Ed Miliband's plans to be the next Prime Minister could have been derailed even further today after a recent poll has revealed that he and the Labour party are losing support in Scotland.
Ed Miliband
Labour currently holds forty seats north of the boarder and Scotland has always been a stronghold for them when it came to a general election. However, things looks set to change in 2015 as Labour is set to face some tough competition from the SNP.
A Survation survey has revealed that just 2% of Scots completely trust Miliband, and this could result in the Labour party losing thirty-five of their forty MPs at the general election next year.
Scotland has always been a great place for Labour to win votes over the years, but the SNP has been growing in popularity and strength and could become the major party in the country next year.
Nicola Sturgeon has recently taken over leadership of the party from Alex Salmond last week and will also go on to take his place as Scotland's First Minister. The SNP now has 46% support and is comfortably ahead of Labour on 24%. The Conservatives have always struggled to win votes in Scotland and are currently on 17%, while the Liberal Democrats are on 6%.
Should the results of the poll be replicated at the general election, the SNP would rocket from six seats to fifty-two while Labour would win just five seats. Without a majority of seats in Scotland, Labour would find it an uphill battle to beat the Tories in the general election.
The SNP could go on to play a very important role in the results of next year's election as they could for a coalition with a party who does not have a majority when the votes have been counted.
The SNP - under the leadership of Salmond - lead Scotland to a referendum on independence back in September, however, it was a referendum that the Scottish people rejected. Since losing the vote, there has been a swell of support for the SNP, which has given them their greatest lead over Labour in the polls.
Miliband has already been struggling in the polls throughout the rest of the UK, and his leadership has come under pressure and criticism in recent weeks.
It has already been a bad week for the Labour leader as Miliband came under fire on The Agenda on ITV earlier this week when he came under fire from Myleene Klass for his proposed 'mansion tax' should he win the election. This annual property tax would affect those houses that are worth £2 million and more, however, news of the tax has been met with criticism and controversy.
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