YesCymru


YesCymru is a non-party campaign for an independent Wales. The organisation was formed in 2014 and officially launched on 20 February 2016 in Cardiff.
YesCymru claim to have around 5,500 members across Wales and supports the activities of individuals and groups seeking to further the cause of Welsh independence.
YesCymru's current chair is Siôn Jobbins.

Campaigns

In May 2019 the group held the first ever Welsh independence march in Cardiff, in conjunction with organisers All Under One Banner Cymru.. The organisers claimed as many as 3,000 people attended the event and speakers included Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price, performer Carys Eleri, and Ben Gwalchmai of Labour 4 Indy Wales.
In July 2019 a second march was held in Caernarfon where organisers claimed 10,000 people gathered at Y Maes. Speakers included Dafydd Iwan and Hardeep Singh Kohli.
A third march took place in Merthyr Tydfil in September 2019. Organisers claimed 5,300 attended the rally where speakers included Eddie Butler, Neville Southall, and Kizzy Crawford.
Marches planned for 2020 in Wrexham, Tredegar and Swansea have been postponed due to the coronavirus-19 outbreak.
In January 2020 the organisation was the driving force behind the push to get Yma O Hyd - Dafydd Iwan ac ar Log to the top of the iTunes Charts.

Polling

The following polls have been carried out on behalf of YesCymru:
Date conductedIn Favour of IndependenceOpposed to IndependenceIndifferent/No ReplySampleHeld byNotes
9–12 May 201726%47%27%1,000Respondents asked to rate 0–10.
0–4 Against, 5 indifferent, 6–10 in favour

Consistent polling from 2014 onwards suggests support for Welsh Independence has risen from 12% of the population to 25%, in around 6 years.
Date conductedIn favour of IndependenceOpposed to independenceIndifferent/no replySampleHeld byNotes
April 201412%74%14%1,000
8–11 September 201417%70%13%>1,000The week before the Scottish Independence Referendum
July 201615%65%20%1,010
30 May – 6 June 201819%65%16%2,016"Do you agree that Wales should become an independent country?"
7–14 December 201817%67%16%1,014"If there were a referendum tomorrow on the issue of Wales becoming an independent country, how would you vote?"
6–10 September 201924%52%23%1,039"If there was a referendum held tomorrow on Wales becoming an independent country and this was the question, how would you vote? Should Wales be an independent country?"
29 May – 1 June 202025%54%21%1,021Question as above

Supporters