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: 1 (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) 1 ***TAKE BACK THE BALLOT PAPERS*** ⇒ 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.