SNP Membership Hits 100,000 Mark

Membership of the SNP has hit six figures with the general election just weeks away. Former first minister Alex Salmond confirmed the figure in an interview this morning. He said The SNP membership has just reached 100,000 in Scotland this weekend.'' Thousands of new members have joined the party following the No vote in the referendum on Scottish independence on September 18, with the SNP previously describing the upsurge in its membership as theincredible legacy of democratic engagement from the referendum''. The boost in membership for the party means it goes into its conference in Glasgow next weekend with the strongest pre-election support'' in its history. Party managers are said to be preparing for 3,000 delegates at the conference, a 150% increase on the numbers at conference in Perth last November. The SNP is also promising the largest amount of doorstep activity ever undertaken by party activists. It said it is expected to conduct its millionth doorstep canvass of the campaign this weekend and deliver the ten-millionth leaflet of its campaign since the start of the year. Recent polling has suggested the SNP could win more than 50 of Scotland's 59 seats at Westminster. SNP general election campaign director Angus Robertson MP said:We have stronger support than going into any previous election - and we take absolutely nothing for granted. The polls indicate what we can achieve - hard work and commitment will determine what we do achieve and we are fully focused on winning a strong voice for Scotland.''