Local Government By-Elections: 20 March 2025

By-elections will be held on Thursday 20 March 2025.

If you wish to download a nomination pack together with supporting information for Candidates and Agents please complete this form.

Hard copies of the nomination packs can also be collected from the Election Office, 40 John Street, Room B.07, Glasgow, G1 1JL. 

Alternatively, nomination packs can be emailed to you upon request by contacting the Election Office on 0141 287 5684 or 0141 287 4151 or by Email.

The Electoral Commission has produced guidance to assist prospective Candidates who may wish to stand in local government elections which can be found here.

The guidance covers:

Part 1     Can you stand for election?
Part 2a   Standing as an Independent Candidate
Part 2b   Standing as a Party Candidate
Part 3     Spending and Donations
Part 4     The Campaign
Part 5     Your right to attend key events
Part 6     After the declaration of results

The Improvement Service has also produced helpful guidance on its Candidates' Website to include:

• Preparing for Elected Office Worksheet.
• Content from its Independent Candidates guide.
• Section on What do Councillors do?

The Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) is now open for disabled people standing in the local council elections. The Fund offers financial and non-financial support to remove any barriers applicants may face when campaigning. It is funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Inclusion Scotland.

Further information or guidance can be obtained by contacting the Election Office by Email at or by phoning 0141 287 5684 or 0141 287 4151.

Susanne Millar
Returning Officer

• Notice of Poll - North East (PDF, 46 KB)
• Notice of Appointment of Election Agents - North East (PDF, 98 KB)
• Notice of Poll - Southside Central (PDF, 46 KB)
• Notice of Appointment of Election Agents - Southside Central (PDF, 101 KB)

• Ward 8 Southside Central Reports for Publication (ZIP, 36 KB)
• Ward 21 North East Reports for Publication (ZIP, 35 KB)

These by-elections are part of a trial to support people with sight loss to vote unaided. This pilot will provide a dedicated telephone line to read out the ballot paper for voters at by-elections. 
 
Glasgow have volunteered to take part in this trial and pilot the telephone line at our forthcoming March by-elections in Ward 8 Southside Central and Ward 21 North-East.
 
The telephone line is now live - we hope that this will help some of our voters to engage in the democratic process unaided.

• The telephone number is 0141 846 7778.