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A 1% increase in the Conservatives’ vote share led to a landslide

9 things you need to know about the 2019 General Election

You probably heard a lot about the number of seats parties won (and lost) in December’s General Election. What was...

Most read blogs of 2019

ERS in the Press: 2019’s electoral reform news roundup

As the year draws to a close, here’s a snapshot of some of the work we’ve been doing at the...

Polling Station

Electoral Registration Officers – the Runnymede Trust want to hear from you

This is a guest post from Dr Zubaida Haque, the Deputy Director of the Runnymede Trust. There are over 8 million...

Westminster’s voting system puts tactics above policies

Chelsea Oware reflects on the research undertaken during her university placement at the ERS. General elections are prime fodder for...

Most read blogs of 2019

Our top 5 most read articles of 2019

Every year we take a look back on our most popular blogs of the year. It’s certainly been a busy...

14,513,247 voters didn’t vote for their MP

Thousands have signed our petition for proportional representation since the warped election

Over 50,000 people have signed the Electoral Reform Society’s petition calling for proportional representation for Westminster elections, after last week’s...

A 1% increase in the Conservatives’ vote share led to a landslide

When millions of voters are systematically ignored, it’s time for an overhaul at Westminster

One thing was clear before a single result came in on Thursday night. The voting system is not just bust...

Votes per MP 2019

Westminster’s voting system is bankrupt. It’s time for proportional representation

Millions of voters unrepresented. An unjust majority on a minority of the vote. And nearly one in three forced to...

2019 under PR STV

How the 2019 election results could have looked with proportional representation

Ever wondered how the 2019 General Election result would have come out with a form of proportional representation? The Single...

Parties respond to ERS call to make electoral reform a priority after the election

Earlier this week, the ERS wrote to all the main parties in Britain, calling for them to make proportional representation...

In many parts of the UK there isn’t much of a contest this election

Three ways Westminster’s voting system has skewed the election – before a single vote is cast

Though we are still a couple of days away from knowing the outcome of the general election, the campaign has...

Woman using the ERS 2019 Results Hub

Introducing the ERS General Election Results Hub

Every general election, sites like the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph present live updates of the general election results as they roll in. Yet, despite having the data...