Adam McDonnell

Head of UK Political & Academic Research

Adam is Head of UK Political & Academic Research at YouGov having worked for the company since 2011. During his time, he has worked on numerous elections in the UK including the 2015 to 2024 general elections, as well as the EU and Scottish referendums. Adam specialises in the running of large-scale academic projects and manages the prestigious British Election Study conducted on behalf of the University of Manchester.

You can follow Adam on Twitter at @AdamMcDonnell21

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Is it “knock down ginger” or “knock a door run”?

How Britain voted in the 2024 general election

Final YouGov MRP shows Labour on course for historic election victory

Who is still undecided one week ahead of the 2024 general election?

One in three Lib Dem voters don't recognise Ed Davey

Votivation: are Britons voting for the party they like most, or against one they dislike?

Second YouGov 2024 election MRP shows Conservatives on lowest seat total in history

General election 2024: Reform UK voters are not benign toward the Tories, they are belligerent

First YouGov MRP of 2024 general election shows Labour on track to beat 1997 landslide

What did the public make of the 2024 Spring Budget?

May 2024 election most palatable to public

Conservatives unlikely to win over Reform UK supporters at next election

One year on, has Rishi Sunak won back lost 2019 Tory voters?

Labour’s two-pronged road to gaining ground in Scotland

Will unsure Conservative voters return to the party?

Which Leave voters have turned against Brexit?

What affects support for strikes?

Why have some Leave voters changed their mind on Brexit?

Six in ten are reducing their heating usage, despite recent cold weather

Britons overestimate the cost of running household appliances, except for heating

How are the public reducing their household energy use?

Bringing down Boris Johnson badly hurt Rishi Sunak among Tory members

With two and a half weeks to go, Liz Truss now leads Rishi Sunak by 66% to 34% in members poll

Six in ten Tory members think government taxes and spends too much

As he resigns, Boris Johnson’s favourability drops to lowest ever score of -53

Where do Scots stand on independence in 2022?

Majority support return of mandatory masks, but very few are wearing them every time they shop

Economic competence: what difference does who you ask about make?

Are Brits bothered about spoilers?

Labour voters are starting to think they can win the next election

The Conservatives are losing their recent converts

Boris Johnson’s favourability now lower than the Conservative party’s

Undecided voters – looking behind the headline voting figures

More Britons are wearing face masks following rule changes

One in ten would not follow new household mixing rules specifically because of No 10 parties

People support masks, so why aren’t they wearing them?