Scotland vote could prove key to Downing Street's next occupant

Scotland vote could prove key to Downing Street's next occupant

Scotland has dominated the election campaign in the UK like never before. The Scottish National Party are riding on a wave of post-independence referendum support. Turnout in the election is expected to be higher north of the border as a result of this referendum effect. br br With just 8 of the British population the Scottish vote is proving key in an election that is too close to call.br br BREAKING: Last #ge2015 poll shows SNP set to take 52 of Scotland's seats leaving Labour with 6br pic.twitter.comldIp4ws0mI— Record Politics (@RecordPolitics) May 6, 2015br br br The Scottish nationalists (SNP) are set to clean up winning as many as 59 seats in Westminster and wiping out Labour in their traditional strong-hold. This could make them kingmakers if Labour wanted to form a majority government on May 8th. However, this has become a dangerous proposal for Labour.


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Uploaded: 2015-05-07

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