Pollsters are facing an independent inquiry into their accuracy after almost every survey during the election campaign underestimated the Conservatives’ lead over Labour, the British Polling Council (BPC) has announced.
The body, which acts as the association for opinion pollsters, will look into the causes of the “apparent bias” and make recommendations for future polls.
The move comes after political observers were shocked to see last night’s exit poll showing the Tories comfortably ahead of Labour as the largest party, which was then followed by David Cameron’s party winning an overall majority.
In the run up to polling day, almost every major national poll had predicted the race was neck and neck and too close to call.
