ERS Cymru warmly welcomes the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill. We support the idea of bringing elections in Wales into the modern age and the aim of removing barriers for voters. It is right...
Posted 17 Nov 2023
Download as a PDF (113.2KB pdf) ERS Cymru welcomes the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. We have long supported and campaigned on the case for increasing the size of the Senedd along with broader...
Posted 02 Nov 2023
We welcome the Welsh Government’s consultation on the draft rules for local government elections using the single transferable vote (STV) system. The option for councils in Wales to now move to STV is one that...
Posted 05 Apr 2023
The Electoral Reform Society is the UK’s leading voice for democratic reform. We work with everyone – from political parties, civil society groups and academics to our own members and supporters and the wider public...
Posted 08 Mar 2023
In January ERS Cymru submitted our response to the Welsh Government’s Electoral Reform and Administration White Paper consultation. This consultation asked questions around a range of issues ERS has long campaigned for; improved registration process,...
Posted 31 Jan 2023
The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) welcomes the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales’s national conversation about the way Wales is run, through its open consultation. Debate and concerns around Wales and the UK’s...
Posted 12 Aug 2022
Download as PDF (112.4KB pdf) We welcome the report of the Senedd’s Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform and the recent deal on Senedd reform between Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru. The Special Purpose Committee...
Posted 01 Jun 2022
Download as PDF (158.0KB pdf) Over a period of 18 months from 2013 to 2014, Electoral Reform Society Scotland carried out an in-depth investigation into the state of Scottish democracy. It involved a gathering of...
Posted 04 May 2022
Download as PDF (105.9KB pdf) In May 2022, local elections will take place throughout Scotland and Wales, as well as in many parts of England, including the election of all local councillors in Greater London....
Posted 28 Apr 2022
Download as a PDF (698.5KB pdf) This briefing discusses a number of the different electoral systems under consideration as part of the negotiations on Senedd Reform; the Single Transferable Vote and the three variants of...
Posted 08 Apr 2022