Scottish Parliamentary by-election - Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse - Thursday 5 June 2025

Scottish Parliamentary election

For the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency

1. An election is to be held for a Constituency Member to serve in the Scottish Parliament for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency. 
2. Nomination papers can be obtained from the office of the Constituency Returning Officer, at Election Office, 21 Beckford Street, Hamilton ML3 0BT, during office hours (9.00am to 5.00pm) and at www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
3. Nomination papers and the deposit of £500 must be delivered to the Constituency Returning Officer at Election Office, 21 Beckford Street, Hamilton ML3 0BT between the hours of 10.00am to 4.00pm on any working day after the date of this notice but no later than 4.00pm on Thursday 1 May 2025. 
4. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 5 June 2025 between the hours of 7.00am and 10.00pm. 
5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board, David Dale House, 45 John Street, Blantyre, Glasgow G72 0AA by 12 midnight on Monday 19 May 2025. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
6. The £500 deposit can be paid by legal tender or by means of a banker’s draft or by debit/credit card. 
7. Applications for a new postal vote (including proxies applying to vote by post) or amendments to existing postal or proxy- arrangements must reach the above-mentioned Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 20 May 2025. 
8. Cancellation of existing postal and proxy voting arrangements must reach the above-mentioned Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 20 May. 
9. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the above-mentioned Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 28 May 2025. 
10. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election, i.e. made after the 28 May deadline on the grounds of; disability suffered after that deadline (or, for applicants who suffered a disability before the deadline, their disability meant that they could not reasonably have made an application in time), work/service reasons, being detained in a hospital under the civil sections of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or for Scottish prisoners serving a sentence of 12 months or less, must reach the above-mentioned Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 5 June 2025. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday 28 May 2025.
11. For advice on registering to vote, postal or proxy voting, contact the Electoral Registration Office by phoning 0800 030 4333 or emailing ero@lanarkshire-vjb.gov.uk.

Dated: 17 April 2025

The Constituency Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Constituency Returning Officer, Election Office, 21 Beckford Street, Hamilton ML3 0BT