Poll of Polls: Westminster Vote Intentions: 1 May

2nd May 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The graph below shows the latest What Scotland Thinks/ScotCen Poll of Polls of voting intentions in Scotland for the 2015 UK general election and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on one poll by Survation, one poll by YouGov,  one poll by Panelbase, and one by Ipsos MORI […]


Ipsos MORI Find A Swing to the SNP Too

29th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

It was in truth almost inevitable that today’s Ipsos MORI poll for STV would prove to be a  headline grabber. After all, the company put the SNP on 52% 29 points ahead of Labour, as long as late October last year – well above the estimate of any other polling company at the time. If, […]



Survation Also Put The SNP Above The 50% Mark

28th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

A second company is now suggesting that the SNP could win over 50% in Scotland on May 7th – a feat not achieved by any party since the Conservatives won 50.1% in 1955.  In a poll that appears in today’s Daily Record, Survation put the SNP on 51%, up four points on its previous reading […]


Poll of Polls: Westminster Vote Intentions: 27 April

27th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The graph below shows the latest What Scotland Thinks/ScotCen Poll of Polls of voting intentions in Scotland for the 2015 UK general election and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on one poll by Survation, one poll by YouGov,  one poll by Panelbase, and one by TNS BMRB.  […]


TNS BMRB Put SNP Support Even Higher

27th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

TNS BMRB published their latest poll of voting intentions in Scotland this morning. It will undoubtedly not do anything to calm nerves in the Labour camp. However, like any poll that produces a seemingly extraordinarily result, it should be examined carefully. First, the bald fgures. The poll puts the SNP on 54%, up two points […]



Panelbase Confirms The SNP Lead Has Grown

26th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

It now seems highly likely that rather than clawing back some of its losses, Labour has in fact lost further ground during the course of the election campaign. That at least appears to be the implication of the latest Panelbase poll that appears in today’s Sunday Times. Regular readers of this blog will be aware […]


Poll of Polls: Westminster Vote Intentions: 23 April

26th April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The graph below shows the latest What Scotland Thinks/ScotCen Poll of Polls of voting intentions in Scotland for the 2015 UK general election and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on two polls by YouGov,  one poll by Panelbase, and one by TNS BMRB.  Between them the four […]


More YouGov, Ashcroft and Tactical Voting

23rd April 2015 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

There were a couple more bits of polling for the Westminster election released earlier this week. First of all, The Times published the results of a Scotland-wide YouGov poll. Second, Lord Ashcroft released the results of two further constituency polls, this time in Edinburgh North & Leith and in Edinburgh South. Neither makes very happy […]