POSTAL votes for the upcoming East Ayrshire Council by-elections will be arriving soon.

Voting will take place later this month to find a new Doon Valley councillor, as well as a new Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse councillor.

The by-elections were sparked by July’s general election victories in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituencies for then-Labour councillors Lillian Jones and Elaine Stewart.

MPs are not barred from keeping their council seats, but are generally expected to step down.

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Voting will take place on Thursday, November 14.

Postal votes are set to come through letterboxes soon, with the council needing to receive all such methods of voting by 10pm on November 14.

If you miss the post, you can hand it in at any polling place in the ward in which the election is taking place, or you can hand it in to East Ayrshire Council HQ reception, London Road, Kilmarnock before 10pm on the same date.

If you have not received your postal vote by Friday, November 8, 2024, call the helpline on 01563 576555.

After returning this postal vote, you cannot vote in person at a polling place in this election. 

Doon Valley candidates:

  • Tracey Clark (Scottish Conservatives)
  • Trevor Grant (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
  • Jim Ireland (Independent)
  • Jim Kyle (Scottish Labour)
  • Stef McNamara (Independent)
  • Lorraine Pollock (Scottish National Party)
  • Korin Vallance (Scottish Greens)

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse candidates:

  • Allan MacDonald (Scottish Conservative)
  • Lee Manley (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
  • Stephen McNamara (Independent)
  • Marie Robertson (SNP)
  • Jayne Sangster (Scottish Labour)