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Tories ‘sinking in polls’ as survey puts SNP in lead ahead of local elections

A new survey has shown momentum behind the SNP ahead of the upcoming local elections in Scotland. The Survation poll, for Ballot Box Scotland, asked 1,002 Scots for their first, second and third preference voting intentions between March 24 and 28. ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:25

SNP’s Stephen Flynn steps back from decision to pursue both MSP and MP jobs

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has gone back on an announcement that he would be pursuing a dual mandate as an MSP and MP simultaneously. Mr Flynn, the MP for Aberdeen South, announced earlier in November that he would also run for the ...

21 Nov 2024 at 20:01

Scotland

Scottish Greens mark ‘generational shift’ as Greer and Mackay become co-leaders

The Scottish Green Party has had a “generational shift” with MSPs Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay elected as its new co-leaders. The pair replace Patrick Harvie – who was co-leader since 2008 – and Lorna Slater, both of whom served as junior ...

29 Aug 2025 at 12:45

Scotland

Tory Tess White joins list of MSPs stepping down from Holyrood in May

Conservative Tess White has become the latest politician to announce she will not be running for Holyrood next year – with the MSP saying she had made the decision for health reasons. Ms White, who was elected to Holyrood in 2021, had ...

03 Sept 2025 at 09:34

Farage: I want Reform to be strong enough to remove SNP from power next year

Nigel Farage has said he wants Reform UK to be “strong enough” in Scotland to “get rid of the SNP”, as he announced the first Conservative MSP to defect to his party. Mr Farage welcomed Graham Simpson to his party during a press ...

27 Aug 2025 at 17:11

Scotland

Labour has ‘largely lost’ its gains in Scotland, says polling expert

Gains Labour made last year when Sir Keir Starmer won a landslide Westminster election have “largely been lost”, a polling expert has said. Mark Diffley, founder of the research agency Diffley Partnership, was speaking as a new ...

02 May 2025 at 10:11

Holyrood election gives Labour ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’, says McFadden

Labour has a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to govern at Holyrood and Westminster, the campaign chief behind the party’s general election victory has said. Pat McFadden, who was Labour’s campaign co-ordinator for last ...

21 Feb 2025 at 19:10

Scotland

SNP poll lead shows I’m connecting with Scots – Swinney

The First Minister has said the SNP’s lead in a new poll shows his leadership is connecting with Scots. A Survation survey for Quantum Communications released on Wednesday, which spoke to 1,012 people between March 6 and ...

19 Mar 2025 at 15:06

Scotland

Poll has strongest Scottish support recorded for Reform UK

Nigel Farage’s party Reform UK has recorded its highest level of support in a Scottish poll. Analysis of the Survation poll for Quantum Communications puts Reform on 14 seats if the results were replicated in next ...

19 Mar 2025 at 12:20

Scotland

Reform will not do as well in Scotland as people think, Baillie predicts

Reform UK will not do as well at next year’s Scottish Parliament election as many people think, Dame Jackie Baillie has predicted. Scottish Labour’s deputy leader downplayed Nigel Farage’s electoral chances in ...

15 Jul 2025 at 15:34

Scotland

Sarwar condemns ‘classist’ attacks against Labour by-election candidate

Anas Sarwar has insisted it is “utterly despicable” that his party’s candidate for a Holyrood by-election next month has been subjected to “classist” attacks. Mr Sarwar said Davy Russell, who is fighting the ...

23 May 2025 at 16:37

Scotland

Labour has betrayed Scottish businesses with ‘tax on jobs’, claims Swinney

John Swinney has accused the UK Government of “betraying” Scottish businesses with “broken promises” and tax hikes. The First Minister said Labour had also failed on its pledge to reduce energy bills. Prime ...

24 May 2025 at 00:01

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