Tanya is Research Director of Political and Social Research and joined YouGov in 2011. Tanya’s experience includes working on the UK’s general elections and referendums since 2014. Her focus is on international politics, social and development topics, and she works with a range of academic and non-governmental bodies such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and UCL.
Tanya holds degrees from the University of Birmingham and University College London.
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28% of Britons say the outcome of general elections has little to no impact on them personally
Reform UK voters are the most likely to feel this way
04 Jul 2024 - Article
Final YouGov MRP shows Labour on course for historic election victory
Tory seat total would also be a record low
03 Jul 2024 - Article
One in eight think it is possible to register to vote the day before the election
The deadline for registering to vote passed two weeks ago, however 13% still believe they have time
02 Jul 2024 - Article
Ethnic minority Britons at the 2024 general election
A new YouGov study examines voting behaviour, as well as key issues and attitudes, among the UK’s ethnic minority groups
28 Jun 2024 - Article
General election 2024: three quarters have a negative view of politics in Britain
With the election in less than a week, YouGov polling finds that opinions of politics and politicians remains extremely low.
27 Jun 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
First YouGov MRP of 2024 general election shows Labour on track to beat 1997 landslide
Not only would Starmer’s majority be bigger than the number Tony Blair achieved in 1997 (179), but it would in fact be the second largest majority in British political history after Stanley Baldwin’s figure of 210 in 1924.
03 Jun 2024 - Article
Half of ethnic minority Britons lack confidence in police to deal with local crime
A further two in five say crime in their local area has increased over the last few years
15 May 2023 - Article
What do ethnic minority Britons think of the monarchy and royal family?
Ethnic minority Britons are divided about the monarchy in terms of its overall image and the future
03 May 2023 - Article
More than half of ethnic minority Britons do not trust the Metropolitan Police
There is also little confidence in the force to address issues of racism, homophobia and misogyny
20 Apr 2023