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Elections in your area

Thursday 7 May 2026

You will have two ballot papers to fill out.

Get ready to vote:

There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.

Scottish Parliament elections

East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs constituency

This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

There are boundary changes which affect this election.

  • Members of the Scottish Parliament are elected every five years. The Parliament has responsibility over areas including health, transport, local government and education, as well as some tax raising powers. Learn more about your MSPs.

    When voting for Members of the Scottish Parliament you will have two ballot papers: one to represent your constituency, and one to represent your region. You can vote only once on each paper. The constituency MSP is elected by First Past the Post. The number of regional MSPs is then calculated using proportional representation, taking into account the number of constituency MSPs the party has already won in that region.

    Your constituency may have changed. A new set of constituency and regional boundaries will be used for the 2026 Scottish parliament elections. The boundaries have been reviewed by the independent organisation Boundaries Scotland to take account of population changes since 2011. This means that your constituency or region may have changed since the last election. Learn more about the review.

You will have one vote, and can choose from six candidates.

Get ready to vote:

  • How to vote

    This election uses First-past-the-post.

    Mark an X in the box for your preferred candidate.

    You can mark up to one candidate.

    Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.

    For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.

Scottish Parliament elections

Edinburgh and Lothians East region

This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

There are boundary changes which affect this election.

You will have one vote, and can choose from 22 parties or independent candidates in the Edinburgh and Lothians East region.

Get ready to vote:

  • How to vote

    This election uses Additional Member System.

    Mark an X in the box for one party or independent candidate.

    Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.

    For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.

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Advance UK
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Independent:
Bonnie Prince Bob
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Independent:
Morgwn Carter Davies
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Independent:
Jeremy Balfour
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Independent:
Ash Regan

  • Your polling station is:

    Bleachingfield Centre
    Countess Crescent
    Dunbar

    It will be open from 7a.m. to 10p.m. on Thursday 7 May 2026

    You don't need to take your poll card with you.

    If you have a postal vote, you can hand it in at this polling station on election day up to 10pm.

    Read more about how to vote.

  • Register to vote

    You need to be registered in order to vote. If you aren't registered to vote visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

    Register before midnight on 20 April 2026 to vote on 7 May 2026.

    Send your postal and proxy vote applications to your local electoral registration team. You can also contact them to find out if you’re on the electoral register, and if you already have a postal or proxy vote.

    Electoral Registration

    Electoral Registration Officer
    Lothian Valuation Joint Board
    17A South Gyle Crescent
    EDINBURGH
    EH12 9FL
    https://www.lothian-vjb.gov.uk/
    enquiries@lothian-vjb.gov.uk

    Your Returning Officer

    East Lothian Council John Muir House
    Brewery Park
    Haddington
    East Lothian
    EH41 3HA
    EH41 3HA
    https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/
    elections@eastlothian.gov.uk

  • Voting by post

    If you know that you won't be able to get to the polling station on polling day, you can vote by post. You have until 21 April 2026 to Apply for a postal vote.

    Read more about applying for a postal vote.

    Ballot papers for the election on 7 May 2026 will not be printed until after today. If you have a postal vote, your local council will send your postal voting pack around three weeks before polling day.

    If you are away from home before or shortly after today, and will not return before polling day, your postal vote will not reach you in time for you to use it. In this case, you should consider applying for a proxy vote instead.

    If you have not received your postal voting pack, you can contact East Lothian Council on 01620 827 827.

    East Lothian Council
    https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/
    elections@eastlothian.gov.uk

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