Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of PR on the London AssemblyToday marks 25 years since the London Assembly was formally launched. This means, a quarter of a century ago, the people of London gained a new voice – and an ability to elect their new...Posted 03 Jul 2025
Here’s the insights from our ERS members’ workshopFollowing the 2024 election, we set about revising our campaigning plans for the new political situation in Westminster. We’ve been talking to MPs, academics and activists, as well as listening to our membership. The support...Posted 12 Feb 2025
The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2024As the year draws to an end, we’ve had a look through the stats to see which of our articles were the most popular with you, our supporters. So if you missed them the first...Posted 18 Dec 2024
Voters will be turned away at the general election for lacking the right IDThursday 4th July 2024 will be a historic General Election for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, voters in Scotland and some parts of England will be turned away from polling stations, as...Posted 01 Jul 2024
Voters will be turned away at the local elections for lacking the right IDThursday 2nd May 2024 was a historic local election for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, voters in Wales and some parts of England will be turned away from polling stations, as they...Posted 01 May 2024
At 35% we still have a long way to go on women’s representationIt’s been over a hundred years since some women won the right to stand as MPs and vote in 1918. But women only won the vote on the same terms as men in 1928, and...Posted 08 Mar 2024
2023 at the ERS: Party conference season reportEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 30 Nov 2023
Time for a key change? How we would reform Eurovision votingEurovision is upon us once again – everyone’s favourite flamboyant celebration of Europe’s musical talent. With quite a few ERS staff members being unashamed superfans, we thought it would be a great excuse to take...Posted 12 May 2023
Making the case for STV in England – our local elections campaignOver the last few months the ERS has been building interest in how STV can make the UK’s politics fairer by highlighting the success of the system where it is currently used in the country....Posted 06 May 2022
ERS Live: Where next for English local governance?Following the publication of our latest research report Democracy Made in England, last week we hosted our latest #ERSLive event, in which an expert panel discussed the question, ‘where next for English local government?’ for...Posted 29 Mar 2022