Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar and his deputy Dame Jackie Bailey have every reason to smile after the latest election north of the border. Photo: PA/Andrew Milligan
Labour has moved ahead of the Scottish National Party after John Swinney replaced Humza Yousaf as First Minister, according to a new poll.
A YouGov poll found that 39 per cent of Scots plan to vote Labour. in this year's general election, up five points from a similar poll taken late last month, shortly before Mr Yousaf's resignation.
By contrast, SNP support fell four points to 29 per cent. which means Nationals are now 10 points behind Labour.
Sir Keir Starmer's hopes of becoming prime minister received a major boost as Labor and the Scottish National Party's vote shares were respectively their highest and lowest since the independence referendum in September 2014.
The Labor Party will bounce as a result from one place. at the last election they won to 35, while the Scottish National Party fell to 11. The Tories will retain their six seats and the Lib Dems will increase their number to five.
Support for the SNP continued to decline despite voters viewing Mr Swinney more favorably than Mr Yusuf, with many believing he would do a better job as First Minister.
Mr's decision on Yousaf to give up his power The sharing deal with the Scottish Greens backfired when they agreed to support a Tory motion of no confidence. He was forced to resign on April 29 after it became clear that he would lose the vote.
But the poll appears to have dented SNP hopes that Mr Swinney's coronation as his successor will «steady the ship». Labor also has a slight lead in the Holyrood vote.
New Scottish National Party leader John Swinney had little to cheer about . A YouGov poll showed his party trailing Labor significantly. Credit: PA/Andrew Milligan
A majority of Scots (58 to 62 percent) said they have little faith in the Scottish National Party (SNP) to make good decisions on the economy. , health, schools, policing and climate change.
This is the latest in a series of polls that have shown the Nationalists risk losing more than half of the 48 seats they won in the 2019 general election, with Labor more likely to In total, it will become the largest Scottish party in Westminster.
Dame Jackie Bailey, deputy leader of Scottish Labor, said: «This sensational poll shows that Scotland's political landscape has changed and that the people of Scotland are turning to Scottish Labor to deliver the change we need.»
She added: «In While the Scottish National Party is trying to take Scotland back to the past with yesterday's man John Swinney, Scottish Labor is relentlessly focused on the future.»
The Tories are also performing poorly.
The poll also showed Scottish support. The Tories had just 12 percent, two points lower than last month, the Lib Dems were unchanged at 8 percent and the Greens were three points higher than last month.
Sir John Curtice, the country's most eminent psychologist, said this was the Conservatives' worst performance in a YouGov poll since the Tracks government's short-lived mini-budget in October 2022.
However, Craig Hoy, the Scottish Tory chairman, said: «Clearly that the public is growing increasingly tired of this feuding, scandal-ridden, independence-obsessed Scottish National Party government.»
«In key seats across Scotland, only the Scottish Conservatives can defeat the SNP and focus on people's real priorities, such as rebuilding Scotland's weak public services and growing the economy.»
The poll of 1,114 Scots was carried out between 13 and May 17, a week after Mr. Swinney replaced Mr. Yousaf.
It gave Mr Swinney a net favorability score of minus three, with 35 per cent having a favorable view of the new First Minister and 38 per cent holding an unfavorable view. This was much better than Mr. Yousaf's minus 40 rating.
Humza Yousaf left office with a minus 40 approval rating Credit: Getty Images/Jane Barlow
43 per cent of respondents expect him to do a better job than Mr Yousaf, while only nine per cent think he will do a worse job. Despite this, the Scottish public is evenly divided on whether he will do a good job (35 per cent) or a bad job (31 per cent).
Labor was also slightly ahead of the Scottish National Party in the polls. district of Holyrood. , by 35-34 percent. In the list vote, where seats are allocated according to proportional representation, his lead was 32 percent to the Scottish National Party's 28 percent.
The Scottish National Party has been approached for comment.
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