Support for SNP slumps to its lowest level for more than 12 years as new Holyrood poll reveals latest hammer blow for Humza Yousaf’s party – while backing for Scottish independence lags at 45%
- SNP down at 33% when Scots asked who they’ll back in Holyrood constituencies
Support for the SNP has slumped to its lowest level for more than 12 years in a new Scottish Parliament voting intention poll.
The latest Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey put Humza Yousaf’s party on 33 per cent (down three percentage points) when Scottish voters were asked who they would vote for in Holyrood constituencies.
This put the SNP just three points ahead of Labour (30 per cent), while the Scottish Tories were the third-placed party on 21 per cent.
According to the pollster, the SNP’s vote share was their lowest in any Holyrood constituency voting intention poll by any company since March 2011.
The Redfield & Wilton poll also revealed a fall in support for the SNP when Scottish voters were asked who they would vote for at Westminster in a general election.
They were down two points to 35 per cent, ahead of Labour on 32 per cent (up four points) and the Tories on 21 per cent (up one point).
The SNP vote share was the joint-second lowest figure in a general election voting intention poll by any company since October 2014, Redfield & Wilton said.
Meanwhile, the survey found support for Scottish independence continued to lag behind backing for Scotland to remain part of the UK.
It showed 49 per cent would vote ‘No’ to independence if a referendum were held tomorrow, compared to 45 per cent who would vote ‘Yes’ and six per cent who said they don’t know.
The latest Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey put the SNP on 33 per cent (down three points) when Scottish voters were asked who they would vote for in Holyrood constituencies
The SNP’s vote share was their lowest in any Holyrood constituency voting intention poll by any company since March 2011, Redfield & Wilton said
The poll also revealed a fall in support for the SNP when Scottish voters were asked who they would vote for at Westminster in a general election
The survey found support for Scottish independence continued to lag behind backing for Scotland to remain part of the UK
Humza Yousaf’s approval rating as SNP leader and First Minister was -10 per cent, down five points from last month
The next Scottish Parliament election is not due until May 2026 when voters will be given two votes; one for a single person to represent their Holyrood constituency, and a party list vote to elect MSPs for their region of Scotland by a form of proportional representation.
When voters were asked who they would vote for on their Holyrood regional list ballot, the SNP (28 per cent, up three points) held a two-point lead over Labour (26 per cent, up one point) in second place, with the Scottish Conservatives in third position on 19 per cent (unchanged).
Since replacing Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister in March, Mr Yousaf has had to deal with the fallout from a divisive SNP leadership election and dramatic developments into the police investigation into the party’s finances.
The Redfield & Wilton survey showed Mr Yousaf’s approval rating as SNP leader and First Minister was -10 per cent, down five points from last month.
Less than one-third of Scots (28 per cent) approved of his overall job performance, compared to 38 per cent who disapproved and a further 27 per cent who said they neither approved nor disapproved.
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross was found to have a net approval rating of -19 per cent, and Scottish Labour leader has a net approval rating of +4 per cent.
In their latest survey, Redfield & Wilton Strategies polled 1,030 Scottish voters on 1 to 2 July.
