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14 percentage point difference
Electoral Reform in Westminster

What did the UK polls say in April 2026?

While polling can give us an idea of what the public thinks, there is nothing like real votes to test...

There are an entirely new set of electoral arrangements in place
ERS Cymru

How will the 2026 Senedd election change Welsh politics?

On 7th May 2026, voters across Wales will elect not just a new Senedd, but a fundamentally different one. This...

Voters rights restored! Back up choices for mayors to return
Local democracy

New law restores fairer voting system for mayoral elections

On 29 April 2026, the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill received Royal Assent. This means that it has passed...

Now let us build a House of Lords worthy of a modern democracy
House of Lords

Hereditary peers have left the Lords for the last time

Sometimes change arrives with fanfare. Sometimes it arrives quietly, after years of argument, delay and unfinished business. This week, the...

Better local services need better local elections
Local democracy

Why we need to change the way we elect our councillors in England and Wales

Discussions around changing the voting system often refer to Westminster, yet the same problems that stifle the government of the...

Local democracy

England’s previous local elections show what’s wrong with our voting system

Time and time again, England’s local elections repeatedly produce results that simply don’t reflect how people vote. If you live...

Holyrood’s voting system wants you to be represented in Parliament
ERS Scotland

How Scotland’s Holyrood elections work will work this May

The 2024 General Election in Scotland was a one-sided affair. Scottish Labour won 35.3% of the vote in Scotland and...

Compulsory voting would treat the symptoms not the cause
Polling Day

We should fix our voting system, not force people to use it

This week, the Telegraph has published an article debating the merits of compulsory voting. Partly inspired by the approaching first...

There is only a 15-point gap between the 1st and 5th placed parties
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Polling breakdown from March 2026: Latest polls see continued fragmentation

Since February 2025, we at the Electoral Reform Society have been collecting data on UK general election voting intention polls...

Wales has 16 new constituencies, each one electing six Members of the Senedd
ERS Cymru

There is a new way of voting at the Senedd election this May. How does it work?

Whatever happens in May, the next Senedd election is set to be historic. For instance, recent polling has pointed to...

9.1% of voting age Americans lack ready access to a document proving citizenship
Voter ID

While the UK is making voting more accessible, the US is cracking down

Currently, the UK is reassessing our restrictive voter ID laws. The Representation of the People Bill, if passed, would see...

The case for examining First Past the Posts role is growing
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Former Prime Minister John Major questions the ‘validity’ of First Past the Post

There has been a significant intervention in the debate around electoral reform recently, in the guise of former Prime Minister...