Elections in your area
Thursday 30 October 2025
You will have one ballot paper to fill out.
Get ready to vote:
Thursday 7 May 2026
You will have two ballot papers to fill out.
- Scottish Parliament elections (Constituencies): Stirling constituency
- Scottish Parliament elections (Regions): Mid Scotland and Fife region
Get ready to vote:
There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.
Stirling local by-election
Stirling East ward by-election
This election will be held on Thursday 30 October 2025.
This by-election was called because the elected member resigned.
There is one seat up for election, and you can choose from six candidates.
Get ready to vote:
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How to vote
This election uses Single Transferable Vote.
Rank the candidates by your preference: 1, 2, 3… You don't have to rank all the candidates, but you must at least mark your first choice.
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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James Corbett
Conservative and Unionist Party
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Yvonne Dickson
Labour Party
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William Docherty
Reform UK
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Josh Martin Fyvie
Scottish National Party (SNP)
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William Galloway
Liberal Democrats
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Marie Stadtler
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Parliament elections
Stirling constituency
This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.
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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 must vote only once on each paper. Learn more about your MSPs.
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 four 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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Stephen Kerr
Conservative and Unionist Party
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Kainde Manji
Labour Party
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Matthew Riley
Independent
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Alyn Smith
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Scottish Parliament elections
Mid Scotland and Fife region
This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.
We are currently aware of 11 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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Show 1 candidates
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Show 9 candidates
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1. Mark Ruskell
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2. Mags Hall
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7. Andrew Adam
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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 Stirling Council on 01786 233068.
Stirling Council
https://www.stirling.gov.uk
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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 14 October 2025 to vote on 30 October 2025.
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
Central Scotland Valuation Joint Board
Ground Floor Right
Glendevon House
The Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
https://www.centralscotland-vjb.gov.uk
registration@centralscotland-vjb.gov.ukYour Local Council
Stirling Council Customer First
1-5 Port Street
Stirling
FK8 2EJ
https://www.stirling.gov.uk
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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 15 October 2025 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 Stirling Council on 01786 233068.
Stirling Council
https://www.stirling.gov.uk
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