Avondale and Stonehouse Ward 5 by-election – Thursday 17 September 2026

Notice of poll and situation of polling stations

Notice of poll

  • Polling will take place between the hours of 7am and 10pm on Thursday 17 September 2026 for the election of the number of councillors indicated below for each of the electoral wards listed, there remaining in each case more validly nominated candidates than the number of councillors to be elected.
  • The name, description (if any) and address of each candidate remaining validly nominated are as follows:
Electoral Ward Number of Councillors to be elected
Ward 5 – Avondale and Stonehouse 1
Candidate’s surname (including present name if appropriate) Other names in full (including present names if appropriate) Description (if any) Candidate’s address (or relevant area or country)
Aibinu Ade Scottish Conservative and Unionist Address in Avondale and Stonehouse
Allan Gary Your Party Address in South Lanarkshire
Forde Andrew Independent Address in South Lanarkshire
Glennie David Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 Belstane Park
Carluke
ML8 4BY
Grant Michael Scottish Greens – Think Global Act Local Address in South Lanarkshire
Hobbins George Reform UK Scotland Address in South Lanarkshire
Miller Hannah Scottish Labour Party Address in South Lanarkshire
Payne Leigh Scottish National Party (SNP) Address in South Lanarkshire
Thomson Ken Alliance for Democracy and Freedom ADF Address in East Ayrshire

The persons entitled to vote as electors at this election are the persons registered in the register of electors for the respective electoral wards, but a person whose name is so registered may not vote if the entry in the said register gives as the date on which the person will become of voting age a date later than the day fixed for the poll.

Situation of polling stations

Electoral Ward Date of election
Ward 5 – Avondale and Stonehouse Thursday 17 September 2026

The poll for this election will take place between the hours of 7am and 10pm. Notice is hereby given that the polling stations and the voters assigned to each in this election shall be as follows.

Polling District

Polling station and address

Description of voters entitled to vote at the polling station

SL047

Stonehouse Primary School, Townhead Street, Larkhall ML9 3EL

SL047 1-1062,4823-4824,4854-4856,4859,4862,4864,4873,4875,4887 ,4892,4917,4923-4925,4928,4933,4935,4942,4944 4946,4952,4954,4957,4959,4967,4972 ,4976-4977,4986 4987,4993,5000,5003,5005,5024-5027,5029-5030,5034,5038-5039,5042-5043

SL047 1063-2101,4825-4827,4851,4863,4865-4866,4874,4876,4881,4883-4886,4896,4901-4904,4906,4913,4916,4926-4927,4930,4932,4934,4939,4943,4949, 4951,4953,4956,4964,4980,4991,4996-4997,5004,5007,5011-5012,5017-5019,5021,5023,5028,5032-5033,5036,5044

SL047 2102-3133,4828-4829,4849-4850,4852-4853,4870,4872,4880,4882,4889,4897-4898,4900,4907,4919,4922,4929,4940,4948,4958,4961-4963,4965-4966,4969,4973-974,4981,4988-

4989,5009-5010,5020,5022

SL047 3134-4105,4832-4841,4858,4860,4871,4878-4879,4895,4905,4908-4912,4915,4920-4921,4936-4938,4947,4950,4960,4968,4970,4978-4979,4982,4990,4998-4999,5008,5016,5031,5035,5037,5040-5041,5045

SL047 4107-4817,4843-4846,4857,4861,4868,4888,4890-4891,4893-4894,4899,4914,4918,4931,4941,4955,4971,4975,4983-4985,4992,4994-4995,5001-5002,5006,5013-5015

SL049

 

Gilmourton Primary School, Drumclog Darvel Road, Strathaven ML10 6QF

SL049 1-521

SL050

 

Kirklandpark Primary School, Kirkland Park Pavilion, Kirkland Park Avenue, Strathaven ML10 6DY

SL050 1-1301,2542-2546,2560,2563-2565,2567,2569-2571,2574-2577,2579,2585-2588,2593-2595,2597-2601,2605,2607-2611,2613,2616,2623-2624,2627-2631,2634,2636-2639,2642-2643,2647-2649,2652,2656,2659-2662,2667,2670,2673,2676-2677,2679,2681-2682,2685-2686,2688,2695-2700,2704,2707-2709,2713-2720,2722-2724,2731

SL050 1302-2532,2549-2559,2562,2566,2568,2572-2573,2578,2580-2584,2589-2592,2596,2602-2604,2606,2612,2614-2615,2617-2622,2625-2626,2632-2633,2635,2640-2641,2644-2646,2650-2651,2653-2655,2657-2658,2663-2666,2668-2669,2671-2672,2674-2675,2678,2680,2683-2684,2687,2689-2694,2701-2703,2705-2706,2710-2712,2721,2725-2730,2732-2733

SL051

Glassford Primary School, Alston Street, Glassford ML10 6TG

SL051 1-782

SL052

Chapelton Primary School, Glasgow Road, Chapelton ML10 6RS

SL052 1-797

SL053

Auldhouse Primary School, Langlands Rd, Glasgow G75 9DW

SL053 1-1310

SL054

Wester Overton Primary School, Ashkirk Rd, Strathaven ML10 6JT

SL054 1-1025,3301-3306,3323-3324,3333-3334,3336-3337,3341,3345-3346,3354-3359,3364-3365,3372-3373,3375,3377,3382,3385-3387,3405,3407,3409,3414,3426-3427,3429-3430,3432,3435,3442,3451-3452,3457,3462-3463,3466,3471,3476,3478-3481,3484,3486-3490,3499,3501-3502,3504-3505,3507-3508,3510,3514-3515,3518,3529,3537,3539-3540

SL054 1026-2177,3307-3312,3322,3325,3331,3335,3338-3340,3342,3349-3353,3360,3363,3366-3368,3391-3393,3395-3396,3401-3404,3406,3410,3415,3417-3418,3422-3425,3436-3441,3444-

3445,3448,3450,3453-3456,3459-3461,3467,3470,3473,3483,3491,3497-3498,3506,3511,3513,3516,3520-3526,3536

SL054 2178-3293,3313-3321,3326-3330,3332,3343,3347-3348,3361-3362,3369-3371,3374,3376,3378-3381,3383-3384,3388-3390,3394,3397-3400,3408,3411-3413,3416,3419-

3421,3428,3431,3433-3434,3443,3446-3447,3449,3458,3464-3465,3468-3469,3472,3474,3477,3482,3485,3492-3496,3500,3503,3509,3512,3517,3519,3527-3528,3530-3535,3538

SL055

Avendale Old Parish Church Hall, 59A Kirk St, Strathaven ML10 6LB

SL055 3-1393

SL056

Sandford Primary School, Stonehouse Rd, Sandford ML10 6PD

SL056 1-488

The persons entitled to vote as electors at this election are the persons registered in the register of electors for the respective electoral wards, but a person whose name is so registered may not vote if the entry in the said register gives as the date on which the person will become of voting age a date later than the day fixed for the poll.

Paul Manning
Returning Officer

Date: 17 August 2026