What we learnt from the ERS / Open Labour leadership hustings Labour’s leadership candidates backed a range of constitutional reforms at Sunday’s joint Open Labour/Electoral Reform Society hustings, as they were challenged on how to fix Britain’s broken political system. When asked about their views on... Posted 27 Jan 2020
How do Labour Party leadership elections work? The Labour Party leadership election formally kicked off this week as nominations for the next leader of the party opened for MPs. The party have published a list of nominations as they come in, updating... Posted 09 Jan 2020
9 things you need to know about the 2019 General Election You probably heard a lot about the number of seats parties won (and lost) in December’s General Election. What was less prominent was just how poorly the results reflected how people actually voted. The ERS... Posted 24 Dec 2019
Electoral Registration Officers – the Runnymede Trust want to hear from you This is a guest post from Dr Zubaida Haque, the Deputy Director of the Runnymede Trust. There are over 8 million black and ethnic minority people in Britain, yet research from the Electoral Commission suggests that... Posted 20 Dec 2019
Westminster’s voting system puts tactics above policies Chelsea Oware reflects on the research undertaken during her university placement at the ERS. General elections are prime fodder for news outlets, who tend to focus on the ‘horse race’ between the two main parties,... Posted 19 Dec 2019
Our top 5 most read articles of 2019 Every year we take a look back on our most popular blogs of the year. It’s certainly been a busy year, with local, EU and now a General Election all within a few months of... Posted 17 Dec 2019
Thousands have signed our petition for proportional representation since the warped election Over 50,000 people have signed the Electoral Reform Society’s petition calling for proportional representation for Westminster elections, after last week’s warped results. Thursday’s election set alarm bells ringing when the government won a large majority... Posted 16 Dec 2019
When millions of voters are systematically ignored, it’s time for an overhaul at Westminster One thing was clear before a single result came in on Thursday night. The voting system is not just bust – it’s bankrupt. A huge amount of time was given this election to talk about... Posted 16 Dec 2019
Westminster’s voting system is bankrupt. It’s time for proportional representation Millions of voters unrepresented. An unjust majority on a minority of the vote. And nearly one in three forced to vote ‘tactically’. Westminster’s voting system is not just bust. It’s bankrupt, decrepit, discredited. We’ve been... Posted 13 Dec 2019
How the 2019 election results could have looked with proportional representation Ever wondered how the 2019 General Election result would have come out with a form of proportional representation? The Single Transferable Vote (STV) is a form of proportional representation used in Northern Ireland for all... Posted 13 Dec 2019