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Council elections 2022: When is polling day, how to vote and when will results be announced?
06.04.2022 - 17:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scots are set to go to the polls next month to elect councillors to run 32 local authorities across the country.
Voters will get a chance to have a say on some of the big issues facing their area, while also casting a ballot to send a wider message to national governments.
At the last election on May 4, 2017 the SNP won the most seats with 431 councillors being elected to town halls.
The Scottish Conservative leap-frogged Labour into second place picking up 276 seats, while Kezia Dugdale 's party achieved 262 councillors which was a loss of 133 on the previous election in 2012.
From now until election day candidates will be looking to secure your vote by promising fix a number of local issues from potholes, bus routes and planning disputes.
Here's all you need to know about the election:
The Scottish council elections 2022 will be held on Thursday, May 5.
Polling stations across Scotland will have the same opening times as other elections - from 7am to 10pm.
If you are in the queue to vote at 10pm the polling clerks are instructed to let you in to cast your vote.
Voters will have until Monday, April 18 to register to be able to cast their ballot in the election.
You can register here.
Council elections in Scotland are conducted under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.
Candidates should be ranked in order of their preference using a numbered system.
Voters will be asked to number candidates in order of choice. Put a number one next to the name of the candidate who is your first choice, a two as your second choice and so on.
Unlike in general and Scottish Parliament elections the vote will counted on the morning after votes were cast.
Counting in the majority of council areas is expected to get underway at around 8am with
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