Elections 2016

Elections May 5 th 2016 Devolved Government Scotland – Parliamentary Wales – Assembly Northern Ireland – Assembly Police and Crime Commissioners Mayoral Elections Local Elections 2

Devolved Government Detail Scotland 129 MSPs – members of Scottish Parliament 73 constituencies elect one MSP 8 regions - made up of a number of constituencies - elect 7 MSPs per region Wales 60 AMs – members of Welsh Assembly 40 constituencies elect one AM 5 regions - made up of a number of constituencies - elect 4 AMs per region Northern Ireland 108 MLAs - members of the Legislative Assembly 18 constituencies elect 6 MLAs each 3

Other Elections These Elections run concurrently with the Devolved Government Elections on May 5 th : Police and Crime Commissioners England and Wales – excluding London 41 Police Force areas Mayoral London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford only Local Government Elections 126 elections in England only. Wales and Scotland deferred to

Mail Volume Details Poll Cards – volumes expected as General Election m via RM services 18m via DSA Ballot Packs 9.4m Candidate Mail – based on 2011 elections Scotland – 33m Wales – 16.6m Northern Ireland – 5.2m Police and Crime Commissioners - None London, Bristol, Liverpool, Salford Mayoral - None Local Elections - None 5

Other information Devolved Government Elections have a higher PR profile than Westminster elections Police and Crime Commissioner, Local and Mayoral elections do not have candidate mail Possible Referendum No date yet – could be June or September…..or next year! Will produce a YES and NO campaign mailing; however no information will be available until a maximum of six weeks before the Referendum when the designated organisation leads have been announced 6