Voting intention and perceptions of party leaders

The Scottish Public Opinion Monitor measures voting intention Holyrood and Westminster elections and tracks changes over time.

Our poll in February 2011 was the first to recognise the shift in voting intention among Scots towards the SNP ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections. This was followed by our poll in April 2011, which provided the first indication that the SNP were likely to win the election by a substantial margin.

Our most recent poll in February 2013 found support for the SNP at 43%, up 3 points since October, with Labour on 35%, no change since October.

Voting intention for the constituency element of a Scottish Parliament election

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Perceptions of the party leaders is one of the key indicators of political success. Few parties win elections with unpopular leaders. The Scottish Public Opinion Monitor tracks satisfaction with the performance of the main party leaders at Holyrood.

Satisfaction with party leaders

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