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Restoring the fairer system will strengthen our democracy
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Government decision to restore Supplementary Vote system elections is a big win for voters

Today we can celebrate a big win in the fight for a fairer democracy. The government has announced in its...

London City Hall, Newham
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of PR on the London Assembly

Today marks 25 years since the London Assembly was formally launched. This means, a quarter of a century ago, the...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to see

One year on from the General Election and we are eagerly awaiting the government’s Elections Bill, expected to be tabled...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

One year on from the General Election, the case for fair votes is stronger than ever

The fourth of July marks one year since the General Election of 2024. That election saw the most disproportional outcome...

A quarter of a million voice. One clear message. It's time to finish the job on Lords reform.
House of Lords

A quarter of a million voices are calling for House of Lords reform

We have hit a significant milestone in our campaign to reform the House of Lords: over a quarter of a...

“60% of the British public support proportional representation”
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Support for proportional representation hits record high according to new research

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has, this week, published the latest findings from their British Social Attitudes (BSA)...

If the Government wants to ensure that we, the voters, trust our democratic institutions, it needs to start with ending the reign of big donors
Money in Politics

Is there a limit to political donations in the UK?

Political parties cost money to run. In the UK, they’re funded by a variety of sources, including membership fees, grants,...

A Scottish Spring Conference photo of guests
ERS Scotland

ERS Scottish Spring conference draws crowd in Edinburgh

Sometimes it is useful to take some time to digest an event fully, and come to some considerations about it....

In a representative democracy, we ought to have a Parliament that matches the way people voted
Electoral Reform in Westminster

What’s wrong with First Past the Post?

First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the voting system used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to...

research shows that the Voter ID requirement deterred and effectively disenfranchised an estimated 10,571 potential voters
Voter ID

New research on the chilling effect of voter ID published

New research published last month by Dr Tom Barton at Kings College London shows the potential detrimental effect of new...

With growing support for more parties, voters are demanding more choice
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Why are our mayors winning on less than 30% of the vote?

This past week’s mayoral elections marked a worrying milestone for democracy in England. For the first time ever, two combined...

The two party system is coming under pressure in a way not seen for a generation
Electoral Reform in Westminster

The end of the two-party system? What the experts are saying about the 2025 local elections

Since the votes cast in the local elections were counted on Friday there has been extensive debate among experts and...