Trinity Academy pupils who will be voting for the first time have been to visit their nearest polling place Summerside Bowling Club as the countdown continues to the local elections on Thursday 5 May.
Trinity Academy S5 pupil Luke Norman is looking forward to casting his first ever vote on Thursday 5 May 2022.
He said:
I’m excited to be voting for the first time. I think it’s really important for young people to take part in elections and use their voice. It’s our future. The councillors that we help elect next week will make important decisions on education and many other issues that are important to us.
Andrew Kerr, Chief Executive of the City of Edinburgh Council and Returning Officer for Edinburgh, said:
The local elections are under a week away now. We have been working to reduce our use of schools on election day and I’m delighted that this year there will be no interruption to the school day for Edinburgh’s pupils. Due to this, you might have a different polling place this time. Check your polling card carefully or use the online tool to find out where to vote on 5 May.
Our elections pages also contain useful information on how the single transferable vote system works, ie that you need to use numbers to rank as many or as few candidates as you choose in order of preference.
And if you've applied for and received a postal ballot pack, remember to return it as soon as possible to make sure your vote counts.
A total of 399,239 people are registered to vote in Edinburgh, of whom 96,671 have applied to vote by post.
Find out more on where, when and how to vote.