The survey projected that Scottish Labour would win 26 seats, with the SNP taking 21
Labour is on course to defeat the SNP in Scotland at the next general election for the first time since 2010, according to a new poll. The survey projected that Scottish Labour would win 26 seats at Westminster. Labour currently only has one of the 59 Scottish seats.
The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times has been carried out since the arrest of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Sunday. She was released without charge pending further investigation after seven hours. The research also found that support for the SNP has dropped. Some 34 per cent said they would vote for the party at the next general election. This was down five points compared with Panelbase’s last poll in March.
SNP finances probe Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “The polls are clear – Labour has ended the SNP’s stranglehold on Scottish politics and is fighting to win seats across the country. The people of Scotland know that only Labour can kick the Tories out and deliver the change we need – all the SNP offer is more chaos and sleaze.
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