https://www.emb.scot/news Latest news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:14:25 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:14:25 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/69/by-election-timetable-generator-updated The By-election timetable generator has been updated to take account of an additional bank holiday Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/68/log-of-by-elections-updated The log of council by-elections has been updated. Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/67/directions-issued-for-the-scottish-parliament-election-2026 Following consultation with ROs, EROs and the Electoral Commission, Malcolm Burr, Convener of the Board, has issued a set of Directions for the Scottish Parliament Election on 7 May 2026. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:52:00 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/66/preparedness-for-the-scottish-parliament-election-2026 In preparation for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election 2026, the EMB and the Electoral Commission held an in-person event for Returning Officers (ROs) and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:41:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/65/uk-pge-2024-analysis-of-results-in-scotland Analysis of the results of the UKPGE in Scotland on 4 July 2024 Thu, 22 May 2025 18:10:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/63/council-by-elections Update on council by-elections since May 2022 Thu, 15 May 2025 15:56:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/64/scottish-council-by-election-timetable-tool-update The timetable tool has been updated for council by-election dates through 2025 and 2026, covering potential by-elections until the next scheduled Scottish Local Government Elections in May 2027. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:40:00 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/62/upcoming-council-by-elections The tracker of upcoming council by-elections has been updated. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:07:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/61/delayed-delivery-of-postal-votes-statement-from-the-electoral-management-board-for-scotland-emb- ROs and EROs across Scotland have been working to ensure voters who have not received a postal vote that they were expecting will be able to take part in this election. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:06:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/60/log-of-by-elections-updated The log of council by-elections has been updated Thu, 02 May 2024 12:22:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/59/actions-to-improve-the-accessibility-of-elections The Convener of the EMB has made some Recommendations for action by RO and ERO teams to improve the accessibility of elections ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election in 2024. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/58/2023-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 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:29:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/57/by-election-update The log of council by-elections has been updated Fri, 19 May 2023 10:32:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/56/uk-elections-act-2022 The current UK Elections Act 2022 legislation has been gathered on the website for reference. Tue, 16 May 2023 09:42:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/55/local-government-by-election-timetable-generator-updated 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. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:45:00 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/54/updated-log-of-council-by-elections The log of council by-elections in Scotland has been updated. This covers casual by-elections held since the elections on 5 May 2022. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:24:00 +0000 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/52/council-by-election-timetable-generator A simple tool to generate a timetable for council by-elections in the period 2022-2024. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:22:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/50/scottish-local-government-results-2022-analysis A summary analysis of the results of the 32 Scottish Local Government elections is available Sat, 07 May 2022 10:24:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/48/final-electorate-figures-for-the-scottish-local-government-elections-5-may-2022 Following the deadline for registration (18 April) and the deadline for requesting a postal vote (19 April) the final electorate figures are available. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:34:00 +0100 https://www.emb.scot/news/article/47/ecount-bulletin-14-and-updated-qandas 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. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:55:00 +0100