Voters in Scotland are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 general election. Polling venues opened at 07:00 and close at 22:00, when counting will begin. The first Scottish result is expected at about 01:00 on Friday morning, with most constituencies declaring between 03:00 and 05:00.
The BBC, like other broadcasters, is not allowed to report details of campaigning or election issues while voting is taking place. The first indication of how parties might have fared will come at 22:00, when the BBC, ITV and Sky News publish the results of an exit poll.
Although it is the fourth general election in nine years, new constituency boundaries and the requirement for voters to bring ID means it will be an election of firsts. There are 4,081,585 registered voters in Scotland. Of those, about a quarter requested a postal vote.
This election falls during Scotland’s school summer holidays and concerns had been raised about postal ballots being received and returned in time to vote. For those still without a voting pack, replacement packs can be obtained from council offices up until 17:00 on polling day.
Postal voters who have forgotten to send their ballot paper back can hand them in at their polling station.
Many councils also accept postal votes at council offices. The deadline for proxy votes has passed and emergency proxy votes are only possible in limited circumstances, such as being called away suddenly for work
Source: BBC
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