Summary information

Study title

Welsh Election Study, 2019

Creator

Jones, R. Wyn, Cardiff University, School of Law and Politics
Larner, J., Cardiff University, School of Law and Politics
Poole, E. Gareth, Cardiff University, School of Law and Politics
Wincott, D., Cardiff University, School of Law and Politics

Study number / PID

8774 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-8774-2 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

 

The Welsh Election Study, 2019 (WES) was an online pre- and post- 2019 General Election survey of voting age adults in Wales, with a sample of approximately 2,000, conducted by YouGov.

The aims of the project were to:

  1. Make possible a detailed and focused account of voting behaviour in Wales – a key battlegrounds in the 2019 General Election.
  2. Understand how Welsh voters interact with UK-level politics after two decades of devolution
  3. Add to the substantial time-series of questions collected in Wales as part of the Welsh Election Study.

Further information may be found on the Welsh Election Study website.


Main Topics:

Elections, Wales, devolution, Welsh election, Welsh nationalism, Labour, Conservative, Plaid Cymru, Brexit Party, Liberal Democrat, social class, national identity, Welsh independence, political attitudes, electoral voting, political interest, political value.

Methodology

Data collection period

08/12/2019 - 24/12/2019

Country

Wales

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

Analysis unit

Individuals
National

Universe

Representative sample of voting age adults in Wales.

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Funding information

Grant number

ES/T01556X/1

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2021

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

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