Western Isles election candidates announced

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION
NA H-EILEANAN AN IAR CONSTITUENCY

DATE OF ELECTION: THURSDAY 5 MAY 2011

STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL

The following persons have been and now stand nominated for election as a Member to serve in the Scottish Parliament for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar Constituency.

Alasdair James Allan
Scottish National Party (SNP)
13A Vatisker, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0JS

Donald Finlayson Crichton
Scottish Labour Party
21 Swordale, Point, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0BP

Charlie McGrigor
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Upper Sonachan, By Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1BJ

Peter Angus Morrison
Scottish Liberal Democrats
52 Newmarket, Stornoway, HS2 0ED

1 As more than one person stands nominated, a poll will be taken on Thursday 5 May 2011 between the hours of 7.00am and 10.00pm. The names of the candidates will be printed on the ballot papers for this constituency election in the same order as above.

2 A poll will also be taken for the election of seven Regional Members of the Scottish Parliament.

3 The polls at the Scottish Parliamentary election in this Constituency will be combined with the poll for the Referendum on the voting system for UK parliamentary elections in the Na h-Eileanan an Iar voting area.

4 Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at 42 Point Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis by 5.00pm on Thursday 14 April 2011.

5 Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at 42 Point Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis by 5.00pm on Thursday 21 April 2011.

6 Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of physical incapacity, where that physical incapacity occurred after 5.00pm on Thursday 21 April 2011 must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5.00pm on Thursday 5 May 2011.

Malcolm Burr
Returning Officer
Council Offices
Sandwick Road
STORNOWAY
Isle of Lewis

29 March 2011

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