A lipstick kiss marked on an election ballot paper by an amorous voter was declared valid during the Western Isles general election.
The ballot slip turned up in one of the boxes being counted after the polls closed on Thursday night.
The unknown elector marked the box then sealed their X with a kiss for Tory hopeful, Mark Brown.
It was initially considered as a possible doubtful paper but returning officer Malcolm Burr called all five candidates to one side, explaining he was allowing the vote to stand.
Later, Mark Brown joked on social media: “Salmond had his Solero Girl. Who was the voter who put a cross against me then kissed it with lipstick?”
Meanwhile, in the style of a sketch from TV’s Chewing The Fat, another voter wrote
the same curt four-
Over the box for the Lib Dems, he scribbled “Good guy” securing an extra vote for candidate Ruaraidh Ferguson.
Despite the unorthodox method, the voter was deemed to have clearly expressed his intention so the ballot slip was accepted as valid.
Islander seals their vote with a loving kiss
11 May 2015
A ballot kiss counted as a vote for Conservative candidate Mark Brown