At various dates in the run up to the 2021 Senedd election , various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of these polls are displayed in this article. The polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules.
The date range for these opinion polls is from 2019 to the present day, with the exception of Welsh party leaders where the entire polling history is shown.
Most approval polling in Wales is carried out by YouGov /Cardiff University . A single score is then given to each figure, based on where the most common answer for a leader lies, with 0 representing Strongly Dislike and 10 representing Strongly Like.
Welsh party leaders
Mark Drakeford
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Mark Drakeford , leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister of Wales .
2020
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
3 April
7 April
YouGov
1,008
Like/Dislike
4[ 1]
29 May
1 June
YouGov
1,021
Like/Dislike
5.1[ 2]
28 August
4 September
YouGov
1,110
Like/Dislike
5.3[ 3]
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
19 February
22 February
YouGov
1,025
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 4]
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3.8[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.5[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.2[ 9]
2018
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
12 March
15 March
YouGov
1,015
Like/Dislike
3.8[ 10]
30 October
2 November
YouGov
1,031
Like/Dislike
4[ 11]
Paul Davies
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Paul Davies , leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Leader of the Opposition in Wales
2020
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
3 April
7 April
YouGov
1,008
Like/Dislike
4[ 1]
29 May
1 June
YouGov
1,021
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 2]
28 August
4 September
YouGov
1,110
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 3]
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
19 February
22 February
YouGov
1,025
Like/Dislike
3.5[ 4]
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
2.8[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
4[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.4[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.0[ 9]
2018
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
30 October
2 November
YouGov
1,031
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 11]
Adam Price
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Adam Price , leader of Plaid Cymru .
2020
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
3 April
7 April
YouGov
1,008
Like/Dislike
4.9[ 1]
29 May
1 June
YouGov
1,021
Like/Dislike
4.8[ 2]
28 August
4 September
YouGov
1,110
Like/Dislike
4.7[ 3]
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
19 February
22 February
YouGov
1,025
Like/Dislike
4.6[ 4]
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.6[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
4.2[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
4.4[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
4.0[ 9]
2018
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
30 October
2 November
YouGov
1,031
Like/Dislike
4.3[ 11]
Jane Dodds
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jane Dodds , the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3.4[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
4.2[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.4[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.2[ 9]
2018
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
30 October
2 November
YouGov
1,031
Like/Dislike
3.8[ 11]
Mark Reckless
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Mark Reckless , leader of Plaid Brexit .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
2.6[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
2.8[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
2.8[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
2.4[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
2.5[ 9]
Neil Hamilton
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Neil Hamilton , leader of Welsh UKIP .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
2.2[ 6]
UK party leaders
Boris Johnson
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Boris Johnson , leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of the United Kingdom .
2020
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
3 April
7 April
YouGov
1,008
Like/Dislike
5.3[ 1]
29 May
1 June
YouGov
1,021
Like/Dislike
4.1[ 2]
28 August
4 September
YouGov
1,110
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 3]
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
4[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
4[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.8[ 9]
Keir Starmer
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Keir Starmer , the leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition .
2020
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
29 May
1 June
YouGov
1,021
Like/Dislike
5.6[ 2]
28 August
4 September
YouGov
1,110
Like/Dislike
5.1[ 3]
Ed Davey
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Ed Davey , the leader of the Liberal Democrats .
2020
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
28 August
4 September
YouGov
1,110
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 3]
Nigel Farage
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Nigel Farage , the leader of the Brexit Party .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.1[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
3.1[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
2.9[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
2.8[ 9]
Siân Berry
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Siân Berry , co-leader of the Green Party .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
4.2[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.6[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
4.0[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 9]
Jonathan Bartley
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jonathan Bartley , co-leader of the Green Party .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3.6[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.2[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
4.3[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.9[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.6[ 9]
Jeremy Corbyn
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jeremy Corbyn , the former leader of the Labour Party .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
16 May
20 May
YouGov
1,009
Like/Dislike
3[ 5]
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
3.4[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.8[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.7[ 9]
Jo Swinson
The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jo Swinson , the former leader of the Liberal Democrats .
2019
Date from
Date to
Polling organisation/client
Sample size
Question wording
Score (0–10)
10 October
14 October
YouGov
1,032
Like/Dislike
3.5[ 6]
31 October
4 November
YouGov
1,136
Like/Dislike
3.3[ 7]
22 November
25 November
YouGov
1,116
Like/Dislike
3.3[ 8]
6 December
9 December
YouGov
1,020
Like/Dislike
3.0[ 9]
Topical polling
Coronavirus handling
The following polls have asked people how well they think key figures have handled the coronavirus pandemic: very well, fairly well, fairly badly, very badly, or don't know. They are then provided with a Total Well or Total Badly figure.
Average popularity
The following averages are taken from the above breakdown of individual figures' popularity. Note for some figures polling exists prior to 2018 which is not shown here. Some figures may only have a small number of surveys.
Figure
Average Score (0–10)
2020 Average Score (0–10)
Keir Starmer
5.35
5.35
Adam Price
4.34
4.8
Mark Drakeford
4.018
4.8
Boris Johnson
4.014
4.433
Siân Berry
3.92
Jonathan Bartley
3.72
Ed Davey
3.7
3.7
Jane Dodds
3.617
Jeremy Corbyn
3.38
Jo Swinson
3.275
Paul Davies
3.18
3.8
Nigel Farage
3.12
Mark Reckless
2.62
Neil Hamilton
2.2
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