{"id":82791,"date":"2024-06-27T20:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/snp-closes-gap-on-labour-in-sky-news-scotland-poll-but-it-would-still-mean-huge-gains-for-sir-keir-starmer\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T20:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:02:06","slug":"snp-closes-gap-on-labour-in-sky-news-scotland-poll-but-it-would-still-mean-huge-gains-for-sir-keir-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/snp-closes-gap-on-labour-in-sky-news-scotland-poll-but-it-would-still-mean-huge-gains-for-sir-keir-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"SNP closes gap on Labour in Sky News Scotland poll – but it would still mean huge gains for Sir Keir Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The SNP is closing the gap on Labour north of the border – but Scottish votes will still be a big help to Sir Keir Starmer at the ballot box, a Sky News poll suggests.<\/p>\n

An exclusive YouGov poll for Sky News puts Labour on 35% in Scotland and the SNP on 29%.<\/p>\n

The Scottish Nationalists are catching up with Anas Sarwar’s party, but if results on 4 July reflect the poll, it will still mean big gains for Labour across the UK.<\/p>\n

How Labour fares in Scotland has always been an important aspect of whether they get a majority in Westminster.<\/p>\n

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The biggest gutter punch in Scottish polling, however, is dealt to the Conservatives, who YouGov have on 11% – level with the Liberal Democrats. A pretty catastrophic position for a party that is the official opposition at Holyrood.<\/p>\n

But voter attitudes change when considering their constituency in the 2026 Scottish elections.<\/p>\n

As of 18 June, voter intentions shifted to 28% for the SNP, 24% Labour, 10% Conservatives, and 7% for the Lib Dems.<\/p>\n

This tells us Scots treat UK and Scottish elections differently. It also suggests the former creates an opportunity for a protest vote.<\/p>\n

Either a cry of frustration at 14 years of a Conservative government in Westminster – or the firing of a warning shot at the SNP’s record after 17 years in Holyrood.<\/p>\n

The chaos of SNP leadership over the past 18 months and the collapse of their power-sharing deal with the Green Party could lead to voters turning elsewhere. But so many are still undecided.<\/p>\n

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Some 1,059 people over the age of 16 were surveyed by YouGov between 20 and 25 June exclusively for Sky News.<\/p>\n

Of those surveyed in Scotland, 14% have changed how they plan to vote over the past four weeks.<\/p>\n

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The campaign period has clearly not cemented everyone’s votes.<\/p>\n

Of those, 37% say it was down to how the parties and their leaders have conducted themselves.<\/p>\n

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Voters are watching every move, including how parties will act on what matters to them the most.<\/p>\n

For people in Scotland, it’s the NHS and healthcare above all.<\/p>\n

It was ranked the number one issue for voters this election, with 60% saying this will determine how they cast their ballot. That’s compared to 34% in a UK-wide sample.<\/p>\n

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The NHS tops the list despite it being a devolved issue.<\/p>\n

Some 52% rank the cost of living next, 35% say the economy in general, 20% say immigration, and Scottish independence stands at 17%.<\/p>\n

So many are no closer to deciding which box to tick and time is running out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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