Elections in your area
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
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There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.
Scottish Parliament elections
Stirling constituency
This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.
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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 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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Stirling local by-election
Stirling East ward by-election
This election was held yesterday.
This by-election was called because the elected member resigned.
6 candidates stood in the Stirling East ward by-election.
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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
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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 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
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 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 Stirling Council on 01786 233068.
Stirling Council
https://www.stirling.gov.uk
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