Scottish election 2026: Turnout down in both Falkirk constituencies
The number of people who turned out to vote in the Scottish Parliament elections in both Falkirk constituencies is well down on previous years.
In Falkirk West 52.31 per cent of the electorate cast their votes, down almost ten per cent on the 2021 turnout of 62.23 per cent.
The turnout in Falkirk East & Linlithgow was slightly higher at 55.26 per cent, down from 62.89 per cent in the previous Holyrood election.
The counting of votes at Grangemouth Sports Complex is now underway with the first result expected around 4pm.
Across Scotland a total of 129 MSPs will be elected. Of that total, 73 represent local constituencies.
The rest of the MSPs are drawn from eight regions which together cover the whole of Scotland. Each region elects seven MSPs.
Voters selected from a party or independent candidate to represent their region, marking one cross on the peach regional ballot paper.
MSPs are chosen for the Scottish Parliament using an electoral system called Additional Member System (AMS), a form of proportional representation.
The number of constituency MSPs elected for each party is counted and compared to the proportion of votes each party received in each region.
Additional MSPs are elected from each political party's regional list. The number of additional MSPs is used to reflect the proportion of votes each party received in the second ballot.