Patrick is Head of Elections and Political and Social Data and YouGov's spokesman on political research. Patrick designed and delivered YouGov's industry-leading MRP models and election polling programmes across the last two years including in Spain, Germany, Australia, Canada, and the UK.

As well as working on elections, Patrick and leads on research and development on experimental survey designs, data analytics, artificial intelligence, segmentation models, and MRP products for YouGov's political and public work.

His client work focuses on producing in-depth knowledge and cutting-edge analytics, helping political parties, think tanks, pressure groups, and charities better understand realities and impress change their world.

He holds a Doctorate from the University of Manchester and remains active in contributing to academic research and publications.

You can follow Patrick on Twitter at @PME_Politics