Description
TLC Zoom
Wednesday 13th May 2026 at 18:00 BST
Figuring out the May Elections: Winners, losers, ramifications
Peter Kellner CBE
Award winning Journalist and Pollster
It is difficult to fathom after winning such a substantial majority in July 2024 just how unpopular the Labour government has become. The Prime Minister’s ratings are at an all time low but the government continues to maintain that they are still trying to repair the mess they inherited. Consider the rise of Reform and the Greens plus is Sir Ed Davey maximising the benefits of the near record number of seats they won?
In addition what do the results in Scotland and Wales tell us?
Look no further as the renowned psephologist Peter Kellner CBE will guide us on what it all means.
Of course, it is a huge pleasure to welcome back Peter who previously presented to us in May 2025 when we considered ‘Immigration’ and prior to that in September 2024 when he analysed the General Election result.
And by the way I heartily recommend subscribing to his Substack account https://kellnerp.substack.com
Biography
Peter Kellner is a political analyst, visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe, and former President of the pioneering online survey research company, YouGov.
He was Chairman of YouGov from 2001-07 and President from 2007-16. He was named as Chairman of the Year in the 2006 Quoted Companies Alliance Awards.
He has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines, including the Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Observer, Evening Standard, New Statesman, and Prospect. He has also been a regular contributor to Newsnight (BBC2), A Week in Politics (Channel Four), Analysis (Radio Four) and BBC TV election night results programmes. He has written, and contributed to, a variety of books and leaflets about politics, elections, and public affairs. He was awarded Journalist of the Year in the British Press Awards in 1978.
Peter has also been a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, a distinguished visiting fellow at the Policy Studies Institute, London, and served as a member of committees set up by the Economic and Social Research Council to commission research into elections and social exclusion. He received a Special Recognition Award from the Political Studies Association in 2011.
Peter has served as a trustee with various charities, including Action on Smoking and Health, the National Literacy Trust, the Hansard Society, UpRising (a mentoring charity) and NIESR (National Institute for Economic and Social Research). He has chaired the Royal Commonwealth Society (2009-13) and NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) (2016-19). He was awarded his CBE in the 2023 New Year honours list for his services to charity.
Before joining YouGov, he acted as a consultant on public opinion research to a number of organisations, including the Bank of England, Corporation of London, Foreign Office, National Westminster Bank, and Trades Union Congress.
