Who can I vote for? How do I vote? What everyone needs to know for the May elections May sees elections for around 5,000 seats in England, votes for the Mayor of London and London Assembly, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Holyrood and the... Posted 23 Apr 2021
How May’s London Assembly elections will work This May, millions of Londoners will go to the polls to vote for the Mayor and the London Assembly. The London Assembly is the political body that holds the mayor to account and scrutinises their... Posted 07 Apr 2021
England is blighted by local one party states England is blighted by local one-party states: areas where it too often feels like only one party can win, where parties control nearly all the seats – and where scrutiny is a shadow of what... Posted 01 Apr 2021
How elections for the Mayor of London will work On May 6, one year after elections were supposed to be held, more than six million Londoners will be called to the polling stations to elect their mayor (alongside 25 members of the London Assembly)... Posted 01 Apr 2021
We can’t let the government force a broken system on important elections This week, Home Secretary Priti Patel laid out new plans as part of a review into the role of Police and Crime Commissioners. The move would see the current preference-based Supplementary Vote (SV) system replaced... Posted 19 Mar 2021
There are big reasons some people won’t vote this May – and it’s not just Covid When one party takes all – on a fraction of the vote – people understandably feel alienated and voiceless, and new research appears to back this up. Posted 19 Mar 2021
Making it easier for unpopular candidates to become Mayors turns back the clock These are deeply concerning plans to change our elections. Posted 18 Mar 2021
What can we learn from the evolution of English devolution? There has been considerable discussion about the ‘Union’ and efforts to save it in recent months, given the increasing support for nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales, and growing talk of a border poll in... Posted 09 Mar 2021
Wales’ planning for the May elections is a welcome contrast to Westminster Key decisions on May's elections in Wales will be driven by consensus and cooperation, rather than ministerial diktat. Posted 15 Feb 2021
Finally, some clarity on England’s local elections UK ministers have finally confirmed that local elections in England will go ahead on the 6th of May, after being delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Here's what we know. Posted 05 Feb 2021