Frequently Asked Questions - Local Government Election 2022

Please contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) and let them know. You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website

Please contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) and let them know. You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. The registration deadline for the Local Government Election is Monday 18th April 2022.

Please contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) and let them know. You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. The deadline for applications for this election is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. 

Please contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) and let them know. You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. The deadline for new applications for this election is 5pm on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

Please contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) and let them know. You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. The deadline for applications for this election is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022.

Monday 18th April 2022. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. 

The deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes, is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. 

The deadline for new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) is 5pm on Tuesday 26th April 2022. The deadline to make changes to an existing proxy vote is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400,

The deadline for making changes to an existing postal vote is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. The deadline to make changes to an existing proxy vote is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website.

The deadline for making changes to an existing proxy vote is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. The deadline to make changes to an existing proxy vote is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website.

The deadline for cancelling existing postal or proxy votes is 5pm Tuesday 19th April 2022. To cancel you should contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their visit their website.

The deadline for emergency proxy applications is 5pm on Thursday 5th May 2022. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their visit their website.

If after 5pm on Tuesday 26th April 2022 you are unable to vote in person because you: have a medical emergency; learn you cannot go to the polling station because of work reasons; are following Scottish Government advice or the advice of a registered medical practitioner in relation to coronavirus; you can apply to vote by emergency proxy. Completed applications should be made before 5pm on Thursday 5th May 2022 to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - you can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their visit their website.

16 and 17 year olds CAN vote at this election, as long as they are registered. To register (or to check you are registered) please contact the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) and let them know. You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website.

This election is being held to elect Councillors to Aberdeen City Council.

Aberdeen is split into 13 multi-member wards, with each ward electing 3 or 4 councillors. A total of 45 councillors will be elected.

A list of candidates can be found on the notice of poll.

You can find a list of the relevant polling places at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/LG2022

Please contact the Election Office who can advise if your postal vote can still be used, or how to get a replacement. Please call them on 01224 523521 or email elections@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Please contact the Election Office who can help you get a replacement. Please call them on 01224 523521 or email elections@aberdeencity.gov.uk

If your postal vote hasn't arrived by Friday 22nd April please contact the Elections Office on 01224 523521 or email elections@aberdeencity.gov.uk

The election will be held on Thursday 5th May 2022, with voting between 7am and 10pm.

The count will start on the morning of Friday 6th May 2022, at P&J Live. There is no public access.

The results should be announced by the evening of Friday 6th May 2022.

The Single Transferable Vote (STV) voting method is used. Electors rank the candidates in order of preference, marking their favourite candidate with a '1', the next with a '2', and so on. They may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish.

For the purposes of the election, council areas are divided into wards. Each ward elects 3 or 4 councillors.

Using the STV electoral system, each voter has more than one vote but rather than placing one ‘X’ next to the candidate of their choice, the voter is asked to rank the candidates in order of preference eg 1, 2, 3 etc. The voter can vote for as many candidates as they wish or can choose to vote for only one (rank 1).

To decide which of the candidates are elected as councillors, each candidate must achieve a certain percentage of the vote. If this does not happen, the candidate with the lowest number of votes drops out and their votes are redistributed according to these voters second choice. If a candidate achieves the required percentage of the vote they are then elected and their surplus is then transferred to the next valid candidate in order of preference on each individual ballot paper. This process is repeated until all councillors are elected.

Please complete the form on our website 

Guidance on eligibility and nomination forms can be found at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/LG2022. Nomination forms must be completed and lodged with the Election Office during the nomination period, which is 15th March to 30st March, between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday. A candidate and agents briefing session will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Monday 8th March at 10am. Please contact the Elections Office for more details.

The nomination period for the Local Government Election is from 15th March until 30th March 2022. Nominations can be lodged between the hours of 10am and 4pm on each working day during this period at the Elections Office, Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY.

Nomination forms can be found at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/LG2022.

The Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations will be published after the close of nominations on 30th March 2022.

Poll cards will be dispatched around 16th March 2022.

Postal votes are issued in three dispatches - the first we expect to be delivered around 19th April, the second being around 21/22nd of April and the third around the 28/29th April. If your postal vote hasn’t arrived by 23rd April please get in touch and we can check it's status for you.

Call 01224 523521 or email elections@aberdeencity.gov.uk

You will notice several differences at polling stations when you go to vote to ensure the safety of all voters and election staff. These will include: The polling station will be cleaned before polling day, and touch points will be cleaned throughout the day. Staff will be wearing face coverings, and will be sitting behind a perspex screen. All voters are encouraged to wear a face covering whilst inside the polling place. Hand sanitiser will be available at entry and exit. Staff will not take your polling card from you - please take this home with you. Individual pencils will be available to use - please use and take away with you.

Yes. You will notice several differences at polling stations when you go to vote to ensure the safety of all voters and election staff. These will include: The polling station will be cleaned before polling day, and touch points will be cleaned throughout the day. Staff will be wearing face coverings, and will be sitting behind a perspex screen. All voters are encouraged to wear a face covering whilst inside the polling place. Hand sanitiser will be available at entry and exit. Staff will not take your polling card from you - please take this home with you. Individual pencils will be available to use - please use and take away with you.

You will notice several differences at polling stations when you go to vote to ensure the safety of all voters and election staff. These will include: The polling station will be cleaned before polling day, and touch points will be cleaned throughout the day. Staff will be wearing face coverings, and will be sitting behind a perspex screen. All voters are encouraged to wear a face covering whilst inside the polling place. Hand sanitiser will be available at entry and exit. Staff will not take your polling card from you - please take this home with you. Individual pencils will be available to use - please use and take away with you.

We encourage all voters to wear a face covering whilst in the polling place. All elections staff will be wearing face coverings.

There will be no floor markings in or around polling places. We ask all voters to respect one another's space and to maintain a reasonable distance from other persons in the polling place.

If you feel you would rather vote by post, please apply for one by contacting the Electoral Registration Office (ERO). You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website. The deadline for applications for this election is 5pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022. 

If you develop COVID symptoms prior to 5pm on 26th April 2022, you may apply for a proxy vote. However if you develop symptoms AFTER the application deadline, you may apply for an emergency proxy vote up until 5pm on Thursday 5th May. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website.

If you are following Scottish Government or medical advice by shielding or self-isolating, and were aware of this prior to 5pm on 26th April 2022, you may apply for a proxy vote. However if you start to isolate or shield AFTER the application deadline, you may apply for an emergency proxy vote up until 5pm on Thursday 5th May. Applications should be made to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO) - You can call them 01224 068400, email them using their contact form at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/contact-form or visit their website.