The Reformer

Voters do care about women’s leadership in elected office

Voters prefer decisions made by panels balanced between men and women

Men still dominate political decision-making in the United Kingdom. Women hold just one or two seats on prestigious select committees...

Wales is leading the way as registering to vote is set to get easier

The age-old adage about waiting for a bus and two turning up at once seemed particularly appropriate last week as...

We want every council in Wales to scrap First Past the Post

One year to win local proportional representation in Wales

A year from today, November 15, 2024, is the last day before the next election where your councillors can decide...

Jess Blair at the Senedd

We gave evidence to MSs on a new Bill to reform the Senedd – here’s what we said

In September a new piece of legislation was introduced into the Senedd, which looks set to change how the Welsh...

When voters have an electoral system that works for them, Independent councillors get elected

Why independent candidates win with the Single Transferable Vote

Currently, there are 14 independent MPs in the House of Commons, which might seem to suggest Independent candidates can win...

Good scrutiny pays for itself and poor scrutiny leads to poor decisions going unchallenged

Welsh Government introduce Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

Next year the Senedd will mark a quarter of a century since its establishment. For many of those 25 years...

Welsh Government to introduce progressive electoral reforms

Last week in the Senedd, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the Welsh Government’s plans for legislation for the next year....

Welsh Lab Conf 2023 Preview

New Era, New Democracy: How can a UK Labour government lead the way on reform? (Welsh Labour Conference)

This ERS Cymru and Labour for a New Democracy fringe event will look at how a UK Labour government can...

We have the opportunity to encourage first-time voter participation

Welcome to Your Vote Week – Raising young people’s political awareness

This week is Welcome to Your Vote Week, a campaign by the Electoral Commission to spark campaigners across the UK...

ERS Cymru has long called for automatic voter registration

We told the Welsh Government our suggestions for how to remove barriers to voting

Since elections were devolved to Wales in the Wales Act 2017 there have been a lot of changes for Welsh...

Welsh Polling station

Re-invigorating Local Democracy in Wales

Make Welsh local politics work for people.

Time for Change The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the Case for STV

The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the case for STV

On May 5th 2022 voters went to the polls in Wales to elect councillors for all 22 local authorities. These...