Central Scotland and Lothians West audio ballot paper
You will shortly hear the names of the candidates standing for election to represent the Central Scotland and Lothians West region in the Scottish Parliament election on Thursday 7 May 2026.
On the regional ballot paper, you vote only once by putting a cross in the box next to your choice. The parties and independent candidates are listed alphabetically on the ballot paper and will be read out now in the order that they appear. We also say which numbered voting box each party or independent candidate is next to so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid with braille and embossed numbers.
There are 16 parties listed on this ballot paper.
The party next to box one on the ballot paper is Abolish the Scottish Parliament party, Abolish Scottish Parliament - Save £100,000,000 Yearly
At box 2 is Advance UK
At box 3 is Alliance to Liberate Scotland, Alliance to Liberate Scotland for Independence
At box 4 is Independence for Scotland Party, Independence for Scotland Party, Direct Democracy
At box 5 is Independent Green Voice, Independent Green Voice - Organic Green Scotland
At box 6 is Reform UK, Reform UK Scotland
At box 7 is Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
At box 8 is Scottish Family Party, Scottish Family Party - Standing for Life
At box 9 is Scottish Green Party, Vote Scottish Greens - Let's Demand Better
At box 10 is Scottish Labour Party, Scottish :Labour - Scotland Needs Change
At box 11 is Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box 12 is Scottish Libertarian Party
At box 13 is Scottish National Party (SNP)
At box 14 is Scottish Socialist Party, Scottish Socialist Party - Independent Socialist Scotland
At box 15 is UKIP, UKIP - Scrap Holyrood
At box 16 is Workers Party - Scotland
This is the end of Ballot paper.