Edinburgh general election votes to be counted on time
Returning officers had warned the counting of votes could take longer because of new rules requiring closer checks on postal votes.
They suggested counts could be put off until the morning after instead of taking place as soon as the polls close.
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Hide AdBut new legislation would require returning officers to provide clear justification if they decided to postpone the count.
Now they have said "local factors" should determine the timing of the count.
Edinburgh's returning officer Tom Aitchison said he had decided the counting would take place overnight.
But he warned: "We could expect results to come in around two or three hours later, which means the earliest would be around 2am."