SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION IN THE

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch; Inverness and Nairn Constituencies

Thursday 6 May 2021

Limit of Candidates Election Expenses

The Limit on Candidates’ Election Expenses per elector in the above noted constituency on Wednesday 24 March (i.e. last date for publication of the Notice of Election) is based on a maximum sum of:

Long Campaign Short Campaign – begins on 6 January 2021 and ends on – begins the day after you officially become a the day you officially become a candidate candidate and ends on polling day 6 May 2021 (The earliest date you can officially become a candidate is 25 March 2021) £21,500 + 6.3p per elector £8,700 + 9p per elector in a county constituency in a county constituency

It must be stressed these amounts are maximum amounts and in addition to verifying the relevant calculation given below (the accuracy of which is not guaranteed),

Candidates and their Election Agents must ascertain the amounts applicable to themselves by reference to The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (Part 3).

Indicative amounts are shown below correct to 1 March 2021.

Constituency Campaign No. of Amount per Plus lump Total Entries in entry in sum Expenses the register register Limit as at 1 March 2021 Caithness, Long 55,910 6.3p £21,500 £25,022.33 Sutherland Short 9p £8,700 £13,731.90 and Ross Inverness Long 69,469 6.3p £21,500 £25,876.55 and Nairn Short 9p £8,700 £14,952.21

Skye, Long 61,775 6.3p £21,500 £25,391.82 Lochaber and Short 9p £8,700 £14,259.75 Badenoch

Constituency candidates are referred to the Electoral Commission’s guidance on Campaign Spending (SPE 2021 – Part 3 Spending and Donations https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/scottish-parliamentary- elections

15 March 2021 DONNA MANSON Highland Constituencies  Regional Returning Officer: