Fifty five percent of Scots want to stay in the European Union, with only 30% backing calls to leave, according to a new poll.
A YouGov poll showed 50% of Scots also believe that the EU is a good thing.
However, in England, there is strong support for an EU exit, with 43% of those polled saying they backed leaving, compared to 40% who wanted to remain.
In Wales, 38% backed wanted to leave the EU, with 42% saying they would vote to stay.
Yougov #EUref Poll England Remain 40% Leave 43% Scotland Remain 55% Leave 30% Wales Remain 42% Leave 38%
— General Election (@UKGE2020) November 11, 2015
Yougov Is the EU a Good or Bad thing England Good 35% Bad 39% Scotland Good 50% Bad 25% Wales Good 39% Bad 31%
— General Election (@UKGE2020) November 11, 2015
The poll also showed that support in Scotland for staying in the EU was highest among Liberal Democrat voters, with 67% saying they would vote to stay.
Sixty three percent of Labour supporters were in favour of remaining in the EU, while 56% of SNP voters backed staying.
However, there was greater support for leaving amongst Conservative voters, with 49% backing an EU exit.
Yougov #EUref Poll Scotland By voting intention Remain (Leave) LibDem 67% (23%) Labour 63% (24%) SNP 56% (30%) Conservatives 40% (49%)
— General Election (@UKGE2020) November 11, 2015
Yougov #EUref Poll England By voting intention Remain (Leave) LibDems 58% (26%) Labour 55% (28%) Conservatives 35% (48%) UKIP 4% (91%)
— General Election (@UKGE2020) November 11, 2015
Yougov #EUref Poll Wales By voting intention Remain (Leave) LD 85% (11%) PC 69% (15%) LAB 56% (27%) CON 36% (50%) UKIP 3% (91%)
— General Election (@UKGE2020) November 11, 2015
Scots men were also more likely to vote to remain in the EU than women, according to the poll.
#EUref Remain (Leave) England Women 38% (41%) Men 41% (46%) Scotland Women 52% (29%) Men 58% (31%) Wales Women 38% (36%) Men 46% (39%)
— General Election (@UKGE2020) November 11, 2015
The UK is set to hold an referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017.
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