Who are ComRes?
Based at Four Millbank, in the heart of Westminster, ComRes is one of the UK's leading research agencies.
Our outstanding accuracy was demonstrated in 2008's high profile Crewe and Nantwich by-election where ComRes came closest to predicting the final result, and in last year's election for Speaker where we foresaw that John Bercow was the most popular choice among MPs from the start.
ComRes conducts market research and polling on behalf of a wide range of clients including governments in the UK and abroad, national political parties, major corporations, charities as well as media organisations such as the BBC and The Independent.
ComRes is also the foremost specialist in research among legislative audiences, conducting regular research among MEPs, UK parliamentarians, devolved legislators and local government.
We assist clients to understand their reputation in its proper context; how they can maximise their voice in public policy debates, and how to enhance their communications effectiveness. ComRes is a founder member of the British Polling Council and adheres to the Market Research Society Code of Conduct.
More details are available at www.comres.co.uk
ANDREW HAWKINS
Executive Chairman
A qualified barrister, Andrew worked for public affairs consultancies in Brussels and London before joining Harris Research where he headed the company's political research unit. Among his clients at Harris were the Conservative Party, ITN, Sunday Times and The Independent.
In 1996 Andrew was Campaigns Director for London Chamber of Commerce & Industry after which he joined BTCellnet (shortly before it became 02) as head of corporate communications. In 2000 Andrew became Chief Executive of the UK's professional body for investor relations. Andrew is a Full Member of the Market Research Society and CIPR.
Andrew is in frequent demand as a media commentator on political events including a monthly column in Total Politics and he has contributed to many political titles such as the Total Politics Guide to the 2010 General Election and Blueprint: the policies, principles and personalities of the new Conservative government.
PETER HARLOCK
Chief Executive
Peter Harlock was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of the London Apprenticeship Company, and before that of Pathway Care, a private equity acquired company delivering high quality foster care to local authority children's service teams. As Chief Operating Officer of Save the Children Peter drove significant internal organisational change and strategic focus to deliver increased effectiveness.
From 1998 to 2001 Peter was Chief Operating Officer of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (Department for International Development) and prior to this was Chief Executive of Barclays Bank in India, and later in Singapore.
GREIG BAKER
Head of Operations
Greig manages much of the operational side of ComRes's work. Using his experience in the House of Commons and working as a party 'insider' during the 2005 General Election, Greig enjoys frequent appearances in national and international media to comment on the British political scene.
Greig is an Associate Member of the UK's Market Research Society and an alumni of the US State Deparment's International Leaders Programme (a programme designed to build links between future contributors to international politics). He has also served with the British Army's Military Intelligence Corps and has a First Class degree in politics and history.
CAROLINE LAWES
Senior Research Analyst
Caroline spent three years studying Mathematics at The University of Nottingham, where she achieved a first class honours degree. Her studies included a wide range of Mathematics, particularly covering statistics and mathematical modelling.
Caroline joined ComRes as a permanent team member in 2007. She manages all of ComRes's public opinion research and in particular is responsible for ComRes's voting intention polling and modelling. During the past two years Caroline has completed public opinion research projects for clients including the BBC, The Independent newspaper, the Local Government Association, Friends of the Earth and Scottish Power.
Caroline has led analysis of results which fed into high profile thought leadership reports such as Greengauge21's Fast Forward, and Theos's Darwin and God research.
DANIEL HAMILTON
Research Analyst
A graduate in Politics and International Relations from Royal Holloway University of London, Dan joined ComRes as a Research Analyst in September 2008.
Prior to working for ComRes, Dan worked for Members of the European Parliament in Brussels and London providing advice on communications strategy and foreign policy. An keen student of global politics, Dan is an expert on North and South American governments and political systems and is currently conducting research into frozen conflicts in former Soviet Union states.
A leading contributor to the Total Politics Guide to the 2010 General Election in which he profiled the country's 200 most marginal seats, the book's preface praises his "remarkable... encyclopedic knowledge" of British electoral politics.
Dan is a active commentator on political issues, having written for Total Politics, the European Journal and Public Affairs News. He is an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the Market Research Society and Social Research Association.