Party Juliet Frances Hawkins - Christian Peoples Alliance Abdurahman Akhtar Jafar - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Matthew Eldon Lake - Liberal Democrats David Alfred George Stephens - Third Way Peter Brian Thorogood - Independent Lawrence James Webb - United
City and East John Robert Biggs - The Labour Party Guy Jonathan Sands Burton - Liberal Democrats Shafi Choudhury - The Conservative Party Christopher Farhat Gill - Christian Peoples Alliance Terry McGrenera - The Green Party Candidate Christopher Norman Pratt - UK Independence Party Oliur Rahman - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway)
North East Jennette Sarah Alfreda Arnold - The Labour Party James Ivan Beavis - Communist Party of Britain Andrew Boff - The Conservative Party Jon Robert Nott - Green Party Andrew Akuafo Otchie - Christian Peoples Alliance Dean Roy Emanuel Ryan - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Robert James Selby - UK Independence Party Terry Stacy - Liberal Democrats
Enfield and Haringey Sait Akgul - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Jayne Elizabeth Forbes - Green Party Peter James Forrest - The Conservative Party Brian John Hall - UK Independence Party Wayne Hoban - Liberal Democrats Joanne McCartney - The Labour Party Peter Hartley Wolstenholme - Christian Peoples Alliance
West Central Angela Lavinia Bray - The Conservative Party Kevin Bismark Cobham - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Francesco Rossano Fruzza - Liberal Democrats Nicholas Damian Hockney - UK Independence Party Jillian Mary McLachlan - Christian Peoples Alliance Ansuya Vinod Sodha - The Labour Party Julia Caroline Stephenson - Green Party
Barnet & Camden Lucy Nevillia Anderson - The Labour Party Brian John Coleman - The Conservative Party Miranda Jane Dunn - Green Party Humberto Luis Domingue Heliotrope - Christian Peoples Alliance Magnus Nielsen - United Kingdom Independence Party Jonathan Andrew Simpson - Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Jane Wheatley - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Brent and Harrow Mohammad Shahrar Ali - Green Party Robert John Blackman - The Conservative Party Candidate Albert Alvin Harriott - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Toby Harris - The Labour Party Candidate Havard Maengwyn Hughes - Liberal Democrats Gladstone Olufemi Macaulay - Christian Peoples Alliance Daniel William Moss - UK Independence Party
Ealing and Hillingdon Richard Michael Barnes - The Conservative Party Dalawar Majid Chaudhry - Independent Michael Francis Cox - Liberal Democrats Salvinder Singh Dhillon - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Sarah Janet Edwards - Green Party Genevieve Mary Hibbs - Christian Peoples Alliance David Malindine - UK Independence Party Gurcharan Singh - The Labour Party
South West Tony Arbour - The Conservative Party Dee Doocey - Liberal Democrats Peter James Flower - Christian Peoples Alliance Alan George Hindle - UK Independence Party Judy Sara Maciejowska - Green Party Seema Malhotra - The Labour Party Omar Muddassir Waraich - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway)
Merton & Wandsworth Rathy Alagaratnam - Independent Ellen Sheila Greco - Christian Peoples Alliance Elizabeth Howlett - Conservative Party Ruairidh John Dugald Maclean - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Andrew Philip Martin - Liberal Democrats Adrian Kere James Roberts - UK Independence Party Kathryn Anne Smith - The Labour Party Albert Roy (Roy) Vickery - Green Party
Croydon and Sutton David Bruno Campanale - Christian Peoples Alliance James Rosewell Feisenberger - United Kingdom Independence Party Sean Eamonn Fitzsimons - The Labour Party Steven Howard Gauge - Liberal Democrats Waqas Hussain - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Shasha Khan - Green Party Andrew John Pelling - The Conservative Party
Lambeth & Southwark Navindh Baburam - Independent Shane William Barber Collins - The Green Party Bernard Arthur Ronald Gentry - The Conservative Party Simisola Cherubim Olabisi Lawanson - Christian Peoples Alliance Francis (Frank) Maloney - UK Independence Party Janet Noble - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Caroline Valerie Pidgeon - Liberal Democrats Valerie Shawcross - The Labour Party Candidate
Greenwich &Lewisham Gareth Andrew Bacon - The Conservative Party Leonard Lloyd Duvall - The Labour Party Alexander David Feakes - Liberal Democrats Stephen Charles Hammond - Christian Peoples Alliance Susan Rosemary Luxton - The Green Party Ian George Page - Socialist Alternative/Respect - The Unity Coalition Timothy Sean Reynolds - UK Independence Party
Bexley & Bromley Heather Ann Bennett - UK Independence Party Duncan Keith Borrowman - Liberal Democrats Ann Christine Garrett - Green Party Charles John Mansell - The Labour Party Alun Morinan - Respect - The Unity Coalition (George Galloway) Robert James Macgillivray Neill - The Conservative Party Candidate Miranda Elizabeth Suit - Christian Peoples Alliance