CONSTITUENTS in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency have been casting their votes all day in the Holyrood by-election.
Polls are open from 7am to 10pm, with counting to go on into the night.
The National is on the ground at the count and is keeping you up to date on all the latest behind-the-scenes chat on our live blog.
We'll also have livestreams with our political reporters on what to expect, and our charts and graphs will show all the key numbers as the result comes in.
The campaign in this by-election has been, for the most part, dominated by the rise in support for Reform UK – and a row over one of the party’s online adverts.
The ad alleged that Anas Sarwar (below) would “prioritise” the Pakistani community – but it was quickly branded racist by Labour, who together with rivals in the SNP demanded it should be taken down.
SNP leader and Scottish First Minister John Swinney meanwhile urged voters in the constituency to back his party in a bid to “stop Nigel Farage”.
His plea comes after an opinion poll in Scotland last month indicated Reform could come second in next year’s Holyrood elections, ahead of both Labour and the Tories.
Will there by a Hamilton by-election exit poll?
There will not be an exit poll as this is not standard practice in a by-election.
At General Elections however, there is usually an exit poll carried out and published at 10pm, predicting what the results could look like.
The research is done by asking voters who they backed immediately after they leave the polling station. In recent years, UK exit polls have been fairly accurate in providing an overall picture of the result.
What time will the Hamilton by-election result come in?
As the votes have to be physically counted, it is impossible to say exactly when the result will come in.
It is unlikely that it will be announced before 1am ... so if you're staying up like we are, you might be in for a long night.
Don't worry if you need to get your beauty sleep, because our live blog will have all the details you need recorded in digestible chunks for when you wake up on Friday.
We also have a handy article showing the results of the vote in graphs and charts at a glance.
