Two-thirds of Scots think Nicola Sturgeon stepping down is the ‘right decision’

Pollsters at Savanta have released new research, carried out after Nicola Sturgeon annoucned she is to quit as SNP leader and Scottish First Minister.

More than half of those questioned described Nicola Sturgeon’s time as First Minister as having been a success (Russell Cheyne/PA)

Two-thirds of Scots – and more than half of SNP voters – believe Nicola Sturgeon is right to be stepping down as Scotland’s First Minister, a new poll has shown.

The first full poll to be carried out since Ms Sturgeon announced her resignation plans found 67% of people believe she has made the correct decision – with 54% of SNP voters feeling the same.

Just a fifth (19%) of Scots and three out of 10 (29%) of SNP voters think she made the wrong decision by quitting as both party leader and as First Minister, the research, by polling firm Savanta for The Scotsman, found.