Elections

 

Glasgow City Council administers all local, national and European elections in the City. There are four standard types of elections: 

  • Local (Council)
  • Scottish Parliamentary (Constituency and List)
  • Parliamentary (Westminster) and
  • European

In addition to these By-elections will be held if a Councillor, MP or MSP dies or resigns.  Special Elections such as referendums are also held occasionally.

 

The Chief Executive of Glasgow City Council is the Returning Officer for all of these elections. The only exception is the European Elections which are the responsibility of the Regional Returning Office (currently the Chief Executive of Edinburgh City Council).

 

The Returning Officer is responsible for:

  • the nomination process for candidates and political parties
  • provision and notification of polling stations
  • appointment of Presiding Officers and polling clerks
  • appropriate administration and security of polling stations
  • separation of all ballot papers
  • the actual count and declaration of results
  • issue, receipt and counting of postal ballot papers
  • all candidates' election expenses returns
  • presentation of final account and
  • reclamation of funding from external bodies as prescribed.

Currently, there is an ongoing development of Electoral procedures including All-Postal Voting, e-Voting and e-Counting. Glasgow expects to be heavily involved in all of these developments.

 

 

For further information about elections in Glasgow see the Electoral Framework.

 

If you would like more information about elections please contact the Election Office.

 

 

The results of the Westminster Election 2005 can be obtained by accessing the link below: