Download briefing as a pdf (86.2KB pdf) We welcome the introduction of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. It has been 25 years since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of...
Posted 09 Oct 2024
Too many citizens feel excluded from decision making, lacking the power to make their lives better. Over a third of people now ‘strongly agree’ that they ‘don’t think the government cares much about what people...
Posted 12 Jun 2024
Download PDF (535.4KB pdf) Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) would mean that all eligible voters are put directly on the electoral rolls ensuring that the millions of missing voters are registered and that no one needlessly...
Posted 02 May 2024
Mandatory photographic ID for voters was introduced via the Election Act 2022 and required for the first time in the local elections last year. Voters will be asked to show photographic ID at the local...
Posted 26 Mar 2024
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