Nicola Sturgeon enjoys '˜highest approval rating in Scotland'

The First Minister is the only domestic politician with a positive approval rating in Scotland, according to a new poll.

By The Newsroom Monday, 10th April 2017, 1:37 pm Updated Tuesday, 9th May 2017, 6:58 pm

A UK-wide poll by Lord Ashcroft found a majority of respondents in Scotland had a favourable view of Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Scott Louden

The Scottish sample of 906 found that 53% of respondents viewed Nicola Sturgeon’s performance above the rating of 50 out of 100, giving the SNP leader an +11% net approval rating.

The poll by Tory peer Lord Ashcroft found 54% of respondents north of the border placed Ruth Davidson below 50 out of 100, with 58% having a similar view of Theresa May’s performance.

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Respondents were asked to rate politicians from one-100, with zero meaning “terrible” and 100 equalling “excellent”.

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale had a net approval rating of -41%, with 20% of respondents rating her above 50 and a further 61% placing her below the half way point.

But respondents UK-wide took a more favourable view of Davidson’s performance, with a mean score of 38.1. The First Minister scored 32.4.

Meanwhile, 55% of 10,000 respondents UK-wide said Theresa May would make the best Prime Minister, with just 18% backing Jeremy Corbyn.

May had a 37-point lead over Jeremy Corbyn on the question of who would make the best Prime Minister.