diff --git a/src/cogs/election.py b/src/cogs/election.py
index 9b36b39..c09c83d 100644
--- a/src/cogs/election.py
+++ b/src/cogs/election.py
@@ -111,11 +111,13 @@ class ElectionCog(commands.Cog):
             soup = await asyncio.to_thread(BeautifulSoup, response.text, "html.parser")
             results = await self.bot.loop.run_in_executor(None, self.process_soup, soup)
             if results:
-                date = datetime.datetime.now().date().strftime("%B %Y")
+                now = discord.utils.utcnow()
+                date = now.date().strftime("%B %Y")
                 colour_scores = {}
                 embed = discord.Embed(
                     title="Election results - " + date,
-                    url="https://bbc.co.uk/"
+                    url="https://bbc.co.uk/",
+                    timestamp=now
                 )
                 embed.set_footer(text="Source from bbc.co.uk.")
                 description_parts = []