11 July, Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow, Sir John Curtice
Published: 11 July 2024
11 July, Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow, Sir John Curtice
Following the first general election held during the summer months since 1945, join us as the UK’s leading psephologist, Professor Sir John Curtice, returns to the University of Glasgow to explain how people across the UK made their choice and the possible implications for the future of UK politics.
In his Stevenson Trust lecture one week before polling day, Prof Sir John Curtice explained the reasons that pollsters and election experts expected the Conservative party to face an electoral disaster at the UK general election on 4 July. Yet, his remarks also made it clear that many factors, including votes going to the smaller parties and the particular electoral geography in 2024, made it very difficult to predict how well Labour may – or may not – do on polling day. Join the Stevenson Trust on 11 July as we welcome back Prof Sir John Curtice to the University of Glasgow to unpack the election outcome and assess the extent to which the 4 July election marked a transformation in U.K. politics.
First published: 11 July 2024