Elections 2021: Rotten boroughs are rife in England, as voters are hit by warped results We’re already seeing a plethora of rotten results – with parties taking nearly all the seats on a fraction of the vote. Posted 07 May 2021
Local one party states are a gift for cronies and lobbyists England is likely to see swathes of ‘one-party councils’ picked next week, under England and Wales’ one-party takes all local electoral system. Spread out over a whole council area, one party can get near 100%... Posted 30 Apr 2021
What if? Post-war elections under the Single Transferable Vote The Single Transferable Vote (STV) is one of the most popular voting systems among electoral reformers in the UK – favoured for its supposed ability to produce broadly proportional outcomes while retaining fairly localised constituencies. Posted 28 Apr 2021
Bills are being proposed across the US to scrap First Past the Post Electoral reform is gaining momentum across the USA as an impressive number of state legislatures are considering reforming their local and statewide elections. So far, 30 bills to scrap First Past the Post and bring... Posted 05 Feb 2021
Right to scrap First Past the Post won for Welsh councils UPDATE: On Wednesday 21st January, the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill became law after receiving Royal Assent. Now the campaign begins to ensure councils in Wales sign up to a fairer voting system, and... Posted 18 Nov 2020
Welsh Parliament to vote on letting councils scrap first past the post Local government is one of our most important layers of representation, delivering everyday frontline services such as social care and waste collection. Yet, for many people local government doesn’t feel that representative and that’s because... Posted 17 Nov 2020
ERS in the Press – October 2020 This month has seen a renewed interest in proportional representation internationally. Willie Sullivan backed up the case for a fairer voting system in Canada, drawing on his experience in Scotland. “If you want a system... Posted 29 Oct 2020
Manifesto for Democracy: Modernising Local Government Local government in Wales is all too often ‘pale, male and stale’ – uncontested seats are widespread and incumbent councillors are often favoured by the current First Past The Post system. We need electoral reform... Posted 26 Oct 2020
Manifesto for democracy: A Stronger Senedd The Senedd looks very different to when it was first conceived in 1999. Ongoing devolution has meant more powers are held in Cardiff Bay – including primary law-making powers and tax-varying powers that create a... Posted 23 Oct 2020
Westminster could learn a lot from the Australian Capital Territory Could Australia’s capital show the rest of Australia and Westminster how to be fairer and more representative? Posted 21 Oct 2020