The Reformer

UK public opinion is now unprecedentedly fragmented

How would each party have done if May’s elections were across all of Britain?

The elections held across the UK on 7 May 2026 produced a series of dramatic outcomes, and the political ramifications...

Political Party snakes and ladders

What can we learn from 2026’s English local elections

This week we’ve been delving into the English local election results to understand what’s happening behind the headlines, and the...

The new Holyrood intake looks the way that Scotland voted

What we learnt from Scotland’s 2026 elections

Scotland has just done something that now feels almost radical in UK politics: it produced an election result that actually...

This was an election that delivered seismic change

How Wales voted in the 2026 Senedd election

On Thursday 7th May, Wales headed to the polls for the Senedd election. This was an election that delivered seismic...

Voters in English local elections deserve better than First Past the Post

The votes from last week’s local council elections across England have now been counted, and one thing is clear: First...

14 percentage point difference

What did the UK polls say in April 2026?

While polling can give us an idea of what the public thinks, there is nothing like real votes to test...

There are an entirely new set of electoral arrangements in place

How will the 2026 Senedd election change Welsh politics?

On 7th May 2026, voters across Wales will elect not just a new Senedd, but a fundamentally different one. This...

Voters rights restored! Back up choices for mayors to return

New law restores fairer voting system for mayoral elections

On 29 April 2026, the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill received Royal Assent. This means that it has passed...

Now let us build a House of Lords worthy of a modern democracy

Hereditary peers have left the Lords for the last time

Sometimes change arrives with fanfare. Sometimes it arrives quietly, after years of argument, delay and unfinished business. This week, the...

Better local services need better local elections

Why we need to change the way we elect our councillors in England and Wales

Discussions around changing the voting system often refer to Westminster, yet the same problems that stifle the government of the...

England’s previous local elections show what’s wrong with our voting system

Time and time again, England’s local elections repeatedly produce results that simply don’t reflect how people vote. If you live...

Holyrood’s voting system wants you to be represented in Parliament

How Scotland’s Holyrood elections work will work this May

The 2024 General Election in Scotland was a one-sided affair. Scottish Labour won 35.3% of the vote in Scotland and...