While Boris Johnson could come back with ID, many ordinary voters don’t have that luxuryNews that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from voting as he went to a polling station without an accepted form of ID caused widespread amusement on social media yesterday. According to media...Posted 03 May 2024
Voters are being treated as guinea pigs in this year’s local electionsToday, the 2nd May, millions of voters will head to the polls to elect more than 2,500 councillors, 37 police and crime commissioners, 10 metro mayors, 1 MP (by-election in Blackpool South) and London Assembly...Posted 02 May 2024
Big changes to Welsh Police and Crime Commissioner electionsToday, voters across Wales will have to show ID to vote for the first time as they head to the polls to elect four Police and Crime Commissioners, covering North Wales, Dyfed Powys, Gwent and...Posted 02 May 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
Will we be seeing political adverts on our streaming services?ITV recently confirmed to the Guardian that it is considering allowing political ads on its ITVX streaming service. At first glance, this may not seem like a huge development. Social media is already awash with...Posted 18 Apr 2024
Electoral Commission Chair shares perspective with MPs and Peers at ERS backed eventLast month we hosted an APPG for Electoral Reform event at Portcullis House, The future of the electoral system – in conversation with John Pullinger CB, Chair of the Electoral Commission. We were delighted to...Posted 11 Apr 2024
Where is Single Transferable Vote used in the UK?Whilst First Past the Post is used for Westminster elections in the UK, it’s not the only way we elect people to office in the UK. Other voting systems have a long history and are...Posted 29 Mar 2024
Changes to First Past the Post style Electoral College increase chances of Trump victoryBarring an act of God, 5 November 2024 will see a rematch of the 2020 US Presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Looking back at the nationwide result in 2020, you would be...Posted 26 Mar 2024
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee publish welcome electoral registration reportLast week, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee published a new report on Electoral Registration. Even though electoral registration is mandatory, millions of people are missing from the electoral register, and the ERS has...Posted 26 Mar 2024
Victory as Ceredigion joins Powys and Gwynedd with STV consultationThere was fantastic news for voters coming out of Ceredigion last week, as their County Council voted YES to a public consultation on scrapping First Past the Post for their elections and bringing in the...Posted 25 Mar 2024