The formal Notice of Election for by-elections in the Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar wards has been issued today (15 July).
The full text of the Notice along with the Election Timetable and Nomination Papers are available on the Council website.
Nomination papers can be submitted to the Depute Returning Officer in the City Chambers from 10am tomorrow (16 July) until 4pm on 31 July. Candidates will be confirmed after nominations close.
Residents will go to the polls on Thursday 3 September to elect one new councillor in each ward. The current electorate is 24,304 for Southside/Newington and 27,347 for Portobello/Craigmillar.
Returning Officer for Edinburgh, Paul Lawrence said:
Preparations are now well underway for these by-elections. We’re committed to ensuring that our residents can make their voices heard and send new representatives to the City Chambers.
I’d urge everyone in these wards to check they are registered to vote in plenty of time, and that they have asked for a postal or proxy vote if required.
Details on how to register to vote, request a postal vote and other key information can be found on the Council website.
The deadline to register to vote in these by-elections is 18 August. For new postal vote applications, it’s 19 August and for new proxy votes it’s 26 August.
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 3 September.
The election will use the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, where voters rank candidates in order of preference, rather than using a single cross. Voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they like.