Lanark community council elections

Nov 6 2008

An election to select community councillors to represent the Royal Burgh of Lanark is taking place today.

Anyone whose name appears on the current register of electors for each Community Council Division and has attained the age of 18 on or before polling day is entitled to vote for candidates standing in their area.

Candidates standing for the six seats in Division 1 (North) are as follows:

Malcolm McNaught Gair; Francis Cruikshanks Gunning; Margaret Isobel Hendry; James Edward Scott Masters; Eleanor Bryce McLean; Jean Whigham Moncrieff; Ian Morris; Leith Mulvaney; Thomas Scott Sinclair; Weston Todd; Andrew Wilson

Candidates standing for the four seats in Division 2 (South) are as follows:

Thomas Ashburn; Douglas Carruthers; Margaret Mary Clark; Leonard Alisdair Gray; James McCann; Greta Hannah Steven; William Stewart; John Lile Young

Voting takes place between 8am and 8pm at the Tolbooth. Voters should bring identification of age and residency. You cannot vote on behalf of another resident.

Each ballot paper will indicate how many votes each elector may place. The elector will place a cross against the name of their preferred candidates up to the maximum permitted (Division 1 North - up to six candidates - Division 2 South - up to four candidates). The elector will then place the ballot paper in the box provided for that purpose.

Anyone who has not already submitted their postal vote to the Community Council Liaison Officer, Corporate Resources, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton ML3 0AA can hand it in at the polling station during the hours of poll.

The Returning Officer Henry Shanks will count the votes at the close of poll at 8pm in the presence of polling staff and candidates. Those elected will be announced on the night and the results will appear in the local press.