Public Attitudes to Devolution in Wales – a Permissive Consensus?
28th October 2015
How Wales should be governed
While debates on constitutional change in Wales have perhaps received less attention than those in Scotland in recent years, the issue of how Wales should be governed is far from settled. While some may be content with the current system of devolved government, the UK government is committed to giving the National Assembly further powers, while there continues to be a lively debate about how the Welsh Government should be funded. Meanwhile, some seek full independence.
This section contains questions that ask people in Wales how they feel Wales should be governed, and what they think the consequences of constitutional change would be.
While debates on constitutional change in Wales have perhaps received less attention than those in Scotland in recent years, the issue of how Wales should be governed is far from settled. While some may be content with the current system of devolved government, the UK government is committed to giving the National Assembly further powers, while there continues to be a lively debate about how the Welsh Government should be funded. Meanwhile, some seek full independence. This section contains questions that ask people in Wales how they feel Wales should be governed, and what they think the consequences of constitutional change would be.Popular questions on this topic:
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How would you vote in a referendum on whether Wales should be an independent country? (Welsh views)
8 September 2014 - 24 March 2024, data from Wales -
How should Wales be governed? (Welsh views)
24 February 2012 - 21 February 2021, data from Wales -
Which of the following comes closest to your view about the National Assembly for Wales? (Welsh views)
2 April 2019 - 6 September 2023, data from Wales -
How would you vote in a referendum with the question, ‘Should Wales abolish the National Assembly for Wales’?
20 January 2020 - 6 September 2023, data from Wales -
How do you feel about Welsh Independence? (0-10 scale) (Welsh views)
9 May 2017 - 9 December 2019, data from Wales -
How pleased or upset would you be if Wales left the UK and became an independent country?
19 January 2021 - 4 February 2022, data from Scotland -
How likely or unlikely do you think it is that within the next ten years Wales will leave the UK and become an independent country?
19 January 2021 - 4 February 2022, data from Scotland -
If Wales could rejoin the EU if it became an independent country, how would you vote in a referendum in response to the question, ‘Should Wales be an independent country?’
2 April 2020 - 22 April 2020, data from Wales -
If Wales did become an independent country, do you think it would or would not be part of NATO?
20 January 2020 - 26 January 2020, data from Wales -
On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely would be to vote in a referendum on Welsh independence?
2 April 2020 - 4 May 2021, data from Wales
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Latest questions on this topic:
- To what extent, if at all, would you be more or less likely to support Welsh independence if Scotland voted for independence?
14 July 2023 - 16 July 2023, data from Wales - If there were to be a referendum tomorrow on the existence of the devolved Welsh Parliament, how likely would you be to vote? (6 point scale)
19 April 2022 - 19 April 2022, data from Wales - If there were to be a referendum tomorrow with the following question, how would you vote? Should there be a Welsh Parliament?
19 April 2022 - 19 April 2022, data from Wales - Should Wales stay part of the UK or become independent?
26 April 2023 - 2 May 2023, data from Great Britain - To what extent, if at all, would you be more or less likely to support Welsh independence if… Rishi Sunak were Prime Minister at the time of the referendum?
15 April 2023 - 17 April 2023, data from Wales - To what extent, if at all, would you be more or less likely to support Welsh independence if Wales were to create its own currency, the Welsh Pound, upon independence?
15 April 2023 - 17 April 2023, data from Wales
