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
It’s 3 for 3! Residents’ consultation in Ceredigion is the third to back fair votes under STV There was more fantastic news out of Wales today, as Ceredigion County Council released the results of their consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections to the fairer Single Transferable... Posted 23 Oct 2024
Second Welsh consultation backs STV as Powys residents nearly two-thirds in favour There was more fantastic news out of Wales last week, as Powys County Council released the results of their consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections. The results weren’t even... Posted 15 Oct 2024
Gwynedd consultation backs STV with nearly three quarters in favour There was some fantastic news out of Gwynedd last week, as Cyngor Gwynedd released the results of its consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections. The results weren’t even close,... Posted 08 Oct 2024
Ceredigion: Have your say on fairer elections Ceredigion County Council have just taken the next step of their journey towards fairer elections by launching a consultation on changing the voting system at local elections. The consultation comes following the passing of a... Posted 17 Jul 2024
First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters were denied a say in the last local elections Local elections are an important part of democracy in Wales. But did you know that thousands of voters have a councillor that nobody voted for at all? Due to the Westminster-style First Past the Post... Posted 15 May 2024
Victory as Ceredigion joins Powys and Gwynedd with STV consultation There was fantastic news for voters coming out of Ceredigion last week, as their County Council voted YES to a public consultation on scrapping First Past the Post for their elections and bringing in the... Posted 25 Mar 2024
Powys and Gwynedd lead the way for Welsh councils with consultation votes There was fantastic news for voters coming out of Powys and Gwynedd today, as their County Councils have voted YES to public consultations on scrapping First Past the Post for their elections and bringing in... Posted 07 Dec 2023
One year to win local proportional representation in Wales A year from today, November 15, 2024, is the last day before the next election where your councillors can decide to bring local democracy into the 21st century. I am talking about how councillors are... Posted 15 Nov 2023
Why independent candidates win with the Single Transferable Vote Currently, there are 14 independent MPs in the House of Commons, which might seem to suggest Independent candidates can win under First-Past-The-Post (FPTP). But these MPs are only independent because they were suspended from their... Posted 01 Nov 2023