Immigration is a top priority for Scottish voters, poll suggests

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Immigration is now a top priority for Scottish voters, a new poll has suggested. ‌

Some 21 per cent of Scots think immigration is one of the top three issues in the country, according to a poll by the David Hume Institute and the Diffley Partnership. ‌

The figure - first reported by The Scotsman - was up from 16 per cent in May and just four per cent in May 2023. ‌

It means that immigration is now the third biggest priority for Scots.

The NHS (48 per cent) and the cost of living (37 per cent) are the only issues which were bigger priorities.

Scott Edger, senior research manager at the Diffley Partnership, told The Scotsman: “Healthcare and the cost-of-living remain the top public priorities, but the rise of immigration as a leading concern marks one of the cleare