An ESRC-funded academic study of voting in Scotland Team @ailsa_henderson @RobJohns75 @cjcarman @jaclarner @frasmcm @eichhorn_jan
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The post-election talks continue with roadshow dates next week!
โด๏ธ Oban - Monday 8th June
๐ป Ullapool - Tuesday 9th June
๐ฐ Inverness - Wednesday 10th June
More details and registration โฌ๏ธ
scottishelections.ac.uk/2026โฆ
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BACK AT IT TONIGHT 6PM IN GLASGOW
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ A nation votes: What the 2026 election reveals about Scotland
๐Senate Room, Main Building, University of Glasgow
๐ป Also available via livestream
eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-nation-โฆ
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SES EVENT TODAY 2PM
๐ What happened in the 2026 Scottish Elections?
๐ Edinburgh Futures Institute, Room 2.35
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๐ A rapid response blog on Scots' views about the mandate for an independence referendum and the political realities facing the SNP from @ailsa_henderson
scottishelections.ac.uk/2026โฆ
๐จ SES Annual Lecture 2026
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Prof. Richard Wyn Jones
๐ฅ The Decline and Fall of Welsh Labour
๐ 6PM, 23rd of May
๐ Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh
Sign up edin.ac/4mHfPKZ
In this week's blog, @cjcarman discusses our data on Scottish voter awareness and concern surrounding the digital information environment ๐ฑ๐๏ธ
Are Scots worried about fake news? Find out below on our well-trusted blog โคต๏ธ
scottishelections.ac.uk/2026โฆ
New blog ๐ฐ๐ณ๏ธ
What's the mood of the country going into the election? Which issues do voters have in mind? Why are the SNP still favourites to win? And what about independence?
@frasmcm's new long read reviews trends in public opinion since 2021 ๐ฆ
scottishelections.ac.uk/2026โฆ
Four weeks to go! ๐ณ๏ธ
We'll be publishing analysis on our blog every Thurs + Tues, looking at data beyond the immediate horse-race ๐๐
First up, @cjcarman on what Scots think about changes to voting rights in recent years!
scottishelections.ac.uk/2026โฆ
๐จ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ FINAL SCOOP POLL BEFORE MAY IS OUT
Crosstabs here: scottishelections.ac.uk/wp-cโฆ
Trends since 2021 with our final numbers ๐๐ป
More on our Public Opinion Dashboard: scottishelections.ac.uk/dashโฆ
Scottish Election Study ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธ retweeted
NEW -
Political Scandals and Vertical Contagion in Multilevel Systems - cup.org/43isU58
- @Jaclarner, Robert Johns, @Ailsa_Henderson, @frasmcm & @cjcarman
#OpenAccess
ALT BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of political scandals on perceptions of leaders, focusing on the UK and Scotland. The study explores themes like containment and contrast in institutional reactions to such scandals.
New blog on indyref mandate ๐ณ๏ธ
By our PI @ailsa_henderson, this blog investigates attitudes to #indyref2 timing and whether there is a middle ground on the "mandate" question ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
Particularly relevant given @ScotGovFM has set out @theSNP's stall
scottishelections.ac.uk/2025โฆ
Scottish Election Study ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธ retweeted
Thank you Climate Action Secretary @GillianMSP for speaking to 40+ SCCS members ahead of the new Climate Change Plan, and speakers @talatyaqoob, Anki Deo @hopenothate, @frasmcm @ScotVoting for sharing insights ahead of the 2026 election. Lots to think about as we plan campaigns!
๐ฆBig Scoop tracker update ๐
We've fully updated our handy page of time series public opinion measures, added new visualisations and made it much easier to find.
And we've renamed it the SES Opinion Dashboard ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ง๐ฝโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป
Summary ๐งต
scottishelections.ac.uk/dashโฆ
Finally, while the salience of indy continues to fall, constitutional views remain closely divided and seemingly won't budge ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
Views are incredibly polarised across age groups, and the working-age population aren't turning against it even with a @UKLabour govt. in London ๐
Might be of interest @RachelAmery @mrdavidbol @LeaskyHT @BallotBoxScot @conor_matchett @holyroodmandy @justinbowie1997 @alexmassie @HolyroodSources @PonsonbyMassie @adamtomforrest @akmaciver @OfficialSYP @SPICe_Research @SPRExchange @ScotFutures @gillcruicky @BlairJenkinsYes