A polling station in Motherwell has been relocated this morning after a ‘suspicious device’ was found.
Police were called at 1am after the discovery was made on the ground floor of Glen Tower flats.
A cordon has been placed around the building and residents within the cordon were evacuated.
A statement from the force said “a controlled explosion has been carried out by Explosive Ordnance Device staff as a precaution”.
Inquiries are ongoing to establish how viable the device was and the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
The building was due to serve as a polling station for today’s election. Due to the police incident, it was relocated.
** Due to a police incident, voters registered to vote at Glen Tower, Motherwell please now attend a polling station at Knowetop Primary School, Knowetop Avenue, Motherwell from 7am. **
All residents are safe and police are carrying out enquiries. pic.twitter.com/VGe5pzLZ0n— NorthLanCouncil (@nlcpeople) December 12, 2019
A statement from North Lanarkshire Council said: “Due to a police incident, voters registered to vote at Glen Tower, Motherwell, please now attend a polling station at Knowetop Primary School, Knowetop Avenue, Motherwell from 7am.
“All residents are safe and police are carrying out inquiries.”