Community Council elections 2025
Community Council election timescales
The next Community Council elections will start in February 2025. Here is a breakdown of the important dates.
- Notice of Election will be published on 5 February 2025
- the nomination period runs from 6 February 2025 until 27 February 2025. This is when you can nominate yourself to stand for election as a community councillor.
- Election date (if needed) will be 27 March 2025. An election will only be held in a community council area if there are more people nominated than places on the community council.
- The new community council term will start on 28 March 2025. It will last four years.
Nominations are for the community councils agreed in the new Community Council Scheme and new boundaries which were approved by Council on 26 September 2024. These will take effect when the community council election process ends on 28 March 2025.
The next community council elections are planned for 2029 though these timescales may move if circumstances change.
Contact your local community council
If you would like to find out which community council is local to you and contact the currrent members for more information about what they do, you can get details on either
You can also fiind out more about the important role commmnity councils play on the Scottish community council website. The website has lots of resources as well as case studies and videos on the work of community councils.