At the Scottish Parliament election on Thursday 7 May 2026 polling places will have a range of equipment and support options available to support blind and visually impaired voters who wish to vote in person.
Spoken ballot papers are available to support you if you wish to use either of the two tactile voting aids which will be available in the polling place. One is a new cardboard ballot paper overlay which fits exactly over the ballot paper. The older plastic tactile voting device is available as an alternative. This must be fitted in place by polling staff.
This web page provides text versions of the constituency and regional ballot papers for your area for use with audio apps or screen readers.
Please select from this page the ballot paper you would like to hear. You can either click on the embedded video link to hear the ballot paper being read, or use your preferred audio app or screen reader to access the text version. If you are not sure which constituency you are in, you can either visit the Boundaries Scotland tool and enter your postcode to find your current constituency or call 01738 475004 to speak to someone in the Elections Team.
List of ballot papers
Constituency ballot paper for the Perthshire North Constituency
On the constituency ballot paper, you vote for only one candidate by putting a cross in the box next to your choice. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname on the ballot paper and will be read out now, surname first, in the order that they appear. The voting box the candidate's name is next to is also provided, so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid with braille and embossed numbers.
There are 5 candidates listed on this constituency ballot paper.
The candidate next to box one on the ballot paper is Bailey, Angela, Scottish Labour Party
At box two is Fraser, Murdo, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
At box three is McLaren, Claire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box four is Morton, Kenneth, Reform UK
At box five is Swinney, John Ramsay, Scottish National Party (SNP)
This is the end of the ballot paper.
Constituency ballot paper for the Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Constituency
On the constituency ballot paper, you vote for only one candidate by putting a cross in the box next to your choice. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname on the ballot paper and will be read out now, surname first, in the order that they appear. The voting box the candidate's name is next to is also provided, so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid with braille and embossed numbers.
There are 5 candidates listed on this constituency ballot paper.
The candidate next to box one on the ballot paper is Clark, Amanda, Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box two is Fairlie, Jim, Scottish National Party (SNP)
At box three is McCall, Roz, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
At box four is McDade, Helen, Reform UK
At box five is Thomson, Luke, Scottish Labour Party
This is the end of the ballot paper.
Regional ballot paper for the Mid Scotland and Fife region
On the regional ballot paper, you vote only once by putting a cross in the box next to your choice. The parties are listed alphabetically on the ballot paper and will be read out now in the order that they appear. The voting box the party's name is next to is also provided, so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid with braille and embossed numbers.
There are 13 parties listed on this ballot paper.
The party next to box one on the ballot paper is Advance UK
At box two is Alliance to Liberate Scotland - Alliance to Liberate Scotland for Independence
At box three is Independence for Scotland Party - Independence for Scotland Party, Direct Democracy
At box four is Independent Green Voice - Independent Green Voice, Organic Green Scotland
At box five is Reform UK - Reform UK Scotland
At box six is Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
At box seven is Scottish Family Party - Scottish Family Party, Pro-Life
At box eight is Scottish Green Party
At box nine is Scottish Labour Party - Scottish Labour, Scotland Needs Change
At box ten is Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box eleven is Scottish Libertarian Party
At box twelve is Scottish National Party (SNP)
At box thirteen is Scottish Socialist Party - Scottish Socialist Party, Independent Socialist Scotland
This is the end of the ballot paper.
