Elections in your area
Thursday 7 May 2026
You will have two ballot papers to fill out.
- Scottish Parliament elections (Constituencies): Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency
- Scottish Parliament elections (Regions): South Scotland region
Get ready to vote:
There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.
Scottish Parliament elections
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse 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 one candidate 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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John Forbes
Independence for Scotland Party
Scottish Parliament elections
South Scotland region
This election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.
We are currently aware of 14 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 5 candidates
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Show 9 candidates
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1. Laura Moodie
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7. Tim Clancey
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8. Tom Kerr
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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 South Lanarkshire Council on 0303 123 1019.
South Lanarkshire Council
https://www.southlanarkshire.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
Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board
David Dale House
45 John Street
Blantyre
G72 0AA
https://www.lanarkshire-vjb.gov.uk/lvjb/info/3/electoral_registration
ero@lanarkshire-vjb.gov.ukYour Local Council
South Lanarkshire Council Almada Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 0AA
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https://www.southlanarkshire.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 South Lanarkshire Council on 0303 123 1019.
South Lanarkshire Council
https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
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