• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Today Headline
  • Write for us
Today Headline
No Result
View All Result
  • breaking news today
    • Politics news
    • Sports
    • Science News & Society
  • Entertainment News
    • Movie
    • Gaming
  • Technology News
    • Automotive
    • Software & IT
  • Health News
    • Lifestyle
    • Insurance
  • Finance News
    • Money
  • Enterprise
  • Contact Us
  • breaking news today
    • Politics news
    • Sports
    • Science News & Society
  • Entertainment News
    • Movie
    • Gaming
  • Technology News
    • Automotive
    • Software & IT
  • Health News
    • Lifestyle
    • Insurance
  • Finance News
    • Money
  • Enterprise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TodayHeadline
No Result
View All Result

Leading Pollster Says Scotland Is A “Worry” For Boris Johnson In May’s Local Elections

April 8, 2022
in breaking news today
Reading Time: 3 mins read
2J0D7J3 lmmp3p – TodayHeadline


Leading Pollster Says Scotland Is A “Worry” For Boris Johnson In May’s Local Elections

(Alamy)

Eleanor Langford

3 min read07 April

Leading pollster Sir John Curtice has said the Torys’ position as the “voice of unionism” in Scotland could be under threat following the local elections in May.

The University of Strathclyde professor, who is also a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Social Research, told PoliticsHome’s podcast The Rundownout Friday, that “partygate” had played a significant role in the falling fortunes of the Tories in Scotland.

“The one place that [Boris Johnson] has to worry about is Scotland. In Scotland, all the council’s seats are up for grabs,” Curtice explained.

He said the difficulty for the Conservatives was that the local elections north of the border had last been held six weeks before the 2017 General Election, when the party had done well both locally and nationally.

“The polling during the course of the last three, four or five months… has been showing the Conservatives, not only well down on their position five years ago, but actually also trailing behind Labour,” he continued.

“There is a possibility that, for the first time since 2016, that the Labour Party might come second [in Scotland]both in votes and in seats in the local elections.”

He added that Conservative position as the “hitherto as the undisputed principle voice of unionism north of the border” could be under threat if they came third in the May polls.

Chris Curtis, head of polling at Opinium, agreed that Johnson would face his biggest challenge in May in Scottish councils.

He told The Rundown podcast that he believed Labour was on track for a “comfortable second place” in Scotland, while the Conservatives faced a “difficult” campaign in the wake of the partygate scandal, which led Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross to call for Johnson’s resignation.

“How do a group of people who said the Prime Minister should resign a few months ago turn around and go, actually, he shouldn’t resign, and also, you should vote for us? It’s gonna be incredibly difficult for them to fight,” he said.

Ross was among the most vocal Conservative critics of Johnson following reports that lockdown-breaking parties were held in Downing Street and Whitehall.

However, he announced in March that he had withdrawn his letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister, saying it wasn’t appropriate to be discussing leadership challenges while conflict was going on in Ukraine.

According to a recent Survation Poll for Ballot Box Scotland, the SNP are on track for a record result in May’s council elections, taking 44% of first preference votes in the nation’s proportional system.

Only 6% said they’d back the Tories, down one point from the previous election, while 23% said they’d back Labour, up three points from 2017.

  • Click here to listen to the latest episode of The Rundownor search for ‘PoliticsHome’ wherever you get your podcasts.
  • The Rundown is a new podcast from PoliticsHome. Every Friday, our reporters are joined by the biggest names in Westminster to unpick this week’s politics.

PoliticsHome Newsletters

PoliticsHome provides the most comprehensive coverage of UK politics anywhere on the web, offering high quality original reporting and analysis: Subscribe

impression – TodayHeadline

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
GettyImages 141663944 scaled – TodayHeadline

Spiritual meaning behind Spring Equinox in 2023 explained

Battery Network Energy Storage Grid Concept – TodayHeadline

Aging EV Car Batteries Given New Life to Power Up Electric Grid

d6a4e2b1 177f 4713 8848 1d165fedf49c – TodayHeadline

Can war games really help us predict who will win a conflict?

bc76e70c 719f 48bc 8073 f6db0e21d3d9 – TodayHeadline

Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban

1675400526 scidaily icon – TodayHeadline

A BU-led research team used video games to test farmers’ reactions to conservation dilemmas — ScienceDaily

young dolph loves for the streets video 1200x675 – TodayHeadline

Young Dolph Shows His “Love For The Streets” In New Video

First Republic’s shares crash more than 46% after downgraded credit rating | Banking

ST23 swanson 12 8x12 – TodayHeadline

Why the Cubs are ‘not worried’ about Dansby Swanson’s spring slump

PopularStories

1675400526 scidaily icon – TodayHeadline
Science News & Society

A BU-led research team used video games to test farmers’ reactions to conservation dilemmas — ScienceDaily

young dolph loves for the streets video 1200x675 – TodayHeadline
Entertainment News

Young Dolph Shows His “Love For The Streets” In New Video

Business news

First Republic’s shares crash more than 46% after downgraded credit rating | Banking

ST23 swanson 12 8x12 – TodayHeadline
Sports

Why the Cubs are ‘not worried’ about Dansby Swanson’s spring slump

About Us

Todayheadline the independent news and topics discovery
A home-grown and independent news and topic aggregation . displays breaking news linking to news websites all around the world.

Follow Us

Latest News

1675400526 scidaily icon – TodayHeadline

A BU-led research team used video games to test farmers’ reactions to conservation dilemmas — ScienceDaily

young dolph loves for the streets video 1200x675 – TodayHeadline

Young Dolph Shows His “Love For The Streets” In New Video

First Republic’s shares crash more than 46% after downgraded credit rating | Banking

1675400526 scidaily icon – TodayHeadline

A BU-led research team used video games to test farmers’ reactions to conservation dilemmas — ScienceDaily

young dolph loves for the streets video 1200x675 – TodayHeadline

Young Dolph Shows His “Love For The Streets” In New Video

First Republic’s shares crash more than 46% after downgraded credit rating | Banking

  • Real Estate
  • Parenting
  • Cooking
  • NFL Games On TV Today
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Home & Garden
  • Pets
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • About

© 2023 All rights are reserved Today headline

No Result
View All Result
  • Real Estate
  • Parenting
  • Cooking
  • NFL Games On TV Today
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Home & Garden
  • Pets
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • About

© 2023 All rights are reserved Today headline

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.