Scotland

Ipsos’ final 2026 Scottish Parliament election poll for STV News.

Over half of Scots (51%) think that energy policy should be devolved to the Scottish Government, while a quarter (25%) feel responsibility should be shared equally with the UK Government and 14% that it should be reserved to Westminster.

More than half of the Scottish public view immigrants as having a negative impact on the availability of housing.

With just two weeks to go until the Scottish Parliament election on 7th May, new data from Ipsos’s Scotland Political Pulse shows that, while voters are not particularly impressed by any of the parties, the SNP have the edge, with views on both the party and their leader improving since last month.

The SNP have extended their lead over Labour and Reform UK according to the latest Ipsos Scottish Political Monitor, taken in the first week of the Holyrood election campaigns (26-31 March) and conducted in partnership with STV News.

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John Swinney is the best rated of the party leaders, with a clear lead over Anas Sarwar and Malcolm Offord on most key leadership traits - although public sentiment is more negative than positive towards all the Scottish party leaders.

SNP lead constituency voting intentions on 36% (+1 from early December).

Scotland Polls and Trends: Ipsos polls on Scottish voting intention, attitudes towards parties and leaders, the issues that face Scotland and Scottish Independence.