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British Election Study
@BESResearch
Britain's oldest social survey. We provide non-partisan and independent data and research on British general elections. Account run by the 2014-2026 BES team.
Joined April 2012
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    Celebrating 60 years @BESResearch 'an essential resource for election researchers since the 1960s' @ProfJaneGreen @NuffieldCollege @OfficialUoM @caprosser @RoyalHolloway @jon_mellon @PoliSciJack @JamesDavidGriff @perrett_stuart
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    🚨 Data Release 🚨 We are very pleased to announce the release our first batch from the 2019 General Election: 1) Waves 17-19 of our Internet Panel 2) An updated constituency results file 3) An expert survey of party positions Details and links here: britishelectionstudy.com/bes-resources/…
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    Sir David Butler founded the British Election Study with Donald Stokes in the early 1960s. His contribution to political science continues to shape how we think study British politics. We mourn his passing and send our very best wishes to his family and all who knew him.
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    We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the next round of British Election Study funding by the @ESRC. The BES 2019-23 team consists of: Ed Fieldhouse, @ProfJaneGreen, Geoff Evans, @jon_mellon, and @caprosser. britishelectionstudy.com/bes-resources/…
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    🚨📊 The 2019 BES Post-Election Random Probability Survey is now LIVE! To download your copy of the data, click the link below: britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/20…
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    Replying to @BESResearch
    Life was a lot easier for psephologists back in the 1960s
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    BES 2017 data is out! We have just released waves 11, 12, and 13 of the BES Internet Panel + our 2017 results file britishelectionstudy.com/bes-resources/…
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    🚨📈📊 We’re pleased to announce wave 20 of the British Election Study Internet Panel, 2014-2023. This is our first post-virus wave, conducted between 3 & 21 June 2020. We have a host of great new questions and can’t wait to see what you do with them. britishelectionstudy.com/uncategorized/…
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    📊 We have some new analysis up on volatility, realignment and electoral shocks in the context of Brexit and the last election. Click through for the thread 👇 britishelectionstudy.com/uncategorized/…
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    Why is #GE2019 so hard to predict right now? Individual and overall volatility are highest they've been in nearly a century
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    Things are tough right now, so how about a treat? Our latest book, “Electoral Shocks”, is now FREE for ANYONE to download, read, and keep! 🎁📖 britishelectionstudy.com/bes-findings/e…
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    🚨📊🎉 Happy Friday from team BES. To celebrate, we're pleased to announce the release of wave 21 of the BES Internet Panel! You can read about the latest update here: britishelectionstudy.com/uncategorized/… Have fun!
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    Using our new data @jon_mellon and Geoff Evans explore how class voting has changed since 2015. britishelectionstudy.com/bes-findings/t…