The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the case for STV On May 5th 2022 voters went to the polls in Wales to elect councillors for all 22 local authorities. These were not the only elections held that day; Northern Ireland held an Assembly election and... Posted 15 Nov 2022
Electoral Commission report calls for better political education in Wales The Electoral Commission report on May 2022’s local elections in Wales, published yesterday, highlights that the extension of the franchise is only the first step in ensuring the participation of new groups of voters in... Posted 22 Sep 2022
Constitutional questions need answering to strengthen Welsh democracy The debate about the UK’s constitutional arrangements has come to the fore in recent years. We’ve seen a Scottish referendum, with another possible next year, the UK’s exit from the European Union and more recently, the... Posted 18 Aug 2022
Early indications suggest Welsh voting pilots went well In May’s local elections, four areas in Wales trialled a different way of voting – allowing people to cast their vote before election day. As well as polling stations being open on the Thursday 5... Posted 05 Aug 2022
Success as Labour vote overwhelmingly to increase the size of the Senedd Welsh Labour members voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to back a new package of reforms to modernise the Senedd. This is the culmination of nearly 20 years of discussions around reforming the Welsh Parliament, particularly in... Posted 07 Jul 2022
A big victory on Senedd reform When Ron Davies described the idea of devolution as a ‘process not an event’ back in 1999 he had little idea his words would come to describe a quarter of a century of reform in... Posted 16 Jun 2022
Wales can lead the way and deliver a parliament fit for the 21st Century Reform of the Senedd has been discussed since its inception. When it opened in 1999 it had just 60 members, no government function and limited powers. While the powers of the Senedd and the function... Posted 18 May 2022
Elections Cancelled: Over 100,000 Welsh voters to be denied a vote With elections coming up across the country, campaigners across Wales are gearing up the familiar routine of doorstep conversations, leaflets through letterboxes and trying to convince voters that their candidate deserves to be re-elected, or... Posted 13 Apr 2022
Early voting trails come to Wales This week the Welsh Government announced an exciting series of pilots on flexible voting – trialling, for the first time, new ways to make it easier for Welsh voters to access the ballot box. Since... Posted 25 Mar 2022
Welsh Labour conference vote is a big boost to campaign for Senedd reform With just 60 elected members, Wales’ Parliament has long been under-resourced. But that problem has grown as Wales acquired more responsibilities – without the representatives needed to properly scrutinise legislation. For as long as there... Posted 16 Mar 2022