Local Government By-Election 2024

• About this election
• Information for Prospective Candidates
• Statutory Notices
• Count/Results
• Contacts

About this election

Local Government (Council) elections are operated under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.  Voters use numbers to mark their ballot paper ranking candidates in preferential order.  Factsheets have been produced on the STV system (PDF) [97KB] and on E-counting (PDF) [113KB] .

Information for prospective candidates

Please see more information on Becoming a Councillor which provides information on what do councillors do, what's expected of a councillor and how do I become a councillor.

Guidance for candidates and agents is also available on the Electoral Commission's website which provides information on:

• Can you stand for election
• Standing as an independent candidate
• Standing as a party candidate
• Spending and donations
• The campaign
• Your right to attend key electoral events
• After the declaration of results

COSLA's Why You? campaign encourage people to consider standing for office ahead of the next Local Government elections.

Who is eligible to vote?

You can vote in the Local Government elections if you are registered to vote and are:

• Resident within the electoral area
• Aged 16 or over on the 26 September 2024
• A qualifying British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen
• A qualifying foreign citizen who has permission to stay in the UK, or who does not need such permission
• A convicted prisoner normally resident in Scotland and serving a combined sentence of 12 months or less anywhere in the UK
• A member of the House of Lords

Statutory Notices

• Notice of Poll (PDF) [101KB]
• Notice of Election Agents (PDF) [88KB]
• Situation of Polling Stations (PDF) [102KB]

Count and results

The election results will be displayed here after the count.

Contacts

Electoral Registration Office (ERO)

Electoral Registration Officer - Darryl Rae

The Electoral Registration Officer deals with electoral register enquiries, amendments and applications to register to vote, applying for a postal or proxy vote.

Electoral Registration Officer (ERO)
Robertson House
Whitefriars Crescent
Perth
PH2 0LG
Tel:  01738 630303
Email: perth@tayside-vjb.gov.uk
Website: https://tayside-vjb.gov.uk/electoral-registration/

Perth and Kinross Council Election Office

Returning Officer - Thomas Glen

For information about; elections, dates and notices, candidate nominations, polling places, issues with postal votes not being received, spoilt or lost, ballot papers and how to vote, results or any other election related query:

The Returning Officer
Perth and Kinross Council
2 High Street
Perth
PH1 5PH
Tel: 01738 475004
Email: elections@pkc.gov.uk
Website: www.pkc.gov.uk/elections