Opinion Poll by Savanta ComRes for The Scotsman, 11–15 December 2020
Voting Intentions | Seats | Coalitions | Technical Information
Voting Intentions

Confidence Intervals
Party |
Last Result |
Poll Result |
80% Confidence Interval |
90% Confidence Interval |
95% Confidence Interval |
99% Confidence Interval |
Scottish National Party |
41.7% |
42.0% |
40.0–44.0% |
39.4–44.5% |
38.9–45.0% |
38.0–46.0% |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party |
22.9% |
20.0% |
18.5–21.7% |
18.1–22.2% |
17.7–22.6% |
17.0–23.5% |
Scottish Labour |
19.1% |
17.0% |
15.5–18.6% |
15.1–19.0% |
14.8–19.4% |
14.1–20.2% |
Scottish Greens |
6.6% |
12.0% |
10.8–13.5% |
10.5–13.9% |
10.2–14.2% |
9.6–14.9% |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
5.2% |
7.0% |
6.1–8.2% |
5.8–8.5% |
5.6–8.8% |
5.2–9.3% |
Note: The poll result column reflects the actual value used in the calculations. Published results may vary slightly, and in addition be rounded to fewer digits.
Seats


Confidence Intervals
Scottish National Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish National Party page.

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
59 |
0.2% |
100% |
|
60 |
2% |
99.8% |
|
61 |
4% |
98% |
|
62 |
4% |
94% |
|
63 |
10% |
90% |
Last Result |
64 |
8% |
80% |
|
65 |
11% |
71% |
Majority |
66 |
10% |
60% |
Median |
67 |
14% |
50% |
|
68 |
13% |
36% |
|
69 |
11% |
23% |
|
70 |
8% |
12% |
|
71 |
4% |
5% |
|
72 |
0.6% |
0.6% |
|
73 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party page.

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
18 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
19 |
1.4% |
99.9% |
|
20 |
4% |
98% |
|
21 |
9% |
94% |
|
22 |
13% |
85% |
|
23 |
17% |
72% |
|
24 |
18% |
56% |
Median |
25 |
14% |
37% |
|
26 |
11% |
23% |
|
27 |
6% |
12% |
|
28 |
2% |
6% |
|
29 |
1.5% |
3% |
|
30 |
2% |
2% |
|
31 |
0.2% |
0.3% |
Last Result |
32 |
0% |
0.1% |
|
33 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Labour
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Labour page.

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
16 |
0.8% |
100% |
|
17 |
10% |
99.2% |
|
18 |
23% |
90% |
|
19 |
20% |
66% |
Median |
20 |
10% |
47% |
|
21 |
12% |
36% |
|
22 |
10% |
25% |
|
23 |
10% |
15% |
|
24 |
3% |
5% |
Last Result |
25 |
1.5% |
2% |
|
26 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
27 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Greens
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Greens page.

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
6 |
0% |
100% |
Last Result |
7 |
0% |
100% |
|
8 |
0% |
100% |
|
9 |
0% |
100% |
|
10 |
5% |
100% |
|
11 |
9% |
95% |
|
12 |
31% |
86% |
|
13 |
20% |
55% |
Median |
14 |
26% |
35% |
|
15 |
8% |
9% |
|
16 |
0.7% |
1.5% |
|
17 |
0.4% |
0.8% |
|
18 |
0.2% |
0.4% |
|
19 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
20 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
21 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Liberal Democrats
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Liberal Democrats page.

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
4 |
2% |
100% |
|
5 |
31% |
98% |
Last Result |
6 |
31% |
66% |
Median |
7 |
18% |
36% |
|
8 |
14% |
18% |
|
9 |
3% |
4% |
|
10 |
0.7% |
1.0% |
|
11 |
0.3% |
0.3% |
|
12 |
0% |
0% |
|
Coalitions

Confidence Intervals
Coalition |
Last Result |
Median |
Majority? |
80% Confidence Interval |
90% Confidence Interval |
95% Confidence Interval |
99% Confidence Interval |
Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens |
69 |
79 |
100% |
75–82 |
74–83 |
73–83 |
72–84 |
Scottish National Party |
63 |
66 |
71% |
62–70 |
61–70 |
61–71 |
60–72 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
60 |
50 |
0% |
47–54 |
46–55 |
46–56 |
45–57 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour |
55 |
44 |
0% |
41–47 |
40–48 |
39–49 |
38–50 |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Greens – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
35 |
39 |
0% |
36–43 |
35–44 |
34–44 |
33–45 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
36 |
30 |
0% |
27–34 |
26–34 |
26–35 |
25–37 |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
29 |
26 |
0% |
23–29 |
23–30 |
22–31 |
22–32 |
Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
69 |
0% |
100% |
Last Result |
70 |
0% |
100% |
|
71 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
72 |
0.7% |
99.8% |
|
73 |
2% |
99.2% |
|
74 |
5% |
97% |
|
75 |
5% |
93% |
|
76 |
8% |
88% |
|
77 |
11% |
80% |
|
78 |
10% |
69% |
|
79 |
12% |
59% |
Median |
80 |
12% |
47% |
|
81 |
12% |
35% |
|
82 |
14% |
22% |
|
83 |
7% |
9% |
|
84 |
2% |
2% |
|
85 |
0.3% |
0.4% |
|
86 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
87 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
88 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish National Party

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
59 |
0.2% |
100% |
|
60 |
2% |
99.8% |
|
61 |
4% |
98% |
|
62 |
4% |
94% |
|
63 |
10% |
90% |
Last Result |
64 |
8% |
80% |
|
65 |
11% |
71% |
Majority |
66 |
10% |
60% |
Median |
67 |
14% |
50% |
|
68 |
13% |
36% |
|
69 |
11% |
23% |
|
70 |
8% |
12% |
|
71 |
4% |
5% |
|
72 |
0.6% |
0.6% |
|
73 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
42 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
43 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
44 |
0.3% |
99.9% |
|
45 |
2% |
99.6% |
|
46 |
7% |
98% |
|
47 |
14% |
91% |
|
48 |
12% |
78% |
|
49 |
12% |
65% |
Median |
50 |
12% |
53% |
|
51 |
10% |
41% |
|
52 |
11% |
31% |
|
53 |
8% |
20% |
|
54 |
5% |
12% |
|
55 |
5% |
7% |
|
56 |
2% |
3% |
|
57 |
0.7% |
0.8% |
|
58 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
59 |
0% |
0% |
|
60 |
0% |
0% |
Last Result |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
36 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
37 |
0.2% |
99.9% |
|
38 |
1.1% |
99.7% |
|
39 |
2% |
98.7% |
|
40 |
5% |
96% |
|
41 |
12% |
92% |
|
42 |
16% |
79% |
|
43 |
12% |
63% |
Median |
44 |
15% |
51% |
|
45 |
11% |
36% |
|
46 |
8% |
25% |
|
47 |
8% |
17% |
|
48 |
4% |
9% |
|
49 |
3% |
4% |
|
50 |
1.1% |
2% |
|
51 |
0.4% |
0.5% |
|
52 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
53 |
0% |
0% |
|
54 |
0% |
0% |
|
55 |
0% |
0% |
Last Result |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Greens – Scottish Liberal Democrats

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
32 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
33 |
0.8% |
99.9% |
|
34 |
3% |
99.2% |
|
35 |
6% |
96% |
Last Result |
36 |
11% |
90% |
|
37 |
12% |
79% |
|
38 |
13% |
68% |
Median |
39 |
14% |
54% |
|
40 |
12% |
40% |
|
41 |
11% |
28% |
|
42 |
7% |
18% |
|
43 |
5% |
10% |
|
44 |
4% |
5% |
|
45 |
1.5% |
2% |
|
46 |
0.3% |
0.4% |
|
47 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
23 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
24 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
25 |
0.9% |
99.8% |
|
26 |
5% |
98.9% |
|
27 |
7% |
94% |
|
28 |
15% |
87% |
|
29 |
18% |
73% |
|
30 |
15% |
55% |
Median |
31 |
11% |
40% |
|
32 |
11% |
29% |
|
33 |
6% |
18% |
|
34 |
7% |
11% |
|
35 |
2% |
5% |
|
36 |
2% |
2% |
Last Result |
37 |
0.4% |
0.5% |
|
38 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
39 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats

Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
21 |
0.3% |
100% |
|
22 |
4% |
99.7% |
|
23 |
10% |
95% |
|
24 |
15% |
85% |
|
25 |
15% |
70% |
Median |
26 |
15% |
55% |
|
27 |
13% |
40% |
|
28 |
9% |
27% |
|
29 |
9% |
19% |
Last Result |
30 |
5% |
10% |
|
31 |
3% |
5% |
|
32 |
1.4% |
2% |
|
33 |
0.4% |
0.4% |
|
34 |
0% |
0% |
|
Opinion Poll
- Polling firm: Savanta ComRes
- Commissioner(s): The Scotsman
- Fieldwork period: 11–15 December 2020
Calculations
- Sample size: 1013
- Simulations done: 1,048,576
- Error estimate: 0.40%