A Scottish Parliamentary Election will take place on Thursday 7 May.
In North Lanarkshire there are five constituencies:
- Airdrie
- Coatbridge and Chryston
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
- Motherwell and Wishaw
- Uddingston and Bellshill
You can vote in this election if you are registered to vote in Scotland and will be 16 or over on 7 May.
Notice of Election
The Notice of Election for these constituencies and for the Central Scotland and Lothians West Region were published on Monday 16 March.
Registering to vote
If you want to have your say at the election, you must be registered to vote by midnight on Monday 20 April.
You can do this at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You will need your National Insurance Number and date of birth to complete the registration.
If you’re not sure if you are already registered to vote, the Electoral Registration Office can tell you.
The Electoral Registration Officer
Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board
David Dale House
45 John Street
Blantyre G72 0AA
Phone: 01698 476000
Email: assessor@lanarkshire-vjb.gov.uk
Voting by post or proxy
If you won’t be able to go to a polling station on 7 May, you can apply for a postal or proxy vote.
Applications for new postal votes, postal proxy votes and amendments to, or cancellation of, existing postal or existing proxy votes must be with the Electoral Registration Office by 5pm on 21 April.
Applications for new proxy votes must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April.
Constituency and regional votes
In this election, you have two ballot papers – one to elect an MSP for your constituency and one to elect MSPs for the wider Central Scotland Region.
As well as the constituencies in North Lanarkshire, votes from four neighbouring constituencies are included in deciding who is elected to the Central Scotland Region. These constituencies are Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, Almond Valley and Bathgate.
The Electoral Registration Office for the Falkirk East and Linlithgow and Falkirk West constituencies can be contacted at:
Ground Floor Right
Glendevon House
The Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
Phone: 01786 892200
Email: registration@centralscotland-vjb.gov.uk
The Electoral Registration Office for the Almond Valley and Bathgate constituencies can be contacted at:
17A South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh EH12 9FL
Phone: 0131 344 2500
Email: enquiries@lothian-vjb.gov.uk
Guide to voting
The Electoral Commission's voting guide (below) explains what you need to know before the election and where you can find more information.
It is also available in Arabic, Gaelic, Polish and Ukrainian and is accessible formats on the Electoral Commission web site.
