Voting Intentions for the Welsh Assembly

Posted on 27 November 2019 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

The latest Welsh Political Barometer poll also included our standard vote intention questions for a devolved election. While people will understand that these are a somewhat lower priority at the moment, they are still important for the future shape of devolved politics in Wales. Here are the constituency voting intention figures (with changes from our
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The November Welsh Political Barometer Poll

Posted on 25 November 2019 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

The second Welsh opinion poll of the general election campaign has arrived. And it serves as an excellent reminder of what has long been a foundational truth about politics in Wales: never under-estimate the resilience of the Welsh Labour party. Our latest poll once again asked people across Wales, between Friday last week and today,
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A Pre-Election Seminar

Posted on 21 November 2019 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

On Monday of this week, I was joined by my fantastic Cardiff University colleagues Professor Laura McAllister and Jac Larner to do a public seminar, at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay, looking ahead to the forthcoming general election. The event was chaired by our other wonderful Cardiff colleague Dr Rachel Minto, and a video
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Some recent thoughts on the election so far…

Posted on 11 November 2019 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Well, it hasn’t been dull so far, has it? I’ve put down some of my thoughts about the election in various places in the last week. First, about a week ago I had a short piece for The Conversation about the MPs how are not standing for re-election in 2019. You can find that here:
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The First Welsh Poll of the General Election

Posted on 4 November 2019 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

The first opinion poll in Wales of the general election campaign has arrived. Its results suggest that, at this early stage of the campaign, Wales is currently on course for a fundamental transformation in its political landscape. Our new poll asked people across Wales, between Thursday last week and today, how they would vote in
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