Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election
In the run-up to the
proportional representation
(regional) vote.
TNS-BMRB (formerly TNS System Three) and YouGov were members of the British Polling Council, and abided by its disclosure rules. Progressive Partnership-Scottish Opinion and Panelbase, although members of the Market Research Society
, were not members of the BPC and did not publish detailed methodology and findings.
Graphical summary
The constituency vote is shown as semi-transparent lines, while the regional vote is shown in full lines.
Constituency vote
Graphical summary
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Poll results
| Constituency vote ( FPTP )
| ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm/Client | Survey end date | SNP | Lab | Con | Lib Dem | Others | ||||
| 2011 Scottish Parliament election | 45.39% | 31.69% | 13.91% | 7.93% | 1.8% | |||||
| YouGov | 4 May 2011 | 42% | 35% | 11% | 8% | |||||
| TNS-BMRB/STV | 3 May 2011 | 45% | 27% | 15% | 10% | |||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 29 April 2011 | 42% | 34% | 12% | 7% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 21 April 2011 | 45% | 32% | 10% | 8% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 15 April 2011 | 40% | 37% | 11% | 8% | 4% | ||||
| Scottish Opinion/Sunday Mail | 9 April 2011 | 46% | 36% | 9% | 6% | |||||
| panelbase/The Sunday Times | 4 April 2011 | 37% | 37% | 13% | 8% | |||||
| YouGov/The Scotsman (tables) | 28 March 2011 | 40% | 39% | 11% | 5% | 5% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/STV | 27 March 2011 | 37% | 38% | 15% | 7% | 3% | ||||
| YouGov | 18 March 2011 | 38% | 41% | 10% | 6% | 5% | ||||
| ICM/SNP | 15 March 2011 | 35% | 39% | 12% | 10% | - | ||||
| Scottish Opinion/Mail on Sunday | 13 March 2011 | 37% | 43% | 11% | 5% | 4% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 2 March 2011 | 29% | 44% | 12% | 11% | - | ||||
| YouGov/Greens | 22 February 2011 | 32% | 41% | 15% | 8% | 4% | ||||
| Ipsos MORI | 14 February 2011 | 37% | 36% | 13% | 10% | 4% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 10 January 2011 | 33% | 49% | 9% | 7% | 2% | ||||
| Ipsos MORI | 26 November 2010 | 31% | 41% | 13% | 11% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotsman | 21 October 2010 | 34% | 40% | 14% | 8% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Mail on Sunday | 3 September 2010 | 29% | 39% | 16% | 11% | 5% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB | 31 August 2010 | 32% | 42% | 12% | 12% | 2% | ||||
| Ipsos MORI | 19 August 2010 | 34% | 37% | 11% | 13% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/SNP | 18 August 2010 | 35% | 36% | 14% | 12% | 3% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 3 August 2010 | 32% | 46% | 10% | 11% | 2% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 1 June 2010 | 29% | 45% | 13% | 11% | 2% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotsman | 4 May 2010 | 34% | 31% | 14% | 17% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 30 April 2010 | 31% | 33% | 13% | 18% | 5% | ||||
| Populus/Times | 26 April 2010 | 31% | 30% | 12% | 23% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/Sky News | 23 April 2010 | 34% | 31% | 12% | 19% | 5% | ||||
| ARPO/Greens | 19 April 2010 | 27% | 31% | 19% | 19% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 16 April 2010 | 30% | 34% | 14% | 16% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 26 March 2010 | 34% | 31% | 14% | 14% | 7% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 26 February 2010 | 28% | 33% | 16% | 16% | 6% | ||||
| Ipsos MORI | 21 February 2010 | 36% | 29% | 14% | 15% | 6% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 4 February 2010 | 35% | 37% | 13% | 12% | 3% | ||||
| YouGov/SNP | 13 January 2010 | 35% | 32% | 14% | 13% | 7% | ||||
| Ipsos MORI | 23 November 2009 | 36% | 32% | 12% | 12% | 8% | ||||
| YouGov/Daily Telegraph | 20 November 2009 | 32% | 33% | 14% | 15% | 6% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 3 November 2009 | 40% | 32% | 13% | 11% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Greens | 28 October 2009 | 34% | 31% | 16% | 14% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/SNP | 2 September 2009 | 36% | 28% | 16% | 14% | 7% | ||||
| Ipsos MORI/Holyrood Magazine | 31 August 2009 | 38% | 25% | 15% | 15% | 6% | ||||
| YouGov/Mail on Sunday | 28 August 2009 | 34% | 27% | 16% | 16% | 6% | ||||
| YouGov/Daily Mail | 26 August 2009 | 33% | 31% | 16% | 16% | 5% | ||||
| TNS-BMRB/STV | 29 June 2009 | 39% | 32% | 12% | 11% | 7% | ||||
| YouGov/Sunday Times | 4 June 2009 | 39% | 26% | 14% | 14% | 7% | ||||
| TNS System Three/Sunday Herald | 28 April 2009 | 32% | 36% | 19% | 9% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/SNP | 22 April 2009 | 37% | 30% | 15% | 13% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Sunday Times | 13 March 2009 | 35% | 34% | 14% | 12% | 4% | ||||
| YouGov/Sunday Times | 30 January 2009 | 38% | 32% | 13% | 12% | 5% | ||||
| 2007 Scottish Parliament election | 32.9% | 32.2% | 16.6% | 16.2% | ||||||
Regional vote
Graphical summary
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Poll results
| Regional vote ( AMS )
| ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm/Client | Survey end date | SNP | Lab | Con | Lib Dem | Green | Others | |||
| 2011 Scottish Parliament election | 44.04% | 26.31% | 12.36% | 5.2% | 4.38% | |||||
| YouGov | 4 May 2011 | 35% | 32% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 3% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/STV | 3 May 2011 | 38% | 25% | 16% | 9% | 8% | 4% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 29 April 2011 | 35% | 33% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 7% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 21 April 2011 | 39% | 29% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 5% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 15 April 2011 | 35% | 33% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 7% | |||
| Scottish Opinion/Sunday Mail | 9 April 2011 | 38% | 37% | 10% | 9% | 5% | ||||
| panelbase/Sunday Times | 4 April 2011 | 37% | 32% | 11% | 7% | 5% | ||||
| YouGov/Scotsman (tables) | 28 March 2011 | 32% | 39% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 6% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/STV | 27 March 2011 | 35% | 35% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 3% | |||
| YouGov | 18 March 2011 | 32% | 39% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 7% | |||
| ICM/SNP | 15 March 2011 | 34% | 37% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 7% | |||
| Scottish Opinion/Mail on Sunday | 13 March 2011 | 37% | 44% | 11% | 4% | 2% | 2% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 2 March 2011 | 29% | 39% | 11% | 10% | 6% | 5% | |||
| YouGov/Greens | 22 February 2011 | 26% | 40% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 5% | |||
| Ipsos MORI | 14 February 2011 | 35% | 33% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 3% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 10 January 2011 | 33% | 47% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 2% | |||
| Ipsos MORI | 26 November 2010 | 32% | 36% | 12% | 8% | - | 10% | |||
| YouGov/Scotsman | 21 October 2010 | 31% | 36% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 4% | |||
| YouGov/Mail on Sunday | 3 September 2010 | 26% | 36% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 5% | |||
| TNS-BMRB | 31 August 2010 | 30% | 42% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Ipsos MORI | 19 August 2010 | 29% | 38% | 12% | 12% | - | - | |||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 3 August 2010 | 30% | 42% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 2% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 1 June 2010 | 28% | 41% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 3% | |||
| YouGov/Scotsman | 4 May 2010 | 29% | 30% | 15% | 16% | 5% | 5% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 30 April 2010 | 26% | 32% | 15% | 17% | 6% | 5% | |||
| Populus/Times | 26 April 2010 | 29% | 30% | 12% | 22% | 3% | 3% | |||
| YouGov/Sky News | 23 April 2010 | 29% | 28% | 13% | 18% | 6% | 6% | |||
| ARPO/Greens | 19 April 2010 | 27% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 8% | 7% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 16 April 2010 | 27% | 31% | 15% | 17% | 5% | 5% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 26 March 2010 | 30% | 31% | 14% | 13% | 5% | 7% | |||
| YouGov/Scotland on Sunday | 26 February 2010 | 26% | 31% | 17% | 14% | 7% | 6% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 4 February 2010 | 30% | 37% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 3% | |||
| YouGov/Daily Telegraph | 20 November 2009 | 29% | 30% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 8% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/Herald | 3 November 2009 | 37% | 29% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 6% | |||
| YouGov/Greens | 28 October 2009 | 29% | 29% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 6% | |||
| YouGov/SNP | 2 September 2009 | 30% | 26% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 9% | |||
| YouGov/Mail on Sunday | 28 August 2009 | 30% | 26% | 16% | 16% | 7% | 5% | |||
| YouGov/Daily Mail | 26 August 2009 | 27% | 28% | 17% | 15% | 6% | 7% | |||
| TNS-BMRB/STV | 29 June 2009 | 39% | 29% | 10% | 12% | 5% | 5% | |||
| YouGov/Sunday Times | 4 June 2009 | 34% | 26% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | |||
| TNS System Three/Sunday Herald | 28 April 2009 | 40% | 30% | 13% | 10% | 4% | 7% | |||
| YouGov/SNP | 22 April 2009 | 37% | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | 7% | |||
| YouGov/Sunday Times | 13 March 2009 | 30% | 32% | 15% | 11% | 5% | 7% | |||
| YouGov/Sunday Times | 30 January 2009 | 34% | 28% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 7% | |||
| 2007 Scottish Parliament election | 31.0% | 29.2% | 13.9% | 11.3% | 4.0% | |||||