Founded by current Chairman Andrew Hawkins in 2003, ComRes originally focused on research in the political sphere. In 2010, it was named Pollster of the Year at the Public Affairs Awards. In recent years, the business has expanded to develop expertise in a wider range of sectors, including
financial services,
education,
health care,
transport, and the
voluntary sector. It won the
Market Research Society's Public Policy & Social Research Award in 2014, for its research on behalf of the
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. The company rebranded as Savanta ComRes in 2019 when it was sold to Savanta for an undisclosed amount. ==Methodology==