Briefings

The Electoral Reform Society's research team produces in-depth submissions for consultations and inquiries, legislative briefings for specific bills, and general background briefings on our main areas of expertise.

Why councillors in Wales should back STV

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

ERS Background Briefing

Briefing on local STV for Members of the Senedd

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

Single Transferable Vote STV

Response to the Welsh Government on Electoral Reform in Wales

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

The Senedd