First time votes for 16 and 17 year olds in Wales – what Westminster can learn This week we saw history happen in Wales. After years of ERS Cyrmu campaigning for the rights of 16 and 17 year olds to vote in Wales, the first election with an expanded franchise took... Posted 07 May 2021
These government plans will hit 44m voters with less choice and a weaker voice Millions of people went to the polls this Thursday in England and Wales to elect PCCs, plus Combined Authority mayors and the London mayor– using the Supplementary Vote system (SV). Posted 07 May 2021
2021 Elections: Millions of voters to get fair representation through PR Over 12 million voters have a powerful voice today, with proportional representation used in Wales, Scotland and on the London Assembly. Posted 06 May 2021
How May’s elections for the Senedd Cymru will work On May 6, more than 2 million voters will be called to elect their 60 representatives in the Senedd / Welsh Parliament. The Senedd was established in 1999, together with the Scottish Parliament, and holds... Posted 04 May 2021
Local one party states are a gift for cronies and lobbyists England is likely to see swathes of ‘one-party councils’ picked next week, under England and Wales’ one-party takes all local electoral system. Spread out over a whole council area, one party can get near 100%... Posted 30 Apr 2021
What if? Post-war elections under the Single Transferable Vote The Single Transferable Vote (STV) is one of the most popular voting systems among electoral reformers in the UK – favoured for its supposed ability to produce broadly proportional outcomes while retaining fairly localised constituencies. Posted 28 Apr 2021
My 20 years of campaigning for votes at 16 This is a guest post from Kelly Harris, a qualified youth worker who has worked with children and young people for 20 years across Wales. I still find it hard to believe that it has been... Posted 26 Apr 2021
Who can I vote for? How do I vote? What everyone needs to know for the May elections May sees elections for around 5,000 seats in England, votes for the Mayor of London and London Assembly, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Holyrood and the... Posted 23 Apr 2021
The First Past the Post Super League: if it matters in football, it must in politics too On Sunday night, the owners of 12 elite European football clubs – the big 6 in England, plus 3 top teams from each Italy and Spain – announced the creation of a new tournament, the... Posted 22 Apr 2021
How May’s elections for the Scottish Parliament will work Among the wave of elections that will be held on 6 May, voters across Scotland will be called to elect 129 members of the devolved Scottish Parliament for the sixth time in its history. The... Posted 19 Apr 2021