Source: Scotland – Highland Council
Issued on behalf of the Returning Officer
Polling will take place on Thursday 26 September 2024 to fill the two vacant seats for The Highland Council’s Cromarty Firth ward and the one vacant seat for the Inverness Central Ward. Voters are being reminded to be ready to make their vote count.
The single transferable vote system will be used. Instead of using a cross, voters should number the candidates in the order of their choice, putting a number 1 in the box next to the name of the candidate who is their first choice, 2 in the box next to their second choice and so on. Voters can mark as many choices as they wish.
Postal packs have been despatched to those registered electors that submitted a form by the postal vote deadline. Further guidance on how to complete your postal pack is available here
Anyone who has requested a postal vote will not be able to vote in person at a polling station. If you are unable to post it in time, it is possible to hand in your completed postal pack into any of the polling stations located within wards 6 and 14 between 7am and 10pm on Thursday 26 September 2024. There are no restrictions on the number of postal votes that can be handed in to a polling station.
For those opting to vote in person on Thursday 26 September 2024, polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm. Voters are reminded to check their poll cards as this will have details of where they need to go to cast their vote.
For those opting to vote in person on Thursday 26 September 2024, polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm. People are reminded to check their poll cards as this will have details of where they need to go to cast their vote. There is no requirement to bring any form of voter ID.
The confirmed candidates standing for election to Ward 6 – Cromarty Firth are:
- Ryan BARROWMAN – Scottish Greens
- Sinclair COGHILL – Independent
- Richard James CROSS – Independent
- John EDMONDSON – Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Brideen GODLEY-MACKENZIE – Independent
- Kim HANNING JACKSON – Reform UK
- Roland HANNING JACKSON – Reform UK
- Odette MACDONALD – Scottish National Party (SNP)
- Tina MCCAFFERY – Independent
- Innes MUNRO – Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- Michael PERERA – Scottish Labour Party
- Martin RATTRAY – Independent
The confirmed candidates standing for election to Ward 14 – Inverness Central are:
- Andrew BARNETT – Scottish Greens
- Michael GREGSON – Scottish Labour Party
- Chris LEWCOCK – Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Martin MACGREGOR – Scottish National Party (SNP)
- Donald MACKENZIE – Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- Iain RICHMOND – Reform UK
The electronic election counts for both wards will take place on Friday 27 September 2024 starting at 9.00am. People will be able to follow the count and watch the declaration of the results live via the Council’s social media channels – @highlandcouncil
All information about the by-election, including answers to frequently asked questions and short video clips to show how to vote is available by visiting the Council’s website
23 Sep 2024
