Text versions of ballot papers
At the Scottish Parliament Election on Thursday 7 May 2026, polling places will provide a range of equipment and support to assist blind and visually impaired voters who choose to vote in person.
Spoken ballot papers are available to support voters who wish to use the tactile voting aid provided at the polling place.
This page contains text versions of the constituency and regional ballot papers for your area, designed for use with audio applications and screen readers.
Ballot papers for the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and Nairn, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituencies and the Highlands and Islands regional area are available below.
Constituency ballot paper for the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency
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. We also say which numbered voting box the candidate’s name is next to so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid.
There are seven candidates listed on this constituency ballot paper.
The candidate next to box one on the ballot paper is Green, David. Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box two is Kestner, Eva. Scottish Labour Party
At box three is Macdonald, Andrew Ross. Alliance to Liberate Scotland and Sovereignty
At box four is Mackenzie, Donald. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
At box five is Sheppard, Matt. Advance UK
At box six is Todd, Maree. Scottish National Party (SNP)
At box seven is Welsh, Steven. Reform UK
Constituency ballot paper for the Inverness and Nairn constituency
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. We also say which numbered voting box the candidate’s name is next to so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid.
There are seven candidates listed on this constituency ballot paper.
The candidate next to box one on the ballot paper is Alexander Neil. Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box two is Campbell, Fred. Reform UK
At box three is Ewing, Fergus. Independent
At box four is Fraser, Shaun Alexander. Scottish Labour Party
At box five is Roddick, Emma. Scottish National Party (SNP)
At box six is Skerrett, Steve. Advance UK
At box seven is Stewart, Ruraidh. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Constituency ballot paper for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency
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. We also say which numbered voting box the candidate’s name is next to so that you can find it independently if you are using a tactile voting aid.
There are six candidates listed on this constituency ballot paper.
The candidate next to box one on the ballot paper is Baxter, Andrew Phillip. Scottish Liberal Democrats
At box two is Crawford, Helen. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
At box three is Hansler, Laura. Alliance to Liberate Scotland
At box four is McCay, Isla. Scottish Labour Party
At box five Munro, Eilidh. Scottish National Party (SNP)
At box six is Whitton, Jon. Reform UK
Regional ballot paper for the Highlands and Islands region
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 and are listed below in the order that they appear. 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 18 parties and independent candidates listed on this ballot paper.
The party next to box one on the ballot paper is Advance UK
The party next to box two on the ballot paper is Alliance to Liberate Scotland
The party next to box three on the ballot paper is Independence for Scotland Party
The party next to box four on the ballot paper is Independent Green Voice
The party next to box five on the ballot paper is Reform UK
The party next to box six on the ballot paper is Scottish Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship"
The party next to box seven on the ballot paper is Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
The party next to box eight on the ballot paper is Scottish Family Party
The party next to box nine on the ballot paper is Scottish Green Party
The party next to box ten on the ballot paper is Scottish Labour Party
The party next to box eleven on the ballot paper is Scottish Liberal Democrats
The party next to box twelve on the ballot paper is Scottish Libertarian Party
The party next to box thirteen on the ballot paper is Scottish National Party (SNP)
The party next to box fourteen on the ballot paper is Scottish Rural Party
The party next to box fifteen on the ballot paper is Scottish Socialist Party
The party next to box sixteen on the ballot paper is Workers Party of Britain
The independent candidate next to box seventeen on the ballot paper is Macpherson, Duncan
The independent candidate next to box eighteen on the ballot paper is Rice, Mick