Metropol 2010 Exit poll - FINAL WEEK

Gavin Scott · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 10.55

all new Phil wrote:I find it strange that the Conservatives got the highest number of votes in last week's poll, given that support for them throughout the various threads is not exactly prominent. Not sure what that suggests, other than perhaps those who oppose them are more vocal than those who don't.

Its happened in real election exit polls too - for whatever reason some people are embarrassed to say they've voted tory.

Don't think I would support a party that I was ashamed to admit to.

Pete · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 11.15

I know dimblebot likes simple numbers but I think that a screenshot would work better for the weekly results in future.

Beep · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 14.14

Maybe the Tory supporters have more than one account and decided to fiddle the numbers.

all new Phil · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 14.30

Beep wrote:Maybe the Tory supporters have more than one account and decided to fiddle the numbers.

Yes, because those evil Tories would go to the bother of registering more than one account just to affect the result of a vote on this website.

Go away Beep.

Beep · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 15.19

all new Phil wrote:
Beep wrote:Maybe the Tory supporters have more than one account and decided to fiddle the numbers.
Yes, because those evil Tories would go to the bother of registering more than one account just to affect the result of a vote on this website.

I wouldn't put it past them.

Sput · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 15.31

Beep wrote:
all new Phil wrote:
Beep wrote:Maybe the Tory supporters have more than one account and decided to fiddle the numbers.
Yes, because those evil Tories would go to the bother of registering more than one account just to affect the result of a vote on this website.
I wouldn't put it past them.

Are you in some kind of paranoia contest with Chie?

Alexia · Mon 12 Apr, 2010 17.37

I think it's more likely that the people who vote Tory are not so much ashamed as incapable of explaining why they've chosen them.

Certainly it was like that when I asked my mates who they were voting for. They just are because it's the in thing to do.

Given that they're all single and not likely to be matched up any time soon, I wonder how they'd react when they realise they'd be £150 a year worse off than their married friends.

dosxuk · Tue 13 Apr, 2010 00.08

The un-official Metropoll tracker (click for larger)...

The graph shows the Metropol results (circles) against the YouGov results (crosses). As Metropol is only running it's polls weekly, the running results are displayed in a lighter shade, and linked by dashed lines. The weekly result will be shown in full colour.

I will update the data source behind the graph daily (hopefully - it's not automatic, at the moment anyway).

Alternative graphs:

Just the You Gov results

Just the Metropol results

YouGov do not collect data on parties other than Labour, Conservative or Lib Dem, with all other responses published as "Other". This graph has all the minority parties in the Metropoll shown as "Other".

Dimblebot · Tue 13 Apr, 2010 11.41

DIMBLERAGE HAS BEEN INDUCED

HOW DARE YOU USE DIMBLEBOT'S DATA TO FURNISH YOUR SHODDY GRAPHS

THE SAMPLE SIZES ARE IN NO WAY COMPARABLE AND THIS LEADS TO POOR EXTRAPOLATION. DIMBLEBOT PREDICTS WITH SUPER-90% ACCURACY THROUGH AMAZING STATISTICAL METHODS THAT YOU CANNOT BEGIN TO COMPREHEND.

Gavin Scott · Tue 13 Apr, 2010 12.24

Oh dear god - I was worried this might happen.

Quick somebody distract Dimblebot while I disconnect his thermalite tubing.

Pete - show him your operation scar.

Pete · Tue 13 Apr, 2010 12.35

aaggh, the scar faded away last year. Will try using Mars Bars.