Voters go to the polls in crucial Hamilton by-election

The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat was vacated after the death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvie.

Voters go to the polls in crucial Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-electioniStock

Voters are going to the polls in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.

The seat in South Lanarkshire was vacated following the death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvie. 

McKelvie announced in August last year that she would be taking medical leave due to treatment for secondary breast cancer.

She died at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary on March 27, aged 57.

Her successor to represent the seat at the Scottish Parliament will be announced on Friday after votes are counted.

Polling stations opened at 7am on Thursday and will remain open until 10pm.

To be eligible to vote in the election, you must be aged 16 or over and have registered to vote before midnight on Monday, May 19.

You will not need to bring photo identification to vote in the Scottish Parliamentary by-election on Thursday. 

Information about polling stations should be included on your polling card, but can be found online on the Electoral Commission’s website here by typing in your postcode.  

The votes will be verified and manually counted at the close of the poll on Thursday at the South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters in Hamilton.

Full list of candidates

Candidate nameParty
Collette BradleyScottish Socialist Party 
Andy BradyScottish Family Party
Ross Alexander LambieReform UK
Katy LoudonScottish National Party (SNP)
Janice Elizabeth MackayUK Independence Party (UKIP)
Ann McGuinnessScottish Green Party
Aisha Jawaid MirScottish Liberal Democrats
Richard NelsonScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Davy RussellScottish Labour Party
Marc WilkinsonIndependent
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