The Arbroath West, Letham & Friockheim by-election count will be held in Angus House, Forfar on Friday 26 April 2024, commencing at 10.00am.
The count is not open to members of the public although you can view regular updates on our social media channels.
Candidates and their appointed agents attend to observe proceedings.
The votes cast at the by-election will be counted using an electronic counting system which will speed up the count process and ensure complete accuracy in the calculation of the results.
The system of voting for this election is the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system and to be elected a candidate must reach a set amount of votes known as the “quota”.
The votes are counted in stages. In the first stage only first preferences are counted. Anyone who reaches the quota is elected.