What voting system does the UK use for general elections?Voting systems are the methods we use to elect representatives, like MPs or local councillors. They lay out rules about the way votes are cast and counted. Which system do we use in general elections...Posted 11 Feb 2025
How would proportional representation work in the UK?Proportional Representation (PR) is the idea that seats in parliament should closely match votes cast in an election. A system that’s perfectly proportional would mean that if a political party received one third of the...Posted 16 Jan 2025
Majority of councillors vote for STV in Gwynedd, but vote fails to reach high threshold by one voteThere was a disappointing outcome in Gwynedd this afternoon as we just fell short in winning the council’s vote on changing the voting system to the Single Transferable Vote (STV) by a single vote. The...Posted 24 Oct 2024
It’s 3 for 3! Residents’ consultation in Ceredigion is the third to back fair votes under STVThere was more fantastic news out of Wales today, as Ceredigion County Council released the results of their consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections to the fairer Single Transferable...Posted 23 Oct 2024
Second Welsh consultation backs STV as Powys residents nearly two-thirds in favourThere was more fantastic news out of Wales last week, as Powys County Council released the results of their consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections. The results weren’t even...Posted 15 Oct 2024
Gwynedd consultation backs STV with nearly three quarters in favourThere was some fantastic news out of Gwynedd last week, as Cyngor Gwynedd released the results of its consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections. The results weren’t even close,...Posted 08 Oct 2024
How does proportional representation work?Proportional representation (PR) is not a voting system in itself. Instead, it’s the idea that seats in parliament should reflect the proportion of votes cast; something which can be achieved through a variety of electoral...Posted 05 Sep 2024
STV is used within the House of Commons, so why can’t we use it for Westminster?On the 4th July an estimated 29 million people voted in the General Election, for the vast majority of us that was the end of our voting in 2024. However, for our newly elected representatives they...Posted 25 Jul 2024
Ceredigion: Have your say on fairer electionsCeredigion County Council have just taken the next step of their journey towards fairer elections by launching a consultation on changing the voting system at local elections. The consultation comes following the passing of a...Posted 17 Jul 2024
First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters were denied a say in the last local electionsLocal elections are an important part of democracy in Wales. But did you know that thousands of voters have a councillor that nobody voted for at all? Due to the Westminster-style First Past the Post...Posted 15 May 2024