More grim signs for Tories as poll shows party on track to be WIPED OUT in Scotland at election… and backing for Sturgeon’s independence drive creeps up
- YouGov research shows Tories down to 12% in Scotland and on track for wipeout
- By contrast Labour was on 31 per cent and the SNP still dominant on 45 per cent
- Support for Nicola Sturgeon’s independence drive was also up sharply in the poll
The Tories are on track to be wiped out in Scotland at the next election, according to a dire poll.
Research by YouGov found support for the party north of the border has dropped seven points since May to just 12 per cent. It was the lowest rating for the Tories in Scotland since 2015.
Backing for Labour was up nine points to 31 per cent in the survey of Westminster voting intention, with the SNP still dominant on 45 per cent – albeit down one point.
With the result suggesting the Tories would lose all six of their MPs, elections guru Professor Sir John Curtice told The Times that party ‘looks once again like the minnow it was before its revival under the leadership of Ruth Davidson’.
In another worrying sign, the poll showed support for Nicola Sturgeon’s independence drive on the rise. Some 43 per cent were in favour, an increase of five points, while 45 per cent wanted to stay in the union and 7 per cent were undecided.
Research by YouGov found support for the party north of the border has dropped seven points since May to just 12 per cent
Excluding ‘don’t knows’ there was a nailbiting 51-49 per cent margin against independence.
YouGov interviewed 1,067 people aged 16 and older in Scotland between September 30 and October 4.
Just a month after taking over at Downing Street, Ms Truss recorded a net satisfaction rating of minus 70 among Scots. That was just one point better than Boris Johnson in his final weeks in office.
The findings will raise further questions about the future of Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, and add to anxiety in Downing Street.
A series of national polls have put Labour on track for a landslide, with an advantage of up to 33 points over the Conservatives.
A separate Savanta ComRes poll for the Scotsman suggested Labour could receive double the Tory vote share at the next election.
Keir Starmer’s party was on 30 per cent, up five points since the previous poll at the end of June, while the Tories were down three points on 15 per cent.
The SNP were on 46 per cent.
Research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies found a staggering 28-point advantage, with Keir Starmer’s party backed by 52 per cent of the public
YouGov research found the PM has a net rating of minus 59 – even worse than the -53 for Mr Johnson before his resignation
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