The Reformer

The question of who gets to vote is more complicated than you might think

Exploring the franchise: Who can vote in UK elections?

The franchise has been in the news recently due to Labour considering plans to extend the franchise to resident EU...

Voter ID- One voter turned away is one too many

People were turned away from polling stations last week and they’ve told us why

One of the big stories of May’s English local elections is not the results of the vote, but about the...

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Voter ID is a ‘gerrymandering scheme’ suggests Jacob Rees-Mogg

We still don’t have the full picture of how many people were stripped of their right to vote in May’s...

Let 3

Time for a key change? How we would reform Eurovision voting

Eurovision is upon us once again – everyone’s favourite flamboyant celebration of Europe’s musical talent. With quite a few ERS...

Thousands of voters are left underrepresented or not represented at all

How can one party win all the seats in a local council election without all the votes?

In May’s 2023 local elections in England, the Liberal Democrats won 72% of the seats on Bath & North East...

A backward step for local democracy

New rules see Mayors elected without majority support

Coverage of the local elections has been dominated by punditry over what the results mean for next year’s general election...

Nobody can look at these examples and think our system is working

90% of seats on less than half the vote? That’s England’s local democracy

With nearly all the 2023 local election results declared, the First Past the Post system used across England has once...

Were you stopped from voting

Voters across England will be turned away from polling stations today for lacking ID

May 4th 2023 was a historic local election for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, voters in England...

Forty-six councillors will be elected without a single vote being cast

Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections

Following the publication of candidate notices for the May 2023 English local elections, it is clear that the scourge of...

Voter ID petition hand in

Nearly 119,000 signatures handed to No 10 calling for voter ID u-turn

Campaign groups handed in nearly 119,000 petition signatures to 10 Downing Street this week, calling for the government to think...

Historically Greek elections have been noted for their rather unusual system of bonus seats

Greece changes electoral law, then changes it back

Greece is holding their 2023 elections on 21 May, following protests and delays caused by the deadliest rail crash in...

Local Elections: Your Questions Answered

Local Elections: Frequently Asked Questions

In the run-up to the May local elections we often hear the same questions being asked by concerned voters. We...