Still time to apply to vote in Highland Council By-Election
Issued on behalf of The Returning Officer
Polling will take place on Thursday 11 December 2025 to elect one of six candidates standing in the Ward 21 Fort William and Ardnamurchan by-election. Voters in this ward are being reminded to make sure they are ready to cast their vote.
Anyone over 16 years old who is living in the Ward is eligible to take part in this by-election if they are registered to vote. Register here or alternatively call the Electoral Registration Office on 0800 393783 for assistance. The last date to register to vote in this by-election is midnight on Monday 24 November 2025.
Voters will be able to cast their vote in person on the day by visiting their polling station or they can apply for either a postal vote or appoint a proxy which is requesting someone to vote on their behalf.
Advice on postal and proxy voting is available by contacting the Electoral Registration Office on 0800 393783 or emailing ero@highland.gov.uk
Poll letters for this by-election have been mailed out. Voters are asked to check their poll letter very carefully as three changes have been made to locations previously used as polling stations:
- Lundavra Primary School will not be used. Voters will instead be asked to go to The Highland Council’s Charles Kennedy building to vote.
- St Brides Primary School will not be a polling station. Voters will instead be asked to go to the Nether Lochaber Church Hall.
- Lochaline Village hall is not available so voters will be asked to go to the nearby Lochaline Hub Cafe to cast their vote.
Details of these changes have been provided in the poll letters.
Alternatively, as this is a winter by-election, some voters may prefer to vote by post and there is still time to do this. The latest time to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Tuesday 25 November 2025 and the deadline for anyone wishing to appoint a proxy, which is someone to vote on their behalf, is 5pm on Wednesday 03 December 2025.
The candidates standing are:
- CROOKWOOD, Ollie - Scottish Greens
- MACDONALD, Allan - Reform UK
- MACLEAN, Norrie - Scottish National Party (SNP)
- PEILL, Julia - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- PERERA, Michael Robert - Scottish Labour Party
- PROSSER, Matthew - Scottish Liberal Democrats