People registered to vote (previously called Electoral Statistics)

The number of people registered to vote in elections in Scotland. This includes General Elections, Scottish Parliamentary Elections and local government elections.

Last update: 11 April 2024
Next update: April 2025

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	News Release (11 April 2024)		Metadata (PDF  89 KB)
	Background Note (PDF 220 KB)

Key Points

At 1 December 2023:

• The total number of people registered at December 2023 to vote in Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections was 4,241,800, a decrease of nearly 2,000 (0.05%) compared with December 2022;
• 921,900 electors (21.7% of the total electorate) had registered for postal voting in the Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections. This represented a decrease of 33,400 (3.5%) compared with December 2022;
• of the people registered to vote in Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections, 76,100 (1.8% of the total electorate) were aged 16 or 17;
• just under 189,500 qualifying foreign nationals resident in Scotland were registered to vote in Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections, 4.5% of the total electorate;
• the number of people registered to vote in UK Parliamentary elections was 4,007,200, a decrease of 5,500 (0.1%) compared with December 2022.
   

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