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Scottish Election Study

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An ESRC-funded academic study of voting in Scotland 👩🏻‍💻 scottishelections.ac.uk

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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨Scottish Election Study Data Release 🚨 SES is today releasing its 2026 campaign wave and post-election data. github.com/ScottishElec... The SES is the independent ESRC-funded study of voter attitudes and behaviour in Scotland 1/
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GitHub - ScottishElectionStudy/Scottish_Election_Study_2026: This repository holds the data, codebook, user guides and original questionnaires for the 2026 Scottish Election Study. Data are available ...
This repository holds the data, codebook, user guides and original questionnaires for the 2026 Scottish Election Study. Data are available in .dta and .sav format. - ScottishElectionStudy/Scottish_...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New rapid response blog by our PI @ailsahenderson.bsky.social with early indications on how and whether Burnham can shift public opinion in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚪 First analysis of data from our most recent Scoop poll, the first one post-election! scottishelections.ac.uk/2026/07/22/c...
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Change or More of the Same? How Scots are reacting to Andy Burnham
SES Principal Investigator Prof Ailsa Henderson provides a rapid-response analysis of our most recent data to make sense of the new Prime Minister's challenges and opportunities north of the border.Wi...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The post-election talks continue with roadshow dates next week featuring @ailsahenderson.bsky.social and @cjcarman.bsky.social! ⛴️ Oban - Monday 8th June 🎻 Ullapool - Tuesday 9th June 🏰 Inverness - Wednesday 10th June More details and registration ⬇️ scottishelections.ac.uk/2026/06/05/s...
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Scottish Election Study Roadshow Part 1
SES Principal Investigator Prof Ailsa Henderon and Co-Investigator Prof Christopher Carman are hitting the road the week beginning 8th June 2026 to discuss the findings from our surveys at venues in A...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📅 BACK AT IT TONIGHT 6PM IN GLASGOW 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A nation votes: What the 2026 election reveals about Scotland 📍Senate Room, Main Building, University of Glasgow 💻 Also available via livestream www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-nation-v...
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A Nation Votes: What the 2026 Election Reveals About Scotland
The Stevenson Trust hosts a discussion on the recent Scottish Election.
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📅 SES EVENT TODAY 2PM 📊 What happened in the 2026 Scottish Elections? 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute, Room 2.35 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-happe...
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What happened in the 2026 Scottish elections?
What happened in the 2026 Scottish elections and what does it mean for Scotland?: Evidence from the Scottish Election Study
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🆕 A rapid response blog on Scots' views about the mandate for an independence referendum and the political realities facing the SNP from @ailsahenderson.bsky.social scottishelections.ac.uk/2026/05/28/d...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🚨 SES Annual Lecture 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @richardwynjones.bsky.social 🥀 The Decline and Fall of Welsh Labour 🕗 6PM, 23rd of May 📍 Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh Sign up edin.ac/4mHfPKZ
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In this week's blog, @cjcarman.bsky.social discusses our data on Scottish voter awareness and concern surrounding the digital information environment 📱🗞️ Are Scots worried about fake news? Find out below on our well-trusted blog ⤵️ scottishelections.ac.uk/2026/04/30/f...
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Fake News, Real Concern: Deepfakes, AI and Scotland’s Election
With Scotland's Holyrood election just a week away, SES Co-Investigator Professor Christopher Carman asks whether Scottish voters are ready to navigate an information environment that is increasingly ...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New blog 📰🗳️ 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.bsky.social's new long read reviews trends in public opinion since 2021 🍦 scottishelections.ac.uk/2026/04/16/f...
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Fit’s the Scoop? Trends in Scottish Public Opinion Since 2021
The SES’s Scottish Opinion Monitor polling series has run three times annually since December 2021, starting six months after the last Scottish Parliament election. Known affectionately as the Scoop, ...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Four weeks to go! 🗳️ We'll be publishing analysis on our blog every Thurs + Tues, looking at data beyond the immediate horse-race 🏇📊 First up, @cjcarman.bsky.social on what Scots think about changes to voting rights in recent years! scottishelections.ac.uk/2026/04/09/e...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We're all very proud of our friend and former SES researcher Dr Marta Miori 🤩 🥳
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Devolved Election Projections @devolvedelections.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Our projection on the final Scoop/YouGov poll by @scotvoting.bsky.social 🎗️ SNP — 57 🌹 Lab — 15 🌳 Con — 9 🌱 GP — 16 🐤 LD — 9 ➡️ Ref — 23 ⚪ Other — 0 devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
Table showig the stated results
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 FINAL SCOOP POLL BEFORE MAY IS OUT Crosstabs here: scottishelections.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Trends since 2021 with our final numbers 👇🏻 More on our Public Opinion Dashboard: scottishelections.ac.uk/dashboard/
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
NEW - Political Scandals and Vertical Contagion in Multilevel Systems - cup.org/47wHeJB - @jaclarner.bsky.social, Robert Johns, @ailsahenderson.bsky.social, @frasmcm.bsky.social & @cjcarman.bsky.social #OpenAccess
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.
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
New blog on indyref mandate 🗳️ By our PI @ailsahenderson.bsky.social, this blog investigates attitudes to #indyref2 timing and whether there is a middle ground on the "mandate" question 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 Particularly relevant given the FM has set out @snp.org's stall scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/09/03/i...
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Is there a constitutional middle ground in Scotland? Attitudes to indyref mandates
Constitutional preferences (Yes or No to independence) in Scotland invoke polarisation far more than they do consensus. Identifying a middle ground on preferences might be difficult, but more than a d...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🍦Big Scoop tracker update 📊 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 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏻 Summary 🧵 scottishelections.ac.uk/dashboard/
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
As Trump jets over to Scotland, take a look at @cjcarman.bsky.social's excellent blog on Scottish attitudes the mercurial US President 👇🏻
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🇺🇸 New blog! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @cjcarman.bsky.social takes a closer look at our data on Trump support in Scotland ahead of the US President's visit. How popular is DJT? Are Reform UK supporters MAGA? And does the support of young men travel across the pond? Find out below! scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/07/18/t...
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Trump in Scotland: The US President’s support in a cold climate
The Scottish Election Study's own expert on US politics, Prof. Christopher Carman (christopher.carman@glasgow.ac.uk), takes a closer look at Donald Trump's support in Scotland using SES data.With the ...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Essay Prize 2025 📝 🧑🏻‍🎓 Undergraduate and school pupil competitions 📆 Deadline 6th July Fantastic judging panel of @simeonkerr.bsky.social, @yougov.co.uk's Abigail Axe-Browne and @edinburghpir.bsky.social's own Alan Convery! scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/06/09/e...
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Essay Prize 2025 – Deadline 5th July
We are delighted to announce the 2025 edition of our annual essay prize. We run parallel prizes for secondary school pupils and undergraduate university students, both of which are judged by a prestig...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Our postdoc @eoghanly.bsky.social has co-developed @devolvedelections.bsky.social, a seat projection tool for devolved elections 🤓🧮 You can select from some preset scenarios or plug in your own vote share numbers to generate precise estimates. More info ⬇️ scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/05/22/a...
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Rob Johns @robjohns75.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Today's lecture will not only be packed with information and insight but is also very timely (since it's a day on which the long-term potential of economic insecurity to divide -- or to be used to divide -- the electorate has been on graphic display). See you there.
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Scottish Election Study Bonanza Week continues this afternoon with the start of our two-day Scottish politics academic conference in Edinburgh, co-hosted by @ccc-research.bsky.social SES Annual Lecture by @profjanegreen.bsky.social follows this evening! Sign up 👇🏻 t.ly/xKW3b
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Scottish Election Study annual lecture 2025
We welcome Professor Jane Green to give the annual lecture for the Scottish Election Study
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Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I’m in Edinburgh for this on Monday. Really looking forward to seeing colleagues and sharing our work on volatility, age, and economic insecurity. @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social @britishelectionstudy.com
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Christopher Carman @cjcarman.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Seen the headlines in today's Scottish papers? Join @scotvoting.bsky.social team TONIGHT 6pm @uofglasgow.bsky.social for an analysis of the the state Scottish electoral politics One Year Out from the 2026 Holyrood elections. Boyd Orr Bldg in-person and on-line www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-year-o...
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One Year Out: The outlook for the 2026 Holyrood election
Join us on Thursday 8 May for this Stevenson Lecture with the Scottish Election Study Team.
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Our annual SES Bonanza Week kicks off this Thursday with The Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! Join us for our take on next year's Scottish Parliament election 🤠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⏰ 1800-1930 📍 203 Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow Sign up 👇🏼 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-year-o...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This year's Scottish Election Study Annual Lecture, delivered by our outstanding colleague and @britishelectionstudy.com Co-Director @profjanegreen.bsky.social, will take place a week on Monday in Edinburgh! 👩🏼‍🏫 Details and sign up below 🔽 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-e...
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Scottish Election Study annual lecture 2025
We welcome Professor Jane Green to give the annual lecture for the Scottish Election Study
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
@ailsahenderson.bsky.social and @frasmcm.bsky.social were delighted to receive the 2025 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Pippa Norris Prize on behalf of the whole SES team for a research group's "outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in Political Studies" earlier this week at #PSA25 🥳
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Today's the deadline for abstracts for our Scottish politics conference to be held a year out from the next election! There's no registration fee and full papers aren't required. Submit here 👇🏻 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/news-and-opi...
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Call for Papers: Scotland in Transition
We invite contributions that analyse Scotland’s political institutions, policies, and political identities - both in isolation and in comparative perspective - to enhance academic understanding of the...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
💻 NEW DATA The Scottish political landscape has evolved greatly in recent months and a lot has been said about support for @reformukscotland.bsky.social with little available analysis. @frasmcm.bsky.social and @ailsahenderson.bsky.social took a look at the party's support on our blog t.ly/PjCxX
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Is it the Scunner Factor? Reform UK Support in Scotland
Two big stories look set to define the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. The first is whether the SNP can do well enough following a drubbing at the 2024 general election to remain in power fo...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
💻 NEW DATA The Scottish political landscape has evolved greatly in recent months and a lot has been said about support for @reformukscotland.bsky.social with little available analysis. @frasmcm.bsky.social and @ailsahenderson.bsky.social took a look at the party's support on our blog t.ly/PjCxX
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Is it the Scunner Factor? Reform UK Support in Scotland
Two big stories look set to define the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. The first is whether the SNP can do well enough following a drubbing at the 2024 general election to remain in power fo...
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Centre on Constitutional Change @ccc-research.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
New blog! Read Fraser McMillan of @scotvoting.bsky.social on why Starmer's Labour government could prove decisive for Scotland's constitutional future. Read more: edin.ac/3Fba9XZ @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social
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Why Starmer's Labour government could prove decisive for Scotland's constitutional future
In some quarters, last year’s general election result in Scotland was considered the death knell for the independence movement. However, while the political winds finally turned against the nationalis...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
⏰ CALL FOR PAPERS Scottish politics conference co-organised by the SES, @ccc-research.bsky.social and hosted at @edinburghpir.bsky.social 12-13 May 2025 We look forward to welcoming researchers working on anything and everything related to Scottish politics a year out from the 2026 election 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗳️
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
We'll be at @scottishlabour.bsky.social conf next Friday 21st at 1730 for our Fringe with @michaeljmarra.bsky.social and @libbybrooks.bsky.social 🌹📰 @ailsahenderson.bsky.social @cjcarman.bsky.social and Fraser McMillan will discuss GE2024 findings and look ahead to 2026 - tea and shorties included!
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We're delighted to finally announce our 2024 essay prize winners! 🥳 Congrats to Daniel Woolridge of Mackie Academy and Alice Arthur of @uoe-sps.bsky.social 📝 Vouchers and certificates are on their way 📮 Read the winning entries 👇🏻 scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/01/28/a...
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Announcement – 2024 Essay Prize Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2024 Essay Prizes, which were delayed due to last summer's general election. Both prizes were judged by highly esteemed expert panels. Congratulations t...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
After a very busy year in Scottish politics, we hope everyone has a lovely break 🎄🎅🏻
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We've published an interactive visualisation of vote flows in the last two general elections so if you're interested in e.g. > the Labour win > how the SNP lost out > where Reform support came from you'll find this interesting to play around with 🤓 public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
Announcement - 2024 essay prize reopened! ✍️ ⏰ Deadline 3rd of November, more info below including on our two outstanding judging panels🏅⬇️ scottishelections.ac.uk/2024/10/02/a...
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Announcement – 2024 Essay Prize Submissions Reopened
Due to the announcement of the UK General Election shortly after the advertisement of the 2024 SES essay prize, resulting in the team and judges being unable to administer the prize, we have reopened ...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
New blog ‼️ Following the Scottish Conservative leadership election, we decided to crunch some numbers and take a look at the party's standing across constitutional and ideological divides 🔵📊 Keep an eye out for more on the other parties soon 👀 scottishelections.ac.uk/2024/10/01/g...
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Are there really so-called “Tartan Tories” in the Scottish electorate?
Following a bruising leadership contest, at the end of September the Scottish Conservative Party opted to elevate Russell Findlay MSP to a job described by some commentators as a “poisoned chalice” wi...
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
To mark ten years since the independence referendum we're collating some nice SES data and launching our account Over Here! Hello Bluesky 🦋 Did the indyref change Scotland? As you might expect from the title of our book based on SES and Scottish Referendum Study data, the answer is yes! But how?
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