Download Briefing (210.1KB pdf) The government piloted mandatory ID at the 2018 English local elections. In Gosport, Swindon, Woking, Watford and Bromley, voters were required for the first time to bring a form of identification....
Posted 06 Jun 2018
A hereditary peer 'by-election' has been called following the retirement of the 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, grandson of Stanley Baldwin. We've analysed these sham elections - with the findings showing they make a mockery...
Posted 04 Jun 2018
Download Briefing (182.7KB pdf) Introduction In August 2016, Sir Eric Pickles’s report, ‘Securing the ballot: review into electoral fraud’, was released. It was commissioned after an election court judgement in 2015 which barred the Mayor...
Posted 28 Apr 2018
Download briefing (124.9KB pdf) How many Assembly members does the assembly need? Q1. The Expert Panel has concluded that the Assembly needs to have between 80 and 90 Members to carry out its role effectively....
Posted 25 Apr 2018
Download as PDF (71.1KB pdf) Submitted to the Open Government Network’s data consultation. There is a current lack of information published around the diversity of candidates and elected representatives. It is vitally important that this...
Posted 03 Apr 2018
Download briefing (138.8KB pdf) Introduction The Electoral Reform Society was founded in 1884 and has over 100 years of experience and knowledge of democratic processes and institutions. As an independent campaigning organisation working for a...
Posted 22 Mar 2018
Dear Minister, RE: Voter ID pilots We are writing to express our collective concerns for the Government plans to pilot identification in polling stations at the local government elections in May. The Government’s commitment to...
Posted 12 Mar 2018
Download as PDF (453.8KB pdf) Briefing The Electoral Reform Society strongly supports enfranchising 16- and 17-year-olds for all elections and referendums. We see lowering the franchise as vital to nurturing more active citizens for the...
Posted 02 Nov 2017
Download as PDF (403.1KB pdf) Briefing The Electoral Reform Society warmly welcomes the decision to debate the petition ‘To make votes matter, adopt Proportional Representation for UK General Elections’ in Westminster Hall on 30th October 2017....
Posted 25 Oct 2017
Download briefing (124.2KB pdf) 1. Introduction The devolution of powers over elections gives Wales a significant opportunity to do things differently for the benefit of voters and potential voters across the country. We are really...
Posted 23 Oct 2017