People registered to vote

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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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