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SNP majority ‘hangs in the balance’ as final polls paint inconsistent picture
Pollsters have said an SNP majority ‘hangs in the balance’ on Thursday (Russell Cheyne/PA)
The SNP is on course for an overall majority, a new poll suggests, as another claims it could lose up to six seats.
The final survey by Ipsos Mori for STV News projects Nicola Sturgeon’s party could take 68 seats, a majority of three, picking up 50% of the vote in constituencies and 39% in the regional list.
But 12% of the 1,502 people asked said they could still change their vote ahead of polls opening on Thursday.
SNP humiliated on BBC QT as former voter rubbished IndyRef ‘overridden manifesto Dylan Donnelly
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The ex-supporter targeted the party s manifesto - suggesting it is being overridden by another independence referendum. Yesterday s episode of the Fiona Bruce-hosted weekly show was a Scottish election special ahead of May 6 s vote.
Emma, an audience member, was asked to speak by Ms Bruce on her thoughts about the Scottish election.
She said: I was previously an SNP voter, but basically I feel that your whole manifesto has been overridden by the fact that you want independence. Personally it s put me off from being an SNP voter and I ve had to look at other options.
The polling firm surveyed 2,094 UK adults ages 18 and older between April 16 and 18 about their views on the Labour party, voting intentions and their opinions of Sir Keir Starmer. Along with comparisons between the current Labour leader and his predecessor, voters were also asked if they felt his party was now more unified under his leadership. Three in ten agreed that Labour was now more unified under Starmer, while 34% said it was in the same state. Of those who voted for Labour in 2019, 38% said they felt the party was now more unified, while 16% said it was more divided. More than a third of people who would vote for Labour now say the party’s policies are better under Starmer (36%), while 39% say they are the same.