Scotland would now vote for independence, poll finds Scotland would vote yes to independence if another referendum were held today - just six weeks after a majority voted no, a poll has found. Independence now has the backing of 52% of people in Scotland compared with 48% for the union, a YouGov poll for the Times has found. When those who would not vote or do not know are included, the split is 49% for yes and 45% for no, the poll of 1,078 Scottish adults between 27 and 30 October found. Scotland voted 55% in favour of keeping the UK together in the referendum on 18 September. Two-fifths of people think a second poll will be held within the next 10 years, slightly more (45%) want this to happen but 16% never want another one, the poll found. It comes on the back of a separate Ipsos Mori poll for STV on Friday which found two-thirds of Scots want another independence referendum within the next 10 years while more than half think a vote on the country's future should take place within just five years. Saturday's YouGov/Times poll also found 43% of Labour supporters now back independence, with only 22% saying Labour represents their interests well against 65% who say it represents them badly. Data from the same poll released on Friday suggests the party is facing a near wipeout in Scotland, with the SNP enjoying a 16-point lead on Westminster voting intentions. The Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont quit a week ago complaining that UK Labour treats Scotland like a "branch office." New data released on Saturday suggests only 3% of people feel Scottish Labour has a lot of freedom to pursue different policies from the UK party, while a quarter said it has none at all. Nearly three-fifths of people (58%) said Lamont was right to quit against 11% who said she was wrong.