Anthony Wells is Director of YouGov's political and social opinion polling and currently runs their media polling operation for the Sun and Sunday Times.
Anthony also runs the UKPollingReport website; an independent blog on opinion polling that was one of the most popular blogs during the 2010 election and is a widely used source for academics and journalists.
Prior to joining YouGov in 2005 he worked in the Leader of the Opposition’s Office for William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard. He holds a degree in British Politics and Legislative Studies from the University of Hull.
You can find Anthony on Twitter @anthonyjwells.
ArticleFinal YouGov MRP shows Labour on course for historic election victory
Tory seat total would also be a record low
03 Jul 2024- Article
Second YouGov 2024 election MRP shows Conservatives on lowest seat total in history
Labour are on course to win a record-breaking number of seats
19 Jun 2024 - Article
YouGov at the 2024 local and mayoral elections
Anthony Wells reviews YouGov's performance
10 May 2024 - Article
Remainers blame Brexit for recent food shortages; Leave voters do not
How people voted at the referendum even affects the extent to which they've noticed the shortages at all
07 Sep 2021 - Article
Scottish voting intention: SNP 52%, Con 20%, Lab 19% (2-4 May)
A pro-independence majority is likely
04 May 2021 - Article
Budget 2021 measures prove popular with Britons
Our snap polling last night found people approved of the 2021 Budget by 46% to 11%. Overnight we conducted more detailed polling about the contents of the Budget and what people think of the state of the economy.
04 Mar 2021 - Article
Few Britons think the government is handling coronavirus well
Despite this, they are split on whether anyone could have done a better job than Boris Johnson
25 Oct 2020 - Article
How YouGov does ethnic minority polling
Anthony Wells, YouGov's director of political and social research, sets out the challenges the polling industry faces when it comes to surveying BAME Britons
26 Jun 2020 - Article
Budget 2020: what tax changes would be popular?
Brits are happy to levy more money from rich people, businesses, tobacco and alcohol, but want inheritance tax and fuel duty cut
10 Mar 2020 - Article
Initial analysis of YouGov’s election polling
Anthony Wells compares the 2019 election results against what YouGov's MRP model was saying
13 Dec 2019