Thanks to our supporters we’ve recruited a new Lakeman FellowWe are delighted to announce that we recently appointed a new Lakeman Fellow to join the ERS team. The Lakeman Fellowship for Diversity in Politics is a scheme we set up in 2018, as a unique work...Posted 21 Jan 2022
Help shape the Electoral Reform Society by voting in our Council ElectionsIn the upcoming weeks, members of the Electoral Reform Society will be voting in this year’s ERS Council elections. The candidates are their fellow members, who have spent the last few weeks putting together their...Posted 10 Sep 2021
ERS Council Elections are coming up – here’s why you should standWe’ve put together a short video on what being on the ERS council entails and why you should consider getting involved. Could you help us shape the future of electoral reform in Britain? Why not...Posted 22 Jul 2021
Reporting back from our ERS members’ workshopFollowing the 2019 election, we set about revising our campaigning plans for the new political situation in Westminster. As with everything over the last year, the process was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but we...Posted 04 Mar 2021
The movement for real democracy is growing – get involvedSometimes it helps to let the facts speak for themselves. When the ERS tweeted the number of votes it took to elect each MP – by party – after December’s election, it quickly went viral....Posted 02 Mar 2020
What is proportional representation?Parties from across the political spectrum are lining up against Westminster’s voting system and calling for proportional representation, but what does that term mean? There are lots of different ways to decide who gets to...Posted 06 Dec 2019
Where is proportional representation used in the UK?Westminster’s voting system is well and truly broken. The system with which we elect our MPs is struggling to produce fair and representative results. The 2017 General Election showed that, for the third time in a...Posted 05 Nov 2019
Thinking about standing for ERS council? Here’s Clare Coatman on why you shouldNominations for our ERS Council have just opened, and we’re looking for passionate reformers prepared to share their time, energy and ideas to stand. The ERS Council the driving force behind our Society. It is the...Posted 08 Aug 2019
Should we make voting compulsory?Elections with low-turnout are not uncommon in the UK, so it’s only natural that questions are often raised on how we can see more voters heading to the ballot box. Some argue that the key...Posted 05 Apr 2019
Five New Year’s resolutions ministers should be signing up toIf 2018 has shown us anything, it’s that the debates over the state of our democracy are as crucial as ever. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the controversial ID trials at the local elections,...Posted 31 Dec 2018