News - 2024 General Election
Reflections from the BES Team
In celebration of the 60th Year Anniversary of the British Election Study, members of the BES Leadership Team shared what they consider to be the highlights and most important impacts of the British Election Study. Professor Jane Green, Co-Director of the BES, said: ‘In…
60th Year Anniversary Lecture – British Election Study
At the British Academy, Professor Edward Fieldhouse delivered the 60th Year Anniversary Lecture for the British Election Study (BES), on Monday 9th September. Paul Brand, ITV’s UK Editor, presenter of ITV Tonight and LBC, chaired the event and began by sharing just how vital the…
The Liberal Democrats in 2024: Efficiency and tactical voting
James David Griffiths, Jane Green, Ed Fieldhouse Ahead of the release of the pre/post-election waves of the British Election Study Internet Panel, members of the team explore how we can use it to help us understand the 2024 UK General Election – starting with the…
BES Insights: Incumbency and Dissatisfaction in the 2024 UK General Election
James Griffiths and Stuart Perrett The British Election Study team explores how the circumstances heading into the 2024 UK General Election compare to the that of the last three elections. Recent results from the BES 2024 Provisional Election Panel Dataset demonstrate that the Conservatives have…
BES Insights: Changing fortunes amid stable alignment: 2024 intentions in light of...
James David Griffiths and Stuart Perrett The 2024 UK General Election is upon us and the British Election Study team has produced the 2024 Election Provisional Panel Dataset, which includes data from Wave 26 (May 2024). In this blog, the team provides some initial insights…
British Election Study in the 2024 General Election
The announcement of the date of the 2024 British general election may have taken many of us by surprise, but the British Election Study (BES) team has been able to react quickly and will soon release the most recent wave of data from its 30,000-person…