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John Swinney: approval rating

First Minister of Scotland / SNP Leader · SNP. Net approval −12.0, ranked 5 of 7 tracked leaders.

Last updated: 4 Oct 2026
Approve
30.0%
Disapprove
42.0%
Net approval
−12.0
Rank 5 of 7
SNP voting intention
2.6%
8 MPs today

How John Swinney compares

Net approval of all tracked leaders

Andy Burnham+8.8Carla Denyer+8.0Kemi Badenoch+1.4Ed Davey−4.4John Swinney−12.0Nigel Farage−21.2Keir Starmer−23.8
Net approval = approve minus disapprove. Source: BritPolls leader approval tracker, updated 4 Oct 2026.
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