Opinion Poll by Survation for The Courier, 4 May 2021
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% |
36.0% |
34.1–38.0% |
33.6–38.5% |
33.1–39.0% |
32.2–40.0% |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party |
22.9% |
21.0% |
19.4–22.8% |
19.0–23.2% |
18.6–23.7% |
17.9–24.5% |
Scottish Labour |
19.1% |
19.0% |
17.5–20.7% |
17.1–21.2% |
16.7–21.6% |
16.0–22.4% |
Scottish Greens |
6.6% |
10.0% |
8.9–11.3% |
8.6–11.7% |
8.3–12.0% |
7.8–12.7% |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
5.2% |
7.0% |
6.1–8.2% |
5.8–8.5% |
5.6–8.8% |
5.2–9.4% |
Alba Party |
0.0% |
3.0% |
2.4–3.8% |
2.2–4.0% |
2.1–4.2% |
1.8–4.6% |
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 |
49 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
50 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
51 |
0.2% |
99.8% |
|
52 |
0.4% |
99.7% |
|
53 |
1.2% |
99.3% |
|
54 |
1.3% |
98% |
|
55 |
1.4% |
97% |
|
56 |
2% |
95% |
|
57 |
4% |
94% |
|
58 |
7% |
90% |
|
59 |
20% |
83% |
|
60 |
33% |
63% |
Median |
61 |
11% |
30% |
|
62 |
5% |
19% |
|
63 |
5% |
14% |
Last Result |
64 |
3% |
10% |
|
65 |
1.4% |
7% |
Majority |
66 |
1.5% |
5% |
|
67 |
2% |
4% |
|
68 |
1.3% |
2% |
|
69 |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
70 |
0.1% |
0.3% |
|
71 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
72 |
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 |
20 |
0.2% |
100% |
|
21 |
2% |
99.8% |
|
22 |
2% |
97% |
|
23 |
4% |
96% |
|
24 |
12% |
92% |
|
25 |
18% |
80% |
|
26 |
16% |
62% |
Median |
27 |
17% |
46% |
|
28 |
12% |
29% |
|
29 |
9% |
18% |
|
30 |
5% |
8% |
|
31 |
2% |
4% |
Last Result |
32 |
0.8% |
2% |
|
33 |
1.3% |
2% |
|
34 |
0.3% |
0.3% |
|
35 |
0% |
0.1% |
|
36 |
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 |
17 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
18 |
0.5% |
99.9% |
|
19 |
1.3% |
99.4% |
|
20 |
1.1% |
98% |
|
21 |
3% |
97% |
|
22 |
5% |
94% |
|
23 |
16% |
89% |
|
24 |
23% |
72% |
Last Result, Median |
25 |
28% |
49% |
|
26 |
14% |
22% |
|
27 |
4% |
8% |
|
28 |
2% |
4% |
|
29 |
0.9% |
2% |
|
30 |
0.5% |
1.0% |
|
31 |
0.4% |
0.5% |
|
32 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
33 |
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 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
8 |
0.2% |
99.9% |
|
9 |
0.7% |
99.7% |
|
10 |
41% |
99.0% |
|
11 |
20% |
58% |
Median |
12 |
26% |
38% |
|
13 |
9% |
12% |
|
14 |
2% |
3% |
|
15 |
0.5% |
0.6% |
|
16 |
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 |
3 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
4 |
0.9% |
99.9% |
|
5 |
13% |
98.9% |
Last Result |
6 |
32% |
86% |
|
7 |
9% |
54% |
Median |
8 |
30% |
45% |
|
9 |
9% |
15% |
|
10 |
5% |
6% |
|
11 |
1.0% |
1.2% |
|
12 |
0.2% |
0.2% |
|
13 |
0% |
0% |
|
Alba Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Alba Party page.
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
0 |
99.8% |
100% |
Last Result, Median |
1 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
2 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
3 |
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 – Alba Party |
69 |
71 |
98% |
68–74 |
67–77 |
66–78 |
63–79 |
Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens |
69 |
71 |
98% |
68–74 |
67–77 |
66–78 |
63–79 |
Scottish National Party – Alba Party |
63 |
60 |
7% |
57–63 |
56–66 |
54–67 |
52–69 |
Scottish National Party |
63 |
60 |
7% |
57–63 |
56–66 |
54–67 |
52–69 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
60 |
58 |
2% |
55–61 |
52–62 |
51–63 |
50–66 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour |
55 |
51 |
0% |
48–54 |
46–55 |
45–57 |
43–59 |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Greens – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
35 |
43 |
0% |
40–45 |
39–46 |
37–47 |
35–49 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
36 |
34 |
0% |
30–36 |
29–37 |
28–39 |
27–41 |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats |
29 |
31 |
0% |
29–34 |
28–35 |
27–36 |
25–38 |
Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens – Alba Party
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
60 |
0% |
100% |
|
61 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
62 |
0.3% |
99.8% |
|
63 |
0.4% |
99.5% |
|
64 |
0.7% |
99.2% |
|
65 |
0.9% |
98% |
Majority |
66 |
2% |
98% |
|
67 |
3% |
96% |
|
68 |
4% |
93% |
|
69 |
11% |
90% |
Last Result |
70 |
17% |
78% |
|
71 |
20% |
62% |
Median |
72 |
17% |
42% |
|
73 |
10% |
25% |
|
74 |
6% |
15% |
|
75 |
3% |
9% |
|
76 |
1.4% |
7% |
|
77 |
2% |
5% |
|
78 |
2% |
4% |
|
79 |
1.3% |
2% |
|
80 |
0.3% |
0.5% |
|
81 |
0.2% |
0.2% |
|
82 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
60 |
0% |
100% |
|
61 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
62 |
0.3% |
99.8% |
|
63 |
0.4% |
99.5% |
|
64 |
0.8% |
99.2% |
|
65 |
0.9% |
98% |
Majority |
66 |
2% |
98% |
|
67 |
3% |
96% |
|
68 |
4% |
93% |
|
69 |
11% |
90% |
Last Result |
70 |
17% |
78% |
|
71 |
20% |
62% |
Median |
72 |
17% |
42% |
|
73 |
10% |
25% |
|
74 |
6% |
15% |
|
75 |
3% |
9% |
|
76 |
1.4% |
7% |
|
77 |
2% |
5% |
|
78 |
2% |
4% |
|
79 |
1.3% |
2% |
|
80 |
0.3% |
0.5% |
|
81 |
0.2% |
0.2% |
|
82 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish National Party – Alba Party
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
49 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
50 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
51 |
0.2% |
99.8% |
|
52 |
0.4% |
99.7% |
|
53 |
1.2% |
99.3% |
|
54 |
1.3% |
98% |
|
55 |
1.4% |
97% |
|
56 |
2% |
95% |
|
57 |
4% |
94% |
|
58 |
7% |
90% |
|
59 |
19% |
83% |
|
60 |
33% |
63% |
Median |
61 |
11% |
30% |
|
62 |
5% |
19% |
|
63 |
5% |
14% |
Last Result |
64 |
3% |
10% |
|
65 |
1.4% |
7% |
Majority |
66 |
1.5% |
5% |
|
67 |
2% |
4% |
|
68 |
1.3% |
2% |
|
69 |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
70 |
0.1% |
0.3% |
|
71 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
72 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish National Party
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
49 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
50 |
0.1% |
99.9% |
|
51 |
0.2% |
99.8% |
|
52 |
0.4% |
99.7% |
|
53 |
1.2% |
99.3% |
|
54 |
1.3% |
98% |
|
55 |
1.4% |
97% |
|
56 |
2% |
95% |
|
57 |
4% |
94% |
|
58 |
7% |
90% |
|
59 |
20% |
83% |
|
60 |
33% |
63% |
Median |
61 |
11% |
30% |
|
62 |
5% |
19% |
|
63 |
5% |
14% |
Last Result |
64 |
3% |
10% |
|
65 |
1.4% |
7% |
Majority |
66 |
1.5% |
5% |
|
67 |
2% |
4% |
|
68 |
1.3% |
2% |
|
69 |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
70 |
0.1% |
0.3% |
|
71 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
72 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
48 |
0.2% |
100% |
|
49 |
0.3% |
99.8% |
|
50 |
1.3% |
99.5% |
|
51 |
2% |
98% |
|
52 |
2% |
96% |
|
53 |
1.4% |
95% |
|
54 |
3% |
93% |
|
55 |
6% |
91% |
|
56 |
10% |
85% |
|
57 |
17% |
75% |
Median |
58 |
20% |
58% |
|
59 |
17% |
38% |
|
60 |
11% |
22% |
Last Result |
61 |
4% |
10% |
|
62 |
3% |
7% |
|
63 |
2% |
4% |
|
64 |
0.9% |
2% |
|
65 |
0.7% |
2% |
Majority |
66 |
0.4% |
0.8% |
|
67 |
0.3% |
0.5% |
|
68 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
69 |
0% |
0.1% |
|
70 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Labour
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
42 |
0.2% |
100% |
|
43 |
0.3% |
99.8% |
|
44 |
1.5% |
99.5% |
|
45 |
2% |
98% |
|
46 |
2% |
96% |
|
47 |
4% |
94% |
|
48 |
8% |
90% |
|
49 |
15% |
82% |
|
50 |
16% |
67% |
Median |
51 |
13% |
52% |
|
52 |
13% |
39% |
|
53 |
11% |
25% |
|
54 |
7% |
14% |
|
55 |
3% |
7% |
Last Result |
56 |
1.3% |
4% |
|
57 |
1.4% |
3% |
|
58 |
0.6% |
1.2% |
|
59 |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
60 |
0.2% |
0.3% |
|
61 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
62 |
0% |
0.1% |
|
63 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Labour – Scottish Greens – Scottish Liberal Democrats
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
34 |
0.2% |
100% |
|
35 |
0.3% |
99.8% |
Last Result |
36 |
0.9% |
99.5% |
|
37 |
1.4% |
98.6% |
|
38 |
1.4% |
97% |
|
39 |
5% |
96% |
|
40 |
9% |
91% |
|
41 |
13% |
82% |
|
42 |
18% |
69% |
Median |
43 |
15% |
51% |
|
44 |
18% |
36% |
|
45 |
9% |
18% |
|
46 |
5% |
8% |
|
47 |
2% |
4% |
|
48 |
0.7% |
1.3% |
|
49 |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
50 |
0.2% |
0.3% |
|
51 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
52 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
53 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
25 |
0.3% |
100% |
|
26 |
0.1% |
99.7% |
|
27 |
2% |
99.6% |
|
28 |
1.1% |
98% |
|
29 |
3% |
97% |
|
30 |
5% |
94% |
|
31 |
7% |
89% |
|
32 |
13% |
83% |
|
33 |
19% |
70% |
Median |
34 |
21% |
51% |
|
35 |
16% |
30% |
|
36 |
7% |
14% |
Last Result |
37 |
3% |
7% |
|
38 |
2% |
5% |
|
39 |
1.4% |
3% |
|
40 |
0.8% |
2% |
|
41 |
0.5% |
0.9% |
|
42 |
0.3% |
0.4% |
|
43 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
44 |
0% |
0% |
|
Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats
Number of Seats |
Probability |
Accumulated |
Special Marks |
23 |
0.1% |
100% |
|
24 |
0.3% |
99.9% |
|
25 |
0.9% |
99.6% |
|
26 |
1.0% |
98.7% |
|
27 |
2% |
98% |
|
28 |
3% |
96% |
|
29 |
10% |
93% |
Last Result |
30 |
17% |
83% |
|
31 |
17% |
66% |
Median |
32 |
17% |
49% |
|
33 |
16% |
32% |
|
34 |
9% |
16% |
|
35 |
3% |
6% |
|
36 |
2% |
3% |
|
37 |
1.1% |
2% |
|
38 |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
39 |
0.1% |
0.3% |
|
40 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
41 |
0% |
0.1% |
|
42 |
0% |
0% |
|
Opinion Poll
- Polling firm: Survation
- Commissioner(s): The Courier
- Fieldwork period: 4 May 2021
Calculations
- Sample size: 1008
- Simulations done: 1,048,576
- Error estimate: 0.52%