Scottish National Party Hammered as Labour Set to Win Big

Exit poll signals worst result for SNP since 2010 election
SNP is on track to lose 38 seats compared with last UK vote

WATCH: Keir Starmer’s Labour party is predicted to win a large majority in the UK general election, according to exit polls. Lizzy Burden reports from Westminster.Source: Bloomberg

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By Alastair Reed

July 4, 2024 at 9:40 PM UTC

Updated on

July 5, 2024 at 1:26 AM UTC

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The Scottish National Party was on course for its worst election result in more than a decade, according to a UK-wide exit poll late Thursday, further undermining its drive for another independence referendum.

The SNP was predicted to take just 10 of Scotland’s 57 districts as Keir Starmer’s Labour Party looked set to score an emphatic victory nationwide. Results are due to come in overnight, when it will become clear which party has the most Scottish seats in the House of Commons. One caveat: the poll has fewer sampling points in Scotland than elsewhere.