A Parliamentary election took place in Scotland on 5 May 2011.
A UK-wide referendum on the voting system to elect MPs to the House of Commons was also held on this day.
5 May elections and referendum results
Report on Scottish Parliament election
We have published our report on the administration of the Scottish Parliament election. The report finds that the election was well-administered and voter-focused but warns against complacency.
We have also published the following research relating to this report:
Election results
Votes in the Scottish Parliament election were counted from 10pm on Thursday 5 May. View the election results.
Referendum results
The final result of the UK-wide referendum was declared on 7 May, delivering a 'no' to changing the UK Parliamentary voting system. View the referendum result.
Instructions and guidance for combined polls on 5 May 2011
The Chief Counting Officer issued instructions for running the UK referendum on 5 May 2011. We also published our guidance for those administering elections scheduled for the same day.
Producing forms for 5 May polls
We published the wording for all forms required by electoral administrators to enable people to cast their vote. Our materials included PDF examples and instructions on how forms should be designed.
Public information for 5 May 2011 elections and UK referendum
In early April, we distributed booklets to all households across the UK with information about the elections and referendum taking place on 5 May.
Supporting residents to vote on 5 May 2011
We teamed with the Care Commission and the Scottish Human Rights Commission to produce an information leaflet to make sure that people living in care homes in Scotland had the information they need to cast their votes on Thursday 5 May.
Elections guidance
We produce guidance for all those involved in running and standing in elections:
