The Reformer

The rise of multi-party voting at UK general elections

With votes for parties, and independent candidates, other than Labour and the Conservatives reaching a historic high of 42.6%, the...

Why are voters switching parties more than ever?

We recently published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. Our polling during the General...

Plaid Cymru Conference ERS panel discussion

Where next for Welsh democracy as Plaid Cymru top Senedd voting intention poll?

The latest Barn Cymru poll released earlier in December by YouGov for ITV Wales and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre...

The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2024

As the year draws to an end, we’ve had a look through the stats to see which of our articles...

Fewer than a quarter of people have backed retaining First Past the Post

New polling finds proportional representation still much more popular than First Past the Post

Every six months or so, since November 2019, the pollster YouGov have been asking the British public the following question...

Sarah Olney PR bill

MPs vote for proportional representation in victory for public

Last week, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney managed to find time in the parliamentary schedule to make the case for...

2024 General Election Report

A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election

Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. The General Election...

Annual report: How we've hit the headlines in 2024

2024 at the ERS: Getting our issues in the Press

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

Annual report: providing an evidence base for our policy and campaigns

2024 at the ERS: Our research making the case for democratic reform

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

annual report: the major milestones in our campaign in 2024.

2024 at the ERS: Our major milestones and achievements

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

What are the political donation rules in the UK?

This week the Observer spoke to our director of research, Jess Garland, about the inadequate rules surrounding party funding in...

Annual Report: how we've led the charge for democratic reform in 2024

2024 at the ERS: Our year campaigning for change

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...