Scottish National Party set for landslide in U.K. election
GLASGOW—An expected Scottish National Party landslide victory in Scotland on Thursday promises to shake up British politics—and keep dreams here of independence alive.
The SNP was projected to win 58 of the 59 Scottish seats up for grabs in the U.K. election, according to exit polls, significantly higher than pre-election polls. The result would propel the party past the Liberal Democrats to become the third-largest group in the 650-member lower house of Parliament in London.
Even if the final tally falls short of projections, the performance is still almost certain to mark the party’s best ever in a U.K.-wide election; the SNP won just six seats in 2010, and the most it ever won was 11 in 1974.
It also raises fresh doubts about the future of the U.K. and the 300-year-old union between Scotland and England at its heart. Energized by their showing in the polls, the nationalists have refused to rule out a repeat of September’s referendum on independence.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scottish-national-party-set-for-landslide-in-uk-election-2015-05-07
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