UK Parliamentary Election 2024
A UK Parliamentary election is due to be held on Thursday 4 July 2024.
Election Notices
The notices below will be published after the close of nominations on Friday 7 June 2024
- Notice of Statement of Persons nominated and Notice of Poll
- Notice of Election Agents
- Notice of Situation of Polling Places
Candidates and Agents
- Nomination Pack
- Election Timetable
- Application for a copy of the Electoral Register
- Application for a copy of the Absent Voters list
All other core guidance and downloadable information is available on the Electoral Commission website.
The counting of the votes will take place immediately after the close of poll on Thursday 4 July 2024.
You can only vote at the polling place which has your name on their register. Details of which polling place you should use will be printed on a pollard which is sent to your address shortly before an election.
You can find your polling place by using the 'Find my Polling Place' search.
More information on polling places can be found here.
Please ensure you check the pollard sent to you for details of where you should go to vote in person.
A new set of boundaries for the UK Parliament come into force for the General Election to be held on 4 July 2024.
The new Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency and the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East constituency replace the old Moray constituency and Banff and Buchan constituency respectively.
Why has the constituency changed?
Constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically to make sure that constituencies are all roughly a similar size and respect local ties between areas. The reviews alter constituencies to reflect rising and falling populations and changes in the boundaries of the electoral wards that comprise them.
What are the changes?
The Moray Council area is covered by two UK Parliament constituencies – Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey and Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.
The Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency ballot and count is administered by Moray Council. The Aberdeenshire North and Moray East constituency ballot and count is looked after by Aberdeenshire Council.
You can view our interactive ward and polling district map here.
At this election you will need to show photo ID when you are voting in a polling station. This only applies to UK General Elections - you will not need to show Photo ID for Scottish parliament elections or local council elections.
A list of acceptable ID is available here.
How to get a free Voter ID?
If you do not have an accepted photo ID, you can apply for a free Voter ID online, known as a Voter Authority Certificate. You can also apply for this by post if you live in the UK. After you have filled in the form, send it to the electoral registration office.
If you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day you can apply for a postal or proxy vote (absent vote). You can find more information about both methods of voting and common questions here
Where to find election news
Any information relating to voting in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey and the election results will be available on Moray Council’s website and social media channels (@MorayCouncil) with the declaration live streamed on Moray Council’s YouTube channel.
Information and results for the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East constituency will be available on Aberdeenshire Council’s website and social media channels @AberdeenshireCouncil or @Aberdeenshire.