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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

Minister Graeme Dey to step down at 2026 Holyrood election

Another SNP MSP had decided to step down ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. Graeme Dey cited his age as his reason not to stand again, saying he will be almost 69 by the end of the next parliament. The Angus South MSP has served in ...

19 Feb 2025 at 16:16

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 summer’s ...

21 Feb 2025 at 19:10

Swinney worried by ‘high likelihood’ Farage could become next PM

Scotland’s First Minister has said he is “very, very worried” about the “high likelihood” of Nigel Farage becoming prime minister. Reform UK has been surging in the polls in the past year, with a number of projections suggesting ...

17 Apr 2025 at 13:23

Scotland

SNP not necessarily the favourite to win Holyrood by-election, admits Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister has said his party may not necessarily be the favourite to retain the seat subject to a Holyrood by-election. The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency is vacant following the death of ...

17 Apr 2025 at 12:24

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

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 ...

19 Mar 2025 at 15:06

Ex-Scottish Tory leader eyes Westminster return as he prepares to leave Holyrood

Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has announced he is to quit Holyrood – but he hopes to run again for Westminster. Mr Ross said in such circumstances it is “right” that he does not stand in ...

25 Mar 2025 at 11:32

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,...

02 May 2025 at 10:11

Five more years of Swinney would be ‘catastrophic’ for Scotland, Findlay warns

Another five years of SNP government at Holyrood would be “catastrophic”, the Scottish Tory leader has insisted. Russell Findlay claimed that if John Swinney is reinstalled as first minister after the ...

07 May 2025 at 15:24

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 ...

23 May 2025 at 16:37

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