News and Comment – Electoral Reform Society

This year’s General Election left millions of voices unheard

We have all heard the outcome of the 2024 general election, the surprises and the predictable outcomes, but digging under the surface there’s a surprising story to tell about the millions of voters who were...

Posted 19 Dec 2024

The rise of multi-party voting at UK general elections

With votes for parties, and independent candidates, other than Labour and the Conservatives reaching a historic high of 42.6%, the 2024 General Election saw a significant shift towards multi-party voting. The combined Labour and Conservative...

Posted 19 Dec 2024

Why are voters switching parties more than ever?

We recently published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. Our polling during the General Election not only revealed the extent of tactical voting under our electoral system, but also...

Posted 19 Dec 2024

Where next for Welsh democracy as Plaid Cymru top Senedd voting intention poll?

The latest Barn Cymru poll released earlier in December by YouGov for ITV Wales and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre suggests that Plaid Cymru could be the largest party in the Senedd come 2026. The...

Posted 18 Dec 2024

Plaid Cymru Conference ERS panel discussion

The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2024

As the year draws to an end, we’ve had a look through the stats to see which of our articles were the most popular with you, our supporters. So if you missed them the first...

Posted 18 Dec 2024

New polling finds proportional representation still much more popular than First Past the Post

Every six months or so, since November 2019, the pollster YouGov have been asking the British public the following question regarding electoral reform. Some people support a change in the British voting system to proportional...

Posted 11 Dec 2024

Fewer than a quarter of people have backed retaining First Past the Post

MPs vote for proportional representation in victory for public

Last week, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney managed to find time in the parliamentary schedule to make the case for a voting system that treats every voter fairly. ‘Ten-minute rule’ bills are opportunities for MPs...

Posted 10 Dec 2024

A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election

Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British electoral history, but one...

Posted 10 Dec 2024

2024 at the ERS: Getting our issues in the Press

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...

Posted 09 Dec 2024

Annual report: How we've hit the headlines in 2024

2024 at the ERS: Our research making the case for democratic reform

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...

Posted 07 Dec 2024