Month: April 2017

Voting Intentions for the National Assembly: the Latest Evidence

Posted on 28 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Given the snap general election called last week, attention on the findings from our latest Welsh Political Barometer poll has understandably focussed on the – rather sensational – results about […]

The New Welsh Political Barometer Poll: Other General Election Findings

Posted on 27 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

The Welsh Political Barometer poll, published on Monday, certainly generated lots of interest. Not only was there extensive national and even international press coverage of the general election voting figures; […]

Briefing on the Local Elections

Posted on 26 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Yesterday morning I joined my friends John Curtice, Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher to present at the Political Studies Association's media briefing on next week's local elections. While the local […]

The First Welsh Poll of the General Election

Posted on 24 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Something extraordinary could be about to happen. Wales is on the brink of an electoral earthquake. The Conservatives appear to be on course to win the majority of Welsh parliamentary […]

The 2017 General Election: some first thoughts, and a first seat projection

Posted on 21 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

That is not a headline I had expected to put over a blog post. Although I had been saying for months that I thought there was a compelling political logic […]

Nominations for the local elections in Wales

Posted on 18 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Blog readers will doubtless be aware that the local elections are coming up soon. (May 4th, to be precise). Nominations have now closed, and my friend Harry Hayfield has undertaken […]

The 2016 Welsh Election Study Live!

Posted on 10 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Blogging will be a bit quiet for the next couple of weeks, as I recharge the psephological batteries over Easter, and get myself ready for the next Welsh Political Barometer […]

New Cardiff University Brexit Blog!

Posted on 3 April 2017 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

As some of you may have noticed, the process of Brexit is moving forward, with Article 50 having been formally triggered by the UK Government. Whatever we may think of […]