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First Past the Post will make it easier for unpopular or extreme candidates to slip into town halls
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Ministers just sneaked out a serious, undemocratic change to our voting system in England and Wales

The government is trying to sneakily force through plans to impose First Past the Post for Mayoral and Police and...

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Voter ID

22 Welsh organisations warn voter ID plans could leave vulnerable voters locked out

At a time when we should be thinking about how to remove the barriers to our democracy, the UK Government...

Nearly half of all constituency Labour Parties have backed motions in support of the change
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Calls for Labour to back reform grow as members back PR in record numbers

With Labour’s conference set to begin next week the debate on electoral reform looks set to be one of the...

Voter ID Petition Hand In
Voter ID

Nearly 300,000 signatures handed to No 10 over undemocratic voter ID plans  

Campaign groups handed in nearly 300,000 petition signatures to 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, calling for the government to scrap...

100 years since Norwegians elected their first proportional parliament
Electoral Reform in Westminster

How do elections work in Norway?

Like most European countries, Norway first adopted proportional representation in the early 20th century, with this October representing 100 years...

Conference organisers are being flooded with motions to reject first past the post
Electoral Reform in Westminster

5 events not to miss at Labour conference

Support is growing across the Labour movement for reform of Westminster’s creaking electoral system. 83% of Labour members support PR...

Make no mistake, voter ID will see legitimate voters turned away
Voter ID

Voter ID could breach fundamental rights, MPs warn

The ERS gave evidence to the committee’s enquiry with Dr Jess Garland telling MPs and Peers that it was “implausible”...

The proposals could disenfranchise voters on an industrial scale
Voter ID

Voter ID: Thousands tell the government: “Hands off our vote”

Over 50,000 people have now signed the Electoral Reform Society’s petition urging ministers to scrap plans to impose mandatory voter...

Constitutional Convention

A People Powered Response to the Climate Crisis (SNP Conference)

We are facing a climate crisis, to find solutions that work for people across Scotland we need to change the...

Labour for a New Democracy

Labour for a New Democracy – Where next for Labour and PR? (Labour Conference)

Join Labour for a New Democracy and Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform for Where next for Labour and PR? There’s...

Second Best – Does Labour need to work with other parties to win power? (Labour Conference)

August 31, 2021

Join the Electoral Reform Society and the Fabians to discuss if Labour needs to work with other parties to win...

Labour for a New Democracy

Labour 4 PR Rally (L4ND – Labour Conference)

Join Labour for a New Democracy for the big event of conference: The #Labour4PR Rally! They’ll be joined by an...