Research

We hold conversations with people across the country and carry out in-depth polling to give politicians, policymakers and communicators an honest picture of Britons’ attitudes. Explore our research on the key issues shaping British public opinion, from cost of living and crime to identity, democracy and Britain’s place in the world.

The Seven Segments at the General Election
General Election 2024 Seven Segments
The Seven Segments at the General Election

In 2020, we developed our British Seven segmentation of the British public, to help understand not just what people think, but why they think it. Four years on, we’ve been continually tracking what the seven segments think, and our latest webinar goes into more detail about how they will be voting in the General Election,

The Final Debate
General Election 2024
The Final Debate

More in Common’s snap poll reveals who won election campaign’s last TV debate, according to the people who watched it

Gaffes
General Election 2024
Gaffes

This election campaign has been defined by a series of high-profile gaffes, scandals, and controversies – many of which have had surprisingly high cut through for a public which is otherwise increasingly switched-off from politics.

Labour on probation
General Election 2024 Labour Party
Labour on probation

Labour have promised change at this election, but our polling with UCL Policy Lab suggests that they won’t have long to deliver it before voters start thinking they have been let down. Given the rise of smaller parties, this could spell electoral trouble for Labour in years ahead.

Tracking the campaign
General Election 2024
Tracking the campaign

As the election campaign comes closer to its final week, our tracking shows what has changed – and what has stayed the same – throughout the campaigns first five weeks.

What do people make of the manifestos?
General Election 2024
What do people make of the manifestos?

As the manifestos are released, More in Common’s next weekly webinar reveals how voters are feeling about the proposals from the parties, whether they see them as aimed at ‘people like me’, and what they anticipate the impact of them will be 

The Conservative Party on course for their worst defeat in over a century
General Election 2024 MRP
The Conservative Party on course for their worst defeat in over a century

More in Common’s MRP model released today predicts Labour will win 406 seats in the General Election on 4 July – a majority of 162, while the Conservatives are expected to hold just 155 seats.

Patriotism Polling
Identity
Patriotism Polling

New research from the UCL Policy Lab and More in Common finds the importance voters put on the patriotism of their political leaders in the lead up to the general election. The research finds:

‘Fresh start’: undecided Edinburgh voters agree Tories haven’t delivered for Scotland
General Election 2024 Scotland
‘Fresh start’: undecided Edinburgh voters agree Tories haven’t delivered for Scotland

More in Common’s focus group in Edinburgh sheds new light on undecided voters.

Changes to More in Common’s voting intention methodology
Elections
Changes to More in Common’s voting intention methodology

What has changed?

Institutional trust
The Respect Switchers

Election Briefing Paper Series – Paper 1

Snap Poll – Post BBC Seven Party Debate
General Election 2024
Snap Poll – Post BBC Seven Party Debate

Snap findings from More in Common’s poll of more than 1,000 viewers of tonight’s 7-party BBC debate.

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