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A UK General Election will be held on Thursday 6 May 2010. Only eligible electors will be able to vote in this election to elect their MP.

Election Results

CANDIDATES

The following persons have been and NOW STAND nominated for election as a Member to serve in the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency.

Cathy JAMIESON, Scottish Labour Party
George LESLIE, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Janette MCALPINE, Scottish Conservative and Unionist
Sebastian TOMBS, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll

Polling Scheme

Map of polling stations

Should you require any further information or assistance please contact East Ayrshire Election Office on electionoffice@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or by telephone on 01563 576555.

Applications to register to vote must be received by Tuesday 20 April 2010.

Voting in Elections

The electoral register is the list of everyone who is entitled to vote. It is updated every year using details from the registration form you receive each autumn from the Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board.

Now there is rolling registration, which means the register is updated every month.

So if you've moved house or been missed from the Register, you can get your new details added much quicker. The local Register of Electors published on 1 December 2009 can be checked in your local library, at Council Headquarters, or you can contact the Electoral Registration Office (see contact details below) to check.

Download a form to register to vote

Fill out registration online (requires pdf to be printed out and posted once filled out)

Once you've registered you can also choose to vote by proxy or by post.

Proxy Votes

A proxy vote can be granted to anyone who satisfies the electoral registration officer that he or she cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person on polling day. Examples include those on holiday, those who are ill or in hospital, people away on business and people who have moved house but have not had time to register at their new address and are thus still on the register at their old address. Proxies may vote by post if they want to. The last date to apply for a proxy vote is 27 April 2010.

For more information contact the Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board at the address at the bottom of this page.

Postal Votes

For your convenience, you now have the right to vote by post.  New arrangements allow anyone who is on the Register of Electors to apply for a postal vote at any election. 

Postal votes can be set up on a permanent basis, for a set period, or as a one-off in advance of any election. The last date to apply for a postal vote is 20 April 2010.

Download a form to register to vote by post

Forms should be printed, completed and returned to:

Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board
9 Wellington Square, AYR KA7 1HL

Tel 01292 612 538
Fax 01292 612673

View East Ayrshire Election pages