Scotland: another poll shows SNP ahead of Labour
The Sunday Herald reports: SCOTTISH LABOUR'S grip on power seemed to be slipping away last night after another opinion poll confirmed the SNP was on course for a historic victory in the Holyrood election.
The new TNS System 3 snapshot,which was conducted for Scottish Television,gave the Nationalists a surprise five-point lead in constituencies and an astonishing 11 point lead on the regional vote. ...
The poll, which was commissioned late last month and based on a sample of around 1000 adults, found the SNP on 39% of the constituency vote, five ahead of Labour on 34%. The Conservatives trailed in third on 13%, with the LibDems fourth on 11%.
The regional vote was even better for the SNP, as the poll found the Nationalists on 36%, a record 11% ahead of Labour. The LibDems came third on 13%, the Tories fourth on 11%, with the Scottish Greens trailing on 6%. The SSP, which had broken through four years ago, languished on 3% A seat projection by Professor Bill Miller at Glasgow University placed the SNP at 51, up by around 24 since the 2003 Holyrood election, while Labour dropped back to 44, a loss of six seats compared with four years ago. -- The Sunday Herald - Scotland's award-winning independent newspaper