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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

Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith constituency

This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

  • 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 for a member to represent your constituency, and one to represent your region. You can vote only once on each paper.

    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.

We are currently aware of two candidates for this position. The official candidate list will be published after 2 April 2026, when this page will be updated. You can help improve this page: add information about candidates to our database.

Scottish Parliament elections

Edinburgh and Lothians East region

This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

We are currently aware of 18 candidates for this position. The official candidate list will be published after 2 April 2026, when this page will be updated. You can help improve this page: add information about candidates to our database.

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Independent:
Ash Regan
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Independent:
Jeremy Balfour

  • You should get a "poll card" through the post telling you where to vote.

    If you haven't got one, or aren't sure where to vote, you should call City of Edinburgh Council on 0131 200 2315.

    City of Edinburgh Council
    https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
    elections@edinburgh.gov.uk

    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 Local Council

    City of Edinburgh Council City Chambers
    High Street
    Edinburgh
    EH1 1YJ
    EH1 1YJ
    https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
    elections@edinburgh.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.

    If you have a postal vote, your local council will send your postal voting pack around three weeks before polling day.

    If you have not received your postal voting pack, you can contact City of Edinburgh Council on 0131 200 2315.

    City of Edinburgh Council
    https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
    elections@edinburgh.gov.uk

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