Euro Election Day

A total of 286 polling stations across the Highlands will be open from 7am to 10 pm. 

Already more than 10,000 people have returned postal votes. Those still to post their vote must do so today (Wednesday) or deliver their envelope to any one of the polling stations tomorrow. 

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament and local Government elections voters were asked to use three different voting methods on three ballot papers. This time they only need to put one X on one ballot paper.  

Voters should use a single X when they vote in this election. The X should be placed in the empty box alongside one of the 12 parties or the one independent  candidate. 

Everyone who is registered should have received a card with details of the polling place where they can cast their vote. The Council has also featured a polling station finder on the home page of its web site:www.www.highland.gov.uk. Visitors just need to enter their post code in the search facility and it will identify the polling station. 

The Highland count will take place on Sunday at Inverness Leisure and the result relayed to the Scottish Regional Returning Officer in the evening.  The six successful Scottish MEPs should be known on Monday, once the counts from the 32 local returning areas are completed.