That is a significant increase on the 62% who voted Remain in 2016.

Just 27% said they would vote to stay outside the bloc.

Nigel Farage in front of Vote No poster during the EU referendum

Support for rejoining the EU is particularly strong among the under 35s, with 80% keen to get back into Europe.

The breakdown of the poll shows that 73% of Labour voters, 88% of SNP voters, 70% of Lib Dem voters and 89% of Green voters want to rejoin.

By contrast, just 43% of Tory voters and 34% of Reform voters want go back in.

While support for EU membership has surged, the poll suggests the country is still split on Scottish independence, with Yes and No both tied on 50%.

There is a notable gender split, with women more inclined to vote Yes, at 54%, than men, at 47%.

Age remains the strongest divider, with under 45s heavily pro-Yes, at around 70–77%.

Over 55s are strongly pro-No, rising to 75% among the over 65s.

However, attitudes shift markedly when voters are asked what they would do if Nigel Farage’s Reform UK forms the next UK Government.

In that case, 54% said they would vote for independence, compared with 46% who would vote to remain in the UK.

While the swing is strongest among younger voters, some older age brackets soften towards independence under this scenario. The number of over 65s voting No drops to 68%.

When the scenario was put to voters who backed Labour in 2024, the percentage backing independence jumped from 34% to 43%.

Former No voters mostly remain No, but 17% say they would vote Yes if Mr Farage moves into No 10.

Andrew Liddle, from True North Advisors, said the results showed a clear shift in public opinion since 2016.

“It may be almost a decade since the UK voted to leave the EU, but it is clear an increasing number of people in Scotland want to reverse that decision.

“This means efforts by Sir Keir Starmer’s government to reset relations with Brussels are likely to be welcome, even if many are likely to think they do not go far enough.

“Given support for independence remains tied, Brexit alone is clearly not a catalyst that can itself prompt a surge in support for separation — but, on the basis of this poll, the advent of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister may well be.”

In 2014, 44.7% of Scots voted Yes, while 55.3% voted No

The True North poll also asked Scots how they would vote in May’s Holyrood election.

The results, published on Thursday, suggest the SNP is on course to remain the largest party at Holyrood, but short of the outright majority John Swinney has said would be needed to force a second independence referendum.

The SNP is projected to win 61 seats. Reform UK and Scottish Labour are both forecast to win around 18 MSPs, though Reform is narrowly ahead of Labour on the constituency vote.

Meanwhile, a UK-wide MRP poll by Electoral Calculus and PLMR, released this week, has Reform UK on 31%, ahead of the Conservatives on 21% and Labour on 17%.

It suggests Reform UK could win 335 seats, enough for a small majority if a general election were held now.

On Thursday, at a press conference in Kirkcaldy where Mr Farage unveiled him as Reform’s leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord said there was no “formula” compelling Westminster to grant another vote on independence.

The Herald on Sunday asked the recently retired peer what would happen if there were — as Mr Farage predicts — an early general election, Reform formed the next government, the SNP won a majority at the next Holyrood election and John Swinney then asked for a section 30 order to trigger a second independence referendum.

“Well, the point is there is no formula, and of course that is a beef sometimes on both sides.

“When the 2014 referendum was called, it was because there was momentum behind that decision, of which one of the factors was that Alex Salmond won a majority. It was not the only factor. It was the fact that there was momentum behind that vote and, second, it had not been held for a generation.

“So there are a number of factors which do not apply here. If there were a majority of more than 65, that would be a statement. The SNP could genuinely say they have made a statement, but it is not the only factor.”

“There just is not that appetite [for a second referendum] in Scotland right now,” he added.

Malcolm Offord and NIgel Farage

Keith Brown, the SNP’s Depute Leader, said it was “no surprise” that such a large majority now backed rejoining the EU.

“Scotland overwhelmingly voted to stay in the EU in 2016 — we should never have been removed in the first place.

“Leaving the EU has been a disaster for the economy, and has seen the cost of living skyrocket due to increased import and export costs.

“All the Westminster parties have given up on the EU — and with the architect of Brexit, Nigel Farage, likely to become the next Prime Minister, a UK-wide return to the EU is totally off the cards.

“The only way for Scotland to return to the EU is with independence — and the only way to deliver the fresh start of independence is with an SNP majority in the elections in May.”

Ten years on from the referendum and Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to reset the UK’s relationship with Europe.

Rather than returning to the single market or a customs union, the Prime Minister is pursuing a series of sector-by-sector deals designed to cut red tape and improve co-operation with Brussels, with the government arguing the package could add around £9 billion to the UK economy by 2040.

The centrepiece is a proposed veterinary, or sanitary and phytosanitary agreement that would remove most post-Brexit checks on food and drink exports.

In exchange, the UK would align with EU agri-food standards, accept a limited role for the European Court of Justice in overseeing the deal, and pay a participation fee.

Alongside this, the government is seeking closer co-operation on carbon pricing to protect exporters from the EU’s carbon border tax, re-entry to the EU’s internal electricity market to improve energy security, and a return to the Erasmus student exchange scheme.

The Prime Minister plans to table legislation in Parliament giving ministers powers to align UK rules with EU standards in agreed areas, and potentially extend that approach in future.

According to the Financial Times, a draft text of an agreement on agricultural trade, prepared by EU diplomats, includes a “Farage clause” calling for any party pulling out of the agreement to cover the cost of reinstating border and infrastructure controls.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (Image: PA)

Mr Farage has accused the Prime Minister of “doing his best to give away our parliamentary sovereignty, to give away our rights as voters”.

“I promise you, we will fight this giveaway, this surrender of our sovereignty, of our money, of our fishing grounds and everything else,” he told supporters earlier this month.

Scottish Labour’s external affairs spokesperson Neil Bibby said: “Scots are rightly angry about the damage done by the Brexit deal delivered by the Tories and agitated for by Nigel Farage.

“Labour is turning the page on Tory chaos and rebuilding our relationship with the EU — from removing the barriers facing Scottish businesses to bringing back the Erasmus scheme for young Scots.”

Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie added: “People want to see a much closer relationship with Europe because they are feeling the harm of the Conservatives’ Brexit.

“Liberal Democrats are the only party with a realistic plan to fix our relationship with Europe- it’s the single most effective way to turbocharge the economy.

“That’s why we’ve been leading the charge with calls for an ambitious customs union deal that will boost growth, cut bills for businesses and help end the cost-of-living crisis.”

Reform UK was approached for comment.