2023 Conference: Preparing for a UK Parliamentary general election and beyond
A joint Electoral Management Board for Scotland / Electoral Commission conference for Scotland’s Returning Officers and Electoral Registration Officers 6 October 2023
A joint Electoral Management Board for Scotland / Electoral Commission conference for Scotland’s Returning Officers and Electoral Registration Officers 6 October 2023
The log of council by-elections has been updated
The current UK Elections Act 2022 legislation has been gathered on the website for reference.
The Local Government by-election timetable generator has been updated to reflect the confirmed bank holiday for the King's Coronation on 8 May 2023.
The log of council by-elections in Scotland has been updated. This covers casual by-elections held since the elections on 5 May 2022.
A simple tool to generate a timetable for council by-elections in the period 2022-2024.
A summary analysis of the results of the 32 Scottish Local Government elections is available
Following the deadline for registration (18 April) and the deadline for requesting a postal vote (19 April) the final electorate figures are available.
The latest project update Bulletin for eCounting 2022 (15 April 2022) and also eCounting Q&As No 9 with new and updated information since edition No 8 highlighted in yellow.
With a changed regulatory, legal and guidance framework around Covid, the Convener of the EMB has issued an update to Returning Officers