New Scottish independence poll shows just 29 per cent want referendum by end of 2023
dailyrecord.co.ukA new Scottish independence poll has shown that less than a third of people want another referendum before the end of 2023. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly said she wants to hold another constitutional vote by the end of next year, however according to a survey by Survation 60 per cent are against that timeline.
Just 29 per cent of the 1,050 adults asked between April 29 and May 3 want to see indyref2 happen in the near future. The poll for pro-UK campaign group Scotland in Union revealed that among SNP supporters at the Holyrood election in 2021, 36 per cent said there shouldn't be a vote next year.
Results of the poll come after the SNP won the most council seats at the election on Thursday, with Sturgeon's party gaining 22 councillors on 2017.
Supporters of the Union have called on the SNP to prioritise "what really matters" and not another vote in Scotland's place in the UK.
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