Record poll projects Greens as Holyrood kingmakers
Reputable election pollster Ipsos Mori has today released polling for the 2026 Holyrood election, which predicts the largest ever group of Scottish Green MSPs in Holyrood.
The poll marks the highest ever polling for the Scottish Greens in the party's history, with 15% on the regional list and 9% in constituencies.
If replicated at the election next May, the Scottish Greens would return to Holyrood with 16 MSPs, including likely constituency seats in Edinburgh and Glasgow. This would double the eight Green MSPs elected in 2021, the party’s best result to date.
Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer said:
“People have seen the impact of Scottish Green MSPs, they like it and they want much more of it. At the last election, we were sent to Holyrood with a mandate to deliver for people and planet - and that's exactly what our MSPs have done.
“We delivered free bus travel for young people, the emergency rent freeze, more free school meals, the upcoming end of peak rail fares, higher taxes on the super-rich and dozens of other transformational changes. Now, with an election less than a year away, our hard work is being reflected in the polls.
“Our MSPs have shown that when voters elect Scottish Greens to Parliament we deliver policies which cut their bills, protect the planet and take on the elites who have rigged the system in their own favour.
“From introducing rent controls to tackle sky-high rents or cutting transport costs by scrapping peak rail fares and delivering free bus passes for young people, it’s clear that if you want Green policies, you have to vote for the Scottish Greens.
“Next year, Scotland will be at a crossroads. With the far-right hoping to enter our Parliament for the first time, it’s more important than ever that we have a strong ecosocialist voice at the heart of our politics, fighting for the people of Scotland and our planet, not for the super-rich who would exploit both.
“The Scottish Greens have proven that when we are in the room, our MSPs put people before profit and deliver for the people of Scotland. Next May you can help us do even more. Vote Scottish Greens.”