SNP Could Wipe Labour Out in Scotland, Poll Finds

The Scottish National Party (SNP) could take an unprecedented number of seats in May’s election and play a central role in the formation of a new government, according to polling by the Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft.

The SNP look set to take a series of Labour seats, and are only a point away from winning Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy’s seat in East Renfrewshire. The surge in SNP support follows an independence referendum campaign last September.

In this video, SNP candidate for Edinburgh East explains why he left Labour for the SNP. Credit: SNP