Are the Scottish Tories becoming irrelevant?

Another day, another poll that shows Reform could, from a standing start, pick up at least 14 seats at the 2026 Holyrood election. Nigel Farage’s party is attracting supporters from all of Scotland’s main parties – 5 per cent of SNP voters are backing Reform while only six in ten Labour voters would get behind the reds again next year – but the Scottish Tories have the most to lose. As Farage’s lot witness a further surge in support north of the border, the Scottish Tories appear set to lose almost 50 per cent of their seats. In short, Scottish voters are opting to support a group with no parliamentary experience – or leader – over Scotland’s official opposition – and the Scottish Tories don’t seem to know what to do about it. 

A new Survation poll for public relations company Quantum Communications suggested that the Farage-founded party could pick up 17 per cent of the constituency vote share next year and 16 per cent of the regional list vote.