To vote in Scottish Parliament elections you must:
- be registered to vote at an address in Scotland
- be 16 or over on the day of the election (‘polling day’)
- not be legally excluded from voting
You can vote if you’re a British citizen or an Irish citizen.
You can also vote if you’re a citizen of another country and have permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, or you do not need permission.
The Scottish Parliament elections uses a form of Proportional Representation. This means that every vote really does count.
MSPs are elected using the ‘additional member’ system. You vote once for your constituency MSP and once for an MSP to represent the wider region.
The deadline for registering to vote in the 7 May 2026 Scottish Parliament elections is 11:59pm on 20 April 2026.
Click on this link : Register to vote.
Orkney Constituency – 5 candidates:
- John William COUPLAND – Reform UK
- Jamie HALCRO JOHNSTON – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Robert Fraser LESLIE – Scottish National Party (SNP)
- Mike MACLEOD – Scottish Labour Party
- Liam Scott MCARTHUR – Scottish Liberal Democrats
Highlands and Islands Region – Candidates:
| Name of Party | Description of Party | Candidates on Party List (in order to be elected) |
|---|---|---|
| Advance UK | 1. Matt Sheppard 2. Steve Skerrett | |
| Alliance to Liberate Scotland | Alliance to Liberate Scotland For Independence | 1. Brian Nugent 2. Andrew Ross Macdonald 3. Kenneth Mackenzie 4. Laura Hansler 5. Allan Duffy 6. Flora Badger |
| Independence for Scotland Party | Independence for Scotland Party, Direct Democracy | 1. Fiona Nelson |
| Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice – Organic, Local, Democratic | 1. Nicola Siddall |
| Reform UK | 1. Vic Currie 2. Max Bannerman 3. Amanda Hampsey 4.Fred Campbell 5.Malcolm McTaggart 6. Jon Whitton 7. John Coupland | |
| Scottish Christian Party “Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship” | 1. Donald MacLeod Boyd | |
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 1. Tim Eagle 2. Jamie Halcro Johnston 3. Helen Crawford 4. Ruraidh Stewart 5. George Macpherson 6. Peter Wallace 7. Donald Mackenzie 8. Douglas Barnett | |
| Scottish Family Party | Scottish Family Party – Christian values | 1. Kenny Stone 2. Allan MacEachen 3. Rachel Michelle Gibson 4. Eva Morrice 5. Harriet Amelia Mary Woolmore |
| Scottish Green Party | Vote Scottish Greens – Let’s demand better | 1. Ariane Burgess 2. Kristopher Leask 3. Kate Willis 4. Dræyk Van Der Hørn 5.Alex Armitage 6. Anne Thomas 7. Julie Christie |
| Scottish Labour Party | Scottish Labour – Scotland Needs Change | 1. Isla McCay 2. Donald MacKinnon 3. Eva Kestner 4. John Erskine 5. Mike MacLeod 6. Callum George 7. Shaun Fraser 8. David Blair |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1. Morven-May MacCallum 2. Alan Reid 3. Declan Gallacher 4. Angela Margaret MacLean 5. Robert Denis James Rixson 6. Guy Grieve 7. Fiona Bennett | |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 1. Nathan Lumb | |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1. Maree Todd 2. Robert Leslie 3. Emma Roddick 4. Hannah Mary Goodlad 5. Eilidh Munro 6. Jérémie Fernandes | |
| Scottish Rural Party | 1. Alasdair Fletcher 2. Ruaridh Ormiston | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | Scottish Socialist Party – Independent Socialist Scotland | 1. Willie Hamilton 2. Brenda Nicholson |
| Workers Party of Britain | Workers Party – Scotland | 1. Syed Hussain |
| Independent | Duncan Macpherson; Mick Rice |
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