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Local Elections: Your Questions Answered

Local Elections: Frequently Asked Questions

In the run-up to the May local elections we often...

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Why did the Netherlands adopt nationwide proportional representation?

The Dutch prioritised proportionality above all else when creating their...

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voter ID means that 2068745 UK citizens could be turned away from polling stations

With just weeks to go awareness of voter...

With less than six weeks to May’s local elections, the...

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Just 7% support Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

New polling shows 61% oppose Boris Johnson’s resignation...

Our new polling has found that just one in 14...

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What was AV+ the electoral system recommended by...

In their 1997 election manifesto, Labour set out a commitment...

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Every major party uses something like the Alternative Vote to elect their leader

Why do so many parties use transferable voting...

The 27th of March sees the announcement of the results...

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Central party leaders have little influence over who is elected

How do Finland’s elections work?

On Sunday 2nd April, voters in Finland will go to...

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Proportional representation is the most popular form of democracy in the world today

How many countries around the world use proportional...

This article was updated in January 2025. Proportional representation is...

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Men make up around 72 per cent of peers

How we could make the House of Lords...

It is a quiet scandal that 105 years after women...

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The biggest reform would be changing the voting system at Westminster

What elections should the next government reform?

Last week we published a blog on UK electoral reforms...

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Scottish Lib Dem 2023

How do we build a better Scottish democracy?...

‘Taking the Road to Renewal’, ERS Scotland presents Alex Cole-Hamilton...

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What Electoral reforms have there been since 1997?

While the need for reforming Westminster’s First Past the Post...

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