Holyrood election poll predicts SNP majority and Alex Salmond return
ALEX Salmond will be returning to Holyrood alongside an outright majority of SNP MSPs, if the results of a new poll prove to be correct.
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ALEX Salmond will be returning to Holyrood alongside an outright majority of SNP MSPs, if the results of a new poll prove to be correct.
SNP set for Holyrood majority, poll suggests Updated: May 2, 2021, 12:54 pm Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail (Russell Cheyne/PA) Nicola Sturgeon is set to win a majority at the Scottish Parliament election on Thursday, according to a new poll. The survey for The Herald by BMG Research suggests the SNP is set to win 68 seats while other projections show the Alba Party will take two seats, once the regional distribution of its support is taken into account. Meanwhile, the poll suggests the Greens will pick up nine seats – meaning Holyrood would have 79 pro-independence MSPs out of 129. R...