EA Bulletin: 382 Scotland

We have published a variety of resources to help local authorities and civil society partners support people to take part in the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May. These include resources on registering to vote and what to expect at the polling station.    

Download our resources. 

Voter registration resources  

To complement our paid advertising campaign, which is going live on 23 February, we have produced resources you can use to amplify the campaign and promote voter registration. Resources include:  

• posters – ready to print format and commercial format  
• digital assets, including social media, web banners and email signatures  
• template social media posts
• press release  

Welcome to Your Vote resources

To support registration amongst 16–17-year-olds and qualifying foreign nationals we have developed specific digital and print resources for these audiences. Resources include:

• posters – ready to print format and commercial format  
• digital assets, including social media, web banners and email signatures  

Voter information resources  

We have updated our resources that you can use to share key messages around the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May. These include social media graphics and posters which cover:  

• ways to vote  
• when the election is happening  
• finding your polling place  
• getting help at the polling place  
• what to do if you need help to vote  
• who tellers are  
• polling place opening times  
• things to remember if you are voting in person  

Download our resources, and find out more

Download all resources for the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026.  

If you have any questions about these resources, please contact [email protected].

Ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament elections, we are hosting a webinar for constituency candidates and agents on Wednesday 25 February at 12:00 - 13:00.  

It will provide an overview of the key aspects of the guidance. It is an opportunity to gain essential information on the candidate spending rules, donation controls and the imprints regime.  The session will contain practical hints and tips to support your understanding of your obligations and how to apply the law in practice.    

There will also be an opportunity to ask questions throughout the session. If you are aware of any potential candidates and agents standing in constituencies who may benefit from attending this webinar please forward this information to them. They can register by completing this form.

If candidate and agents have any questions about this event or would like further advice, please contact [email protected].

The Commission's registration team recently undertook a review of party emblems, to ensure that all registered emblems continue to meet our contemporary requirements on text size. As part of this review, affected parties were given the opportunity to submit a substantively identical emblem with larger text to replace any emblem removed. Emblems that met these conditions were registered as like-for-like replacements, outside of our normal assessment process. These emblems now appear on the parties' register entries and in the emblem zip as normal, but note they will not appear in our final decisions log.  

The following parties submitted emblems which were registered as like-for-like replacements, the following of which field candidates in Scotland:  

• Alliance for Green Socialism
• Animal Welfare Party (GB & NI)
• English Democrats
• Independence for Scotland Party
• Independent Sovereign Democratic Britain
• Life
• National Liberal Party – True Liberalism
• New Open Non-Political Organised Leadership
• The Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship"
• Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

As part of the process in proof checking ballot papers, electoral administrators should check that party names, descriptions and emblems are correct and as registered on the Commission’s register of political parties.

More information is available in our guidance on Quality assurance and proofing of election materials.