ERS Cymru submitted the following evidence to the Welsh government’s consultation on diversity and inclusion guidance for registered political parties. More on this issue Our work on Senedd reform More briefings on this topic Download...
Posted 26 Feb 2025
ERS Cymru submitted the following evidence to the Welsh government’s consultation on the draft rules for local government (principal council) elections using the Single Transferable Vote. More on this issue Our work on Welsh local...
Posted 05 Apr 2023
Why now? The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 seeks to revitalise democracy at council level. One of the provisions enables local authorities to have the choice between maintaining the First Past The Post...
Posted 09 Mar 2022
Download as PDF (124.7KB pdf) ERS Cymru welcomes the move to permissive proportional representation (PR) for local government elections as set out in the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill as a step forward in...
Posted 27 Oct 2020
Download briefing (124.2KB pdf) 1. Introduction The devolution of powers over elections gives Wales a significant opportunity to do things differently for the benefit of voters and potential voters across the country. We are really...
Posted 23 Oct 2017