Opinion polling for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election

In the run-up to the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, various organisations conducted opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in this list. The pollsters listed are generally members of the British Polling Council (BPC) unless noted, all abide by its disclosure rules. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous Scottish Parliament election, held on 6 May 2021, to the 2026 election which was held on 7 May 2026.

Constituency vote

DatesconductedPollsterClientSamplesizeSNPConLabLib DemsGreensAlbaRefOthersLead2026 Scottish Parliament election38.2%11.8%19.2%11.4%2.3%N/A15.8%1.4%19Find Out NowN/A2,00141%10%15%12%1%N/A 17%3% 24YouGovThe Times6,45339%10%18%11%2%18%– 19SurvationN/A5,02539%12% 19%10%2%17%2% 20IpsosSTV News1,22535%11%20%11%2%18%3% 15More in CommonN/ATBA32%13%20%13%2%18%2% 12NorstatThe Sunday Times1,00236%14%20%11%1%16%– 163 Mar – 26 Apr 2026More in CommonN/A4,12435%13%17%13%2% 19%2%16 SurvationDiffley Partnership1,01238%12%18%10%2% 20%1% 18SurvationBallot Box Scotland1,00835%13%20%10%1%20%1%151 Feb – 21 Apr 2026StonehavenN/A3,37937%9%17%8%10%18%–20Find Out NowScot Goes Pop1,00235%9%14%10%12%16%–21JL PartnersThe Telegraph2,01832%10% 20%9%9%18%3%124 Feb – 12 Apr 2026More in CommonN/A5,12433%12%18%12%1% 21%2%12More in CommonN/A1,00832%12% 19%11%7%18%2%13YouGovSky News3,92541%8%18%10%2% 19%–23Closure of nominations and announcement of candidatesNorstatThe Sunday Times1,00634%11% 19%10%8%N/A15%–15 Ipsos STV News1,03839%11%15%10%7%15%3%24 Find Out Now / Electoral CalculusThe National4,10534%10% 18%10%9%15%–16The Alba Party deregisters as a political party and dissolvesSurvationDiffley Partnership1,06035%11%19%8%8%–19%1%16Lord Ashcroft PollsN/A2,08939%9%12%10%11%–14%5%25SurvationDiffley Partnership1,01737%12%18%9%6%0%17%1%19 Ipsos STV News1,09636%9%20%10%7%–16%2%16Find Out NowThe National1,00236%7%12%9%10%2%21%3%15YouGovScottish Elections Study1,51734%10%14%10%11%–18%2%16NorstatThe Sunday Times1,00135%10%17%8%8%–19%2%16More in CommonN/A1,03533%11%19%11%6%–18%2%14More in CommonN/A1,01735%11%18%10%5%–19%2%16NorstatThe Sunday Times1,01635%11%19%9%7%–17%2%16Malcolm Offord is appointed leader of Reform UK in ScotlandYouGovN/A1,11334%10%15%10%9%–20%2%14SurvationTrue North83534%13%16%9%8%1%19%0%15Find Out NowThe National1,00034%9%14%9%9%2%21%13 Ipsos STV News1,06135%11%16%9%9%–18%2%17Find Out NowAlba Party1,16535%8%17%10%9%2%16%–17 SurvationThe Herald2,04334%10%18%8%7%1%22%1% 12NorstatThe Sunday Times1,01034%10%17%11%7%–20%2%14Find Out NowThe National1,28233%10%14%11%10%2%19%2%14SurvationScotland in Union2,05137%11%20%7%5%1%18%–17 More in CommonN/A1,10437%12%17%12%5%0%16%0%20Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer are elected co-leaders of the Scottish GreensYouGovScottish Elections Study1,17832%10%20%10%8%–17%3%12 Ipsos STV News1,06634%10%23%9%9%1%14%1%11Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, Labour gain from SNPNorstatThe Sunday Times1,00733%13%19%8%7%0%18%0%14SurvationTrue North1,02033%11%19%11%5%1%19%0%14SurvationDiffley Partnership1,00536%13%22%9%5%1%14%0%14Find Out NowThe National1,41735%12%14%12%9%3%12%0%21 Kenny MacAskill is elected leader of the Alba PartySurvationQuantum Communications1,01234%12%23%8%4%1%17%0%11YouGovScottish Elections Study1,17833%11%21%7%9%–17%1%12Find Out NowSunday Herald1,33434%13%20%9%9%2%13%0%12NorstatThe Times1,02635%15%18%11%6%2%14%0%17SurvationHolyrood Sources1,02435%14%22%8%6%2%13%0%13Find Out NowThe National1,77435%15%19%9%7%2%11%0%16NorstatThe Times1,01337%14%21%10%5%–12%3%16SurvationProgress Scotland3,01632%14%27%9%6%–10%–5NorstatThe Times1,01333%15%23%10%6%–11%–10 Alex Salmond, former First Minister and leader of the Alba Party, dies Russell Findlay is elected leader of the Scottish ConservativesSurvationProgress Scotland2,05931%13%31%8%6%1%9%1%TieOpiniumThe Times1,02832%12%25%8%7%–12%3%7SurvationScotland in Union1,02131%12%30%9%6%1%9%–1NorstatSunday Times1,01133%12%30%8%5%–9%2%3 2024 United Kingdom general electionRedfield & WiltonN/A1,20033%14%34%8%3%1%6%1%1SavantaThe Scotsman1,04237%14%35%8%–––5%2SurvationBallot Box Scotland1,02233%14%37%8%4%1%–3%4SavantaThe Scotsman1,06936%16%35%7%–––6%1NorstatSunday Times1,05034%16%32%8%6%––5%2YouGovN/A1,06834%13%35%10%5%––4%1Redfield & WiltonN/A1,00033%17%32%9%2%2%4%0%1Redfield & WiltonN/A1,07833%15%35%9%3%––4%2John Swinney is elected Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of ScotlandSavantaThe Scotsman1,08035%18%35%6%–––5%TieNorstatSunday Times1,08634%14%33%9%5%––5%1YouGovN/A1,04336%16%32%9%3% ––4%4NorstatSunday Times1,08635%17%30%10%5%––4%5Redfield & WiltonN/A1,00034%21%32%6%2%2%3%–2YouGovN/A1,10034%15%32%9%4%––5%2Redfield & WiltonN/A1,00035%18%31%5%3%3%4%–4YouGovScottish Elections Study1,17834%15%32%8%7%––4%2Redfield & WiltonN/A1,00035%18%33%8%3%3%1%–2IpsosSTV News1,00539%14%30%7%4%1%1%3%9SurvationTrue North1,02935%16%31%8%5%2%–3%4NorstatThe Sunday Times1,00736%16%31%7%5%––5%5Redfield & WiltonN/A1,04037%18%32%8%3%–1%1%5IpsosSTV News1,00439%15%27%8%4%3%1%2%12Redfield & WiltonN/A1,09234%22%30%8%2%2%2%–4YouGov Scottish Elections Study1,20034%14%32%9%7%––4%2SavantaThe Scotsman1,00237%18%33%6%–––5%4YouGovFabians1,02837%20%29%9%3%––3%9PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,02235%16%31%7%7%––3%4Redfield & WiltonN/A1,09435%20%29%10%3%1%––6OpiniumTony Blair Institute1,00442%20%26%8%–––5%16YouGovThe Times1,10341%16%28%8%3%––4%13Redfield & WiltonN/A1,10039%16%30%8%–1%3%–9SurvationTrue North1,02239%16%34%8%–––4%5YouGovThe Times1,08641%14%31%7%3%––4%10Redfield & WiltonN/A1,05036%19%32%8%2%1%1%–4Redfield & WiltonN/A1,03033%21%30%10%2%1%2%–3SurvationN/A1,89138%17%33%10%–––3%5PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,00736%13%32%9%7%––3%4SavantaThe Scotsman1,01840%16%33%8%–––3%7YouGovScottish Elections Study1,20037%15%29%8%7%––4%8Redfield & WiltonN/A1,39536%21%29%8%2%1%2%1%7IpsosSTV News1,09042%17%28%7%4%1%–1%14SurvationTrue North1,00939%19%30%9%–––4%9Redfield & WiltonN/A1,29536%18%32%8%2%1%2%–4YouGovThe Times1,03238%16%30%10%2%––4%8SurvationN/A1,00138%16%27%7%–––3%11Redfield & WiltonN/A1,00038%18%28%10%3%–2%4%10SavantaThe Scotsman1,00939%19%32%7%–––3%7PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,08937%17%30%8%5%––4%7 Humza Yousaf is elected as the leader of the SNP and then as First Minister of ScotlandYouGovSky News1,00243%15%26%8%4%––3%17PanelbaseScot Goes Pop1,01339%14%31%8%6%––2%8Redfield & WiltonN/A1,05040%20%29%7%2%–2%1%11YouGovThe Times1,01742%18%28%8%2%––3%14SurvationN/A1,03443%17%29%8%1%1%–1%14SavantaThe Scotsman100843%17%30%8%–––2%13YouGovScottish Elections Study123939%17%28%8%5%––3%11SurvationN/A107043%17%29%7%–––4%14YouGovThe Sunday Times1,08844%17%26%7%2%––3%18SurvationTrue North1,00246%17%27%8%–––2%19 SurvationScotland in Union1,02544%16%29%8%1%1%1%–15 SavantaThe Scotsman1,04844%18%28%8%–––3%16 YouGovThe Times1,09050%13%25%7%2%––2%25 Ipsos MORISTV News1,04550%14%24%7%3%––3%26YouGovScottish Elections Study1,23950%15%23%8%5%––2%27PanelbaseAlba Party1,01845%15%28%6%3%3%––17YouGovThe Times1,06749%13%26%8%–––4%23Savanta ComResThe Scotsman1,02947%17%25%8%–––2%22SurvationScotland in Union1,01145%14%30%6%–––4%15PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,13345%19%22%8%–––6%23PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,01047%17%22%9%3%––2%25Savanta ComResThe Scotsman1,02946%18%25%8%–––4%21YouGovThe Times1,11547%18%23%7%2%––3%24Scottish local electionsSavanta ComResThe Scotsman 1,01046%18%25%7%–––4%21PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,00942%19%24%7%4%––4%18BMGThe Herald 1,01244%21%22%8%–––4%22SurvationBallot Box Scotland 1,00246%20%25%7%–––2%21Savanta ComResThe Scotsman1,00846%20%24%7%–––3%22Savanta ComRes The Economist1,86647%21%22%8%–––2%25PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,01444%19%22%8%3%––3%22Savanta ComResThe Scotsman1,00447%19%22%8%–––4%25Ipsos MORISTV News1,10752%19%17%5%3%––4%33YouGovThe Times1,060 48%21%19%7%2%––3%27PanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,78147%20%19%8%4%––2%27Savanta ComResThe Scotsman1,00548%20%22%7%–––3%26PanelbaseThe Sunday Times2,00346%22%18%7%4%––3%24Savanta ComResThe Scotsman1,01648%22%20%7%–––3%26OpiniumSky News1,01451%21%18%6%–––4%30Alex Cole-Hamilton becomes leader of the Scottish Liberal DemocratsPanelbaseThe Sunday Times1,28746%24%19%6%3%––2%222021 Scottish Parliament election47.7%21.9%21.6%6.9%1.3%N/AN/A0.6%25.8

Regional vote