It's too close to call a winner between SNP and Labour, according to a new poll, while Reform UK has a higher vote share than the Greens.

The SNP has had the lion's share of Scottish seats for almost a decade, though a polls shortly after the election was called suggested that Labour would usurp John Swinney's party.

However, the latest data from Ipsos' Scottish Political Monitor, run in partnership with STV News, found both parties are on 36% with the Scottish public.

The Scottish Conservatives lie a distant third, on 13%, while the Liberal Democrats have 5% of the country's support, Reform UK 4% and the Scottish Greens 3%.

The survey of 1,150 people in Scotland aged 16 and above was carried out between June 3 and Jun 9, before Douglas Ross announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Scottish Tories.

Barely half (55%) of voters said they have definitively decided which party they'll vote for, while 42% said they could still change their minds.

Tactical voting looks like, as ever, it will play a big role in the election with nearly a quarter (23%) of respondents saying they would vote for one party to prevent another from winning.

The likelihood of voting tactically is significantly higher among those who intend to vote Labour (34%) than the SNP (11%).

Emily Gray, managing director of Ipsos in Scotland, said: “This election campaign in Scotland is about the persuadable, with 42% of likely voters saying they may change their mind by polling day.

“Although it currently looks a very close race between the SNP and Labour, there are signs that Labour may be in a stronger position than the SNP to win further voters over during the campaign.

“Of those who may change their minds, Labour is likely to be the main beneficiary, with 24% of this group saying they may switch to Labour, compared with 12% for the SNP.

“The Conservative vote looks soft, with 55% of those intending to vote Conservative saying they may change their mind – and those voters would be most likely to switch to Labour.

“Given the profile of marginal seats in Scotland, even small changes in vote share (and remember that polls have a margin of error too) can make a big difference to the final result – which means the parties still have a huge amount to play for in the remaining weeks of the campaign.”

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