Reform UK Surges in Scottish Polls, SNP's Majority in Jeopardy

On March 31st, a fresh poll out of Scotland predicts reform.

UK surging to become the second biggest party in the Holy Root elections

come May 7th, grabbing 19 seats in the Scottish Parliament

that puts them just ahead of labor at 18 seats,

with the Tories dropping to 13, Greens at 10, and Lib Dems at 7.

The SNP still leads the PAC with 62 seats, but that's 3 shy of a majority.

This servation survey for the Difflee Partnership

hit over 1,000 Scottish voters from March 16th to 23rd.

It shows SNP pulling 35% in constituency votes and 32% on the regional list.

Reform closed behind in 19 and 18% while labor sits at 19 and 17%.

Leader ratings paint a mixed picture too. SNP's John Swinning tops the charts

with a net favorability of minus 10% way better than Kier.

Starmers minus 47 or Anasar Wars minus 25.

Nigel Farage scores minus 31 up there.

Back in 2021, a SNP took 64 seats, Tories 31,

Labor 22, and now Reform holds just one from a recent defection.

Parties are firing back hard. SNP says a majority is in reach

to block any reformed labor deals and push independence.

Scottish Labor calls it a head-to-head with them

and SNP, dismissing reform as noise that could keep nationalists in power.

Reforms rise signals voter frustration, splitting the old guard.

Analysts note the campaign's heating up, with voters tuning in sharper

and favorability dipping across the board.

Small ships in the weeks ahead could flip those sea counts big time,

so Scotland's political beat stays unpredictable as May rolls closer.