Wales has long been one of Labour’s staunchest bastions, and the party managed a result in May’s National Assembly election that surpassed most expectations. Yet evidence from the latest Welsh poll indicates strongly that the troubles of the party at Westminster are having a negative effect on the party’s support levels – and not only for a general election but even in the devolved context.
But what direct impact have the troubles and controversy surrounding Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership had on views regarding Corbyn himself? The latest Welsh Political Barometer poll asked two relevant questions about this. First, we directly asked whether people thought Jeremy Corbyn should go: “Do you think Jeremy Corbyn should or should not resign as leader of the Labour party?”
| Response | Whole Sample | Labour Supporters |
| Should Resign | 49 per cent | 34 per cent |
| Should Not Resign | 31 per cent | 56 per cent |
| Don’t Know | 20 per cent | 10 per cent |
| % Don’t Know | Average /10 | Average /10 Labour | |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 16 | 3.9 | 6.7 |
| Tom Watson | 52 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Dan Jarvis | 71 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| Angela Eagle | 49 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| John McDonnell | 56 | 3.7 | 5.6 |
| Hilary Benn | 40 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Owen Smith | 69 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
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