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| SNP 'could take safest Labour seat and oust Charles Kennedy' | SNP 'could take safest Labour seat and oust Charles Kennedy' |
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| The SNP could win the safest Labour seat in Scotland at the general election and oust former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, a new poll by a Tory peer has suggested. | The SNP could win the safest Labour seat in Scotland at the general election and oust former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, a new poll by a Tory peer has suggested. |
| Polls in eight Scottish constituencies carried out by Lord Ashcroft predict that six could go to the SNP. | Polls in eight Scottish constituencies carried out by Lord Ashcroft predict that six could go to the SNP. |
| They include Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath where the former prime minister Gordon Brown is standing down. | They include Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath where the former prime minister Gordon Brown is standing down. |
| Mr Brown had a majority of 23,000 in the Fife seat at the 2010 election. | Mr Brown had a majority of 23,000 in the Fife seat at the 2010 election. |
| An SNP victory is also predicted in Edinburgh South West, where the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, who led the Better Together campaign against independence, is retiring from Westminster. | An SNP victory is also predicted in Edinburgh South West, where the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, who led the Better Together campaign against independence, is retiring from Westminster. |
| Charles Kennedy is predicted to lose to the SNP in Ross, Skye and Lochaber, where he has been the MP since 1983 and is defending a majority of 13,000. | Charles Kennedy is predicted to lose to the SNP in Ross, Skye and Lochaber, where he has been the MP since 1983 and is defending a majority of 13,000. |
| The only Conservative seat in Scotland - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweedale - which is held by the Scotland Office minister David Mundell, is said to be too close to call with the SNP and the Tories both on 34%. | The only Conservative seat in Scotland - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweedale - which is held by the Scotland Office minister David Mundell, is said to be too close to call with the SNP and the Tories both on 34%. |
| According to the poll, the Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy would cling on by just one percentage point in prosperous East Renfrewshire, with the SNP in second place. This was once the safest Tory seat in Scotland. | According to the poll, the Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy would cling on by just one percentage point in prosperous East Renfrewshire, with the SNP in second place. This was once the safest Tory seat in Scotland. |
| About 1,000 people in each constituency were polled by telephone last month. | About 1,000 people in each constituency were polled by telephone last month. |
| Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy said: "There is no gloss that can be put on these polls. This is bad news for Scottish Labour but great news for the Tories." | |
| The SNP's general election campaign director Angus Robertson MP welcomed the poll predictions. | |
| He said: "The most significant aspect of the findings is it confirms that the SNP's surge in support is reflected every bit as much in areas of Scotland which voted No as a well as Yes in the referendum." | |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: "This poll shows that the Scottish Conservatives are now in a real fight across Scotland." | |
| The Scottish Liberal Democrats said: "As the election gets nearer people will want to back Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs to support our focus on public services and our plan for more support for the NHS. " | |
| A previous poll by Lord Ashcroft suggested Labour's Douglas Alexander and Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander could lose their Westminster seats to the SNP on 7 May. | A previous poll by Lord Ashcroft suggested Labour's Douglas Alexander and Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander could lose their Westminster seats to the SNP on 7 May. |
| It predicted that of the seven Glasgow seats held by Labour, six could be lost to the SNP. | It predicted that of the seven Glasgow seats held by Labour, six could be lost to the SNP. |
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