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Unionist parties could take majority in tight Holyrood poll, survey suggests
Reform UK is projected to win 22 seats as unionist parties could hold a narrow majority, with 39 constituency races classified as marginal.
- A new More in Common poll suggests the Scottish National Party will remain the largest party but fall one seat short of a majority alongside the Scottish Greens, with Reform projected to emerge as the official opposition in second place.
- After nearly two decades in power, the SNP faces a 'curse of incumbency,' according to More in Common UK director Luke Tryl, compounded by six-party politics creating electoral uncertainty across nearly half of all constituency seats.
- The poll projects the SNP winning 56 seats, Reform 22, Scottish Labour 17, Scottish Liberal Democrats 14, and Scottish Conservatives 12, with 39 of the 73 constituency seats considered marginal within five percentage points.
- A 65-strong unionist bloc in Holyrood could theoretically block First Minister John Swinney's return to Bute House, though Reform leader in Scotland Malcolm Offord faces unlikely cooperation from other anti-independence parties.
- Tactical voting remains decisive as electorate behavior shifts within constitutional blocs, and with close to half of constituencies decided by less than five percentage points, pollster Tryl warned there is 'all to play for' in the campaign's final weeks.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
C 40%
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