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2025 Data Releases:
Qualitative Election Study of Britain: Pre- and Post- Election Transcripts, 2024 (click Here)
In June and July 2024, seventy-six eligible voters took part in pre-election online and in-person focus groups for the 2024 UK General Election. Sixty-one participatnts returned for focus groups or interviews in the post-election data collection round in July and August 2024.
Citation: Oliver, Thom and Carvalho, Edzia and Winters, Kristi (2025). Qualitative Election Study of Britain: Pre- and Post- Election Transcripts, 2024. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-857874
Qualitative Election Study of Britain Party Leader Evaluations Database, 2005-2024
The Qualitative Election Study of Britain (QESB) Party Leader Evaluation Database 2010 – 2024 contains the collection of 5,504 words and phrases that evaluate British political party leaders collected during pre-election focus groups and interviews conducted with participants from England, Scotland and Wales, during the General Election campaigns of 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2024.
The Qualitative Election Study of Britain 
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sounds interesting, but a) im not a student and b) although i work in cardiff central i do not live there. would be happy to spread the words
You’re awesome 😀
Am I missing something or does the ‘Cardiff Pre-election FG 1 Transcript Data’ hypertext link contain the same data as the ‘Birmingham Pre-election FG Transcript Data’ one? Looks like interesting stuff, though…
Apologies, it should be sorted now!