article_snippet: It is also clear that Scotland is swinging behind SNP candidates the length and breadth of the country.
article_snippet: It comes after a poll of marginal constituencies in Scotland revealed that a dramatic surge by the SNP could see Labour lose almost 40 seats north of the border.
article_snippet: The survey, by the Tory peer Lord Ashcroft, showed the SNP could win as many as 56 of Scotland's 59 seats – up from just six at present.
article_snippet: a dramatic surge by the SNP would claim seats held by a string of household names, including Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling and former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy.
highlights_snippet: Latest polls suggest SNP could win up to 56 of Scotland's 59 seats .