“4,320,981 people are registered to vote in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, a record.”

Electoral CommissionStatementMay 6, 2026Read the original

Electorate figure for the 7 May 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Our verdict

Mostly True

The electorate is recorded as 4,320,981; official December 2025 figures were 4.27 million, so a record is plausible but we could not confirm it from an official release.

What we found

Election records give an electorate of 4,320,981 for 7 May 2026, above National Records of Scotland's December 2025 count of 4,266,700. We did not find the official release confirming it as a record, though it exceeds previous published totals.

The evidence

1 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

Contradict 0Support 1Background 1

Supports the claim
The 2026 Scottish Parliament election electorate is recorded as 4,320,981. [1]
Background
NRS recorded 4,266,700 registered for Scottish Parliament elections in December 2025. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against National Records of Scotland, Wikidata. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]Wikidata · 2026 Scottish Parliament election
[2]National Records of Scotland · Registered voter numbers released

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