The Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh Council, Paul Lawrence, has published a Notice of by-elections to fill vacancies in the Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar Wards on The City of Edinburgh Council.
The Notice is published on the Council website and is reproduced below.
Nomination papers can be submitted from 16 July and the deadline for nominations to be received for potential candidates is 4pm on Friday 31 July.
Returning Officer, Paul Lawrence, said: “Preparations are now well underway for these by-elections. We’re committed to ensuring that our residents can make their voices heard and send new representatives to the City Chambers.
“I’d urge everyone in these wards to check they are registered to vote in plenty of time, and that they have asked for a postal or proxy vote if required.”
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Open in new tab Details on how to register to vote, request a postal vote and other key informationcan be found on the Council website.
The deadline to register to vote in these by-elections is 18 August. For new postal vote applications, it’s 19 August and for new proxy votes it’s 26 August.
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 3 September.
The election will use the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, where voters rank candidates in order of preference, rather than using a single cross. Voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they like.
