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First Past the Post is increasingly failing to deliver for voters
Electoral Reform in Westminster

We were asked to address MPs on the Representation of the People Bill committee

This week MPs sitting on the Representation of the People Bill committee took evidence before the bill starts committee stage...

Candidates need to be able to communicate with voters
Campaign Regulation

Is it possible to opt out of political leaflets through the letterbox?

Written by Thomas Worth In the months leading up to elections, voters are often inundated with all sorts of literature...

This pilot will make voting more convenient and accessible
Polling Day

Early voting trials offer a promising addition to our democracy

Written by Thomas Worth While the focus has been on the 30 councils who saw their elections delayed and then...

Progress must not stall here
House of Lords

The end of the Hereditary Peerage: A long campaign and an important victory

We saw a big victory last night as the bill to remove the last hereditary peers from the House of...

This is about who has right to shape our laws
House of Lords

Hereditary peer ‘back door’ compromise risks undermining manifesto promise

It seems the legislative game of hide and seek around the bill to remove the hereditary peers from the Lords...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

The Representation of the People Bill moves democracy forward – but more progress is needed

At the Electoral Reform Society, we believe democracy is never a finished project. Something so hard won requires constant attention,...

The government should not be able to instruct the people trying to referee its re-election
Campaign Regulation

Big win as government commits to restoring independence of Electoral Commission

We just saw a significant victory when it comes to ensuring the independence of our elections watchdog. It came during...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Latest UK polling: As voters spread their support, our voting system can’t keep up

Where elections often used to be a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservatives, voters are now spreading their support...

First Past the Post can’t cope with the new multi-party reality
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Gorton and Denton intensifies debate about Westminster’s failing voting system

The streets of Gorton and Denton will be much quieter this week after the flashmob of party activists has now...

We meet with MPs and their staff to better understand their concerns
Representation of the People Bill

Here’s how we’ve briefed MPs ahead of the next reading of the Representation of the People Bill

On Monday 2nd March, MPs will gather for the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill – a welcomed and vital...

The bill was last spotted in September 2025
House of Lords

Missing, in-action: What happened to the bill to remove the Hereditary Peers?

It is not often we get to indulge in the mystery genre here at the ERS; however, this blog will...

First Past the Post is a broken system in our multi-party era
Electoral Reform in Westminster

It’s a three-horse race! First Past the Post isn’t fit for purpose in Gorton and Denton

The Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election, scheduled for Thursday 26 February, has garnered much media attention. The outcome will be...