System 3 Opinion Polls

'The settled will of the Scottish people is there for all to see.'
The late John Smith, leader of the Labour Party.

Data extracted from The Herald System 3 polls.

System Three is the longest-established political opinion poll in Scotland, having first been commissioned by The Herald (Glasgow) in 1974, and therefore provides a unique insight into party support over the past quarter of a century.

Holyrood

Annual percentage averages achieved by the main political parties in Scotland in The Herald/System Three polls for the Scottish Parliament.

Data in tabular format

Party	Labour	Scottish National Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Scottish Socialists	Green
Date
1998	37.7 %	39.8 %	10.4%	10.8 %	1.1 %
1999 Constituency	40.8 %	33.5 %	10.6 %	11.0 %	4.2 %
1999 Regional	35.5 %	32.9 %	10.0 %	13.7 %	8.3 %
2000 Constituency	37.8 %	34.9 %	11.7 %	10.2 %	3.4 %	1.8 %
2000 Regional	31.0 %	32.5 %	11.2 %	13.8 %	4.8 %	4.3 %
2001 Constituency	40 %	32 %	11 %	11 %	3 %	1 %
2001 Regional	34 %	32 %	10 %	14 %	6 %	3 %
2002 Constituency	38 %	28 %	11 %	14 %	4 %	2 %
2002 Regional	31 %	29 %	10 %	16 %	7 %	4 %

The most regular opinion polls on support for independence - ICM - have showed majority support for independence for 1998. The results were for independence 51%, against independence 39%, don't know/no opinion 9%.

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