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| SNP spring conference: Swinney wants party to win more seats at Holyrood | |
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| Scotland's deputy first minister will tell SNP delegates that he wants the party to win as many constituency seats at the Holyrood election as possible. | |
| The rallying call by John Swinney, who is also the Scottish government's finance secretary, will round off the two-day conference in Glasgow. | The rallying call by John Swinney, who is also the Scottish government's finance secretary, will round off the two-day conference in Glasgow. |
| In 2011, the SNP won 53 constituency seats, now the goal on 5 May is to win even more of the 73 available. | |
| Current polling suggests the party has every reason to be confident. | Current polling suggests the party has every reason to be confident. |
| The SNP is typically registering 50% support for constituency polling. | |
| It also has the opportunity to top up any first-past-the-post seats it wins with regional list seats. | It also has the opportunity to top up any first-past-the-post seats it wins with regional list seats. |
| Of the 129 Scottish Parliament seats available in 2011, the SNP won 69 enabling it to form a majority government. | Of the 129 Scottish Parliament seats available in 2011, the SNP won 69 enabling it to form a majority government. |
| The campaign push by Mr Swinney comes the day after SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that there would a fresh push for Scottish independence. | The campaign push by Mr Swinney comes the day after SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that there would a fresh push for Scottish independence. |
| However, this would not take place until after the Holyrood election and after the 23 June referendum on whether the UK should stay in or out of the EU. | However, this would not take place until after the Holyrood election and after the 23 June referendum on whether the UK should stay in or out of the EU. |