SNP CELEBRATE YEAR END WITH POLL SURGE

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POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTS


The Scottish National Party welcomed the Scottish breakdown of the last Angus Reid opinion poll of the year, conducted from 7-9 December, which shows SNP support up by 9 points from last month, and by 14 points from the May General Election, to 34 per cent for a Westminster election.


December party ratings; November poll in brackets; General Election figures in square brackets.


SNP: 34%, (25), [20]


Lab: 42%, (38), [42]


Con: 11%, (20), [16]


Lib Dem: 6%, (8), [19]


SNP Campaign Director Angus Robertson said:


“This is a fantastic last poll of the year for the SNP – with our support surging by 9 points since last month, and by 14 per cent since the General Election.


“By contrast, support for the UK government parties – the Tories and Lib Dems – has collapsed in Scotland. Tory support has halved in a month, and Lib Dem support is just a third of what it was at the General Election.


“Only the SNP stand for a better Scotland, and we are confident that our positive message will earn the trust of the people next May – when we know that SNP support is even stronger in a Scottish Parliament election.”


December Angus Reid poll:


http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/43683/labour-closes-year-on-top-in-britain-as-lib-dems-fall-to-single-digits/


November Angus Reid poll:


http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/43608/opposition-labour-extends-advantage-over-tories-in-britain/