Join Jackie Weaver and democracy groups as we launch the Fair Play PledgeThis May sees a huge round of elections in Britain – from Holyrood to Cardiff Bay, the London Assembly and local elections in big swathes of England. Thousands of candidates will be standing – and...Posted 01 Apr 2021
How elections for the Mayor of London will workOn May 6, one year after elections were supposed to be held, more than six million Londoners will be called to the polling stations to elect their mayor (alongside 25 members of the London Assembly)...Posted 01 Apr 2021
We can’t let the government force a broken system on important electionsThis week, Home Secretary Priti Patel laid out new plans as part of a review into the role of Police and Crime Commissioners. The move would see the current preference-based Supplementary Vote (SV) system replaced...Posted 19 Mar 2021
There are big reasons some people won’t vote this May – and it’s not just CovidWhen one party takes all – on a fraction of the vote – people understandably feel alienated and voiceless, and new research appears to back this up.Posted 19 Mar 2021
Making it easier for unpopular candidates to become Mayors turns back the clockThese are deeply concerning plans to change our elections.Posted 18 Mar 2021
The Netherlands is going to the polls, but how do Dutch elections work?Dutch voters have started going to the polls to vote in the general election to elect the 150 members of the House of Representatives, with incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte seeking a fourth term in...Posted 17 Mar 2021
Labour and progressive thinkers to present Keir Starmer with vision for ‘real democracy’Keir Starmer will be presented with a vision for a pro-democracy overhaul of Westminster and the economy on Sunday (21st March), with the release of a new book, The New Foundations.Posted 15 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day: How Westminster’s voting system is holding back gender equalityWhat’s clear is that Westminster’s out-dated structures aren’t allowing the fair representation Britain needs. That’s bad news for everyone.Posted 08 Mar 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
ERS Cymru leads calls for political parties to engage with new voters ahead of Wales’ May electionsMay’s election will be the first that 16 and 17 year olds and all resident foreign nationals are able to vote in Wales, representing around 100,000 potential electors. Now a coalition of 32 leading civil...Posted 22 Feb 2021