‘Gorgeous’ new ballot exhibits dramatic surge in assist for Welsh independence

Aug 19, 2023 at 3:32 PM
‘Gorgeous’ new ballot exhibits dramatic surge in assist for Welsh independence

Support for Welsh independence has seen a major rise in current months based on a “stunning” new ballot.

The figures put assist for Wales leaving the UK at 29% which is near the degrees it was seeing throughout the pandemic.

Welsh independence group YesCymru have referred to as it a “stunning” ballot – and say it’s proof Wales is shedding religion in Westminster, reports WalesOnline.

The survey comes from Redfield and Wilton Strategies and was carried out with 1,068 eligible voters residing in Wales.

YesCymru board member Geraint Thomas stated: “This latest opinion poll is stunning, and it is further evidence that people in Wales are rapidly losing faith in Westminster.”

He added: “It is obvious that the appetite within Wales for independence from Westminster is growing daily.

“The surge towards the Yes vote in a future referendum has been growing at an average of a percentage point a month for the past six months – which is pretty unprecedented.” 

A ballot commissioned by WalesOn-line in March confirmed indy assist had fallen dramatically – so the surge will come as welcome news to independence supporters.

The new polling additionally confirmed widespread assist for Wales having its personal parliament.

A complete of 55 p.c of individuals stated they’d vote sure if there was a referendum on retaining the Welsh Parliament with simply 23 p.c saying no.

The polling additionally checked out voting intention in each Westminster and Senedd elections.

Both confirmed Labour getting a major share of the vote with 32 p.c and 31 p.c of the vote respectively.

There have been indicators of each a collapse within the Tory vote share and a tricky upcoming General Election for Plaid Cyrmu.

The Party of Wales was polling at simply 10 p.c for a common election however was as much as its common 15 p.c within the Senedd election.