At the Scottish Parliament election on Thursday 7 May 2026, polling places will have a range of equipment and support options available to support blind and visually impaired voters who wish to vote in person.
Spoken ballot papers are available to support you if you wish to use either of the two tactile voting aids which will be available in the polling place. One is a new cardboard ballot paper overlay which fits exactly over the ballot paper. The older plastic tactile voting device is available as an alternative. This must be fitted in place by polling staff.
Please select from the list below which ballot paper you would like to hear. If you are not sure which constituency you are in, you can either visit Boundaries Scotland tool to find your current ward or constituency and enter your postcode, or call 0131 200 2315 to speak to someone in the Elections Office.
List of ballot papers
Constituency ballot paper for the Edinburgh Central constituency
Constituency ballot paper for the Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith constituency
Constituency ballot paper for the Edinburgh North Western constituency
Constituency ballot paper for the Edinburgh Northern constituency
Constituency ballot paper for the Edinburgh South Western constituency
Constituency ballot paper for the Edinburgh Southern constituency
Regional ballot paper for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region
On the constituency ballot paper you vote for only one candidate by putting a cross in the box next to your choice. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname on the ballot paper. The voting box the candidate is next to is also provided, so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid with braille and embossed numbers.
On the regional ballot paper you vote only once by putting a cross in the box next to your choice. The parties and independent candidates are listed alphabetically on the ballot paper. The voting box the party or independent candidate is next to is also provided, so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid with braille and embossed numbers.
There are eighteen parties and four independent candidates listed on the regional ballot paper.
If you would like to speak to someone in the Elections Office about the support available to vote, about how to request a reasonable adjustment at a polling station or about anything else, please call at any time during office hours on 0131 200 2315.