Returning Officers are issuing postal vote ballot packs over the next two weeks.

Almost 125,000 voters in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray have applied to vote by post.

We received 96% of the applications to vote by post in time for the postal vote ballot packs to be prepared, printed and posted out to electors by Returning Officers on 14 April.

Of the remaining applications, 3% were received in time for the postal vote ballot packs to be prepared, printed and posted out to electors by Returning Officers on 16 April.

The remaining applications are being processed in time for postal vote ballot packs to be prepared, printed and posted out to electors by Returning Officers on 26 April.