Plaid Cymru’s manifesto for the 2026 election makes the case to reform the Senedd’s recently changed electoral system 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🗳️ 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/09/p...

Latest poll shows how First Past the Post is failing Scotland’s Additional Member System The Scottish Parliament is on track for its most unrepresentative election, with the SNP projected to win 20 more seats than they would do under a more proportional system 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/09/l...

Latest poll shows how First Past the Post is failing Scotland’s Additional Member System The Scottish Parliament is on track for its most unrepresentative election, with the SNP projected to win 20 more seats than they would do under a more proportional system 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/09/l...

Recent polling puts the SNP on track for close to a majority - or even a majority - of seats The Additional Member System is meant to be representative but seat shares aren't matching vote shares with current polling The Scottish Parliament needs reform 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/06/s...

The latest MRP poll for the Scottish Parliament elections puts the SNP on course for a majority of seats on 29% of the vote 🟡 SNP: 67 🔴 Labour: 17 🟢 Greens: 14 🟣 Reform: 14 🔵 Conservatives: 9 🟠 Liberal Democrats: 8 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/06/s...

The gap between seat projections and AMS ideal seats, especially the vast overrepresentation of SNP, seats is deeply concerning yet again The next Scottish Parliament must review the Additional Member System and implement reforms to improve proportionality Seats must match votes at Holyrood

The Scottish Conservative manifesto is here. Russell Findlay launched his party's plans for Scotland this Tuesday This follows Reform last month and comes ahead of the SNP, Lab, Lib Dems and Greens Here's what it says on democracy and accountability 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/07/s...

Recent polling puts the SNP on track for close to a majority - or even a majority - of seats The Additional Member System is meant to be representative but seat shares aren't matching vote shares with current polling The Scottish Parliament needs reform 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/06/s...

The Scottish Conservative manifesto is here. Russell Findlay launched his party's plans for Scotland this Tuesday This follows Reform last month and comes ahead of the SNP, Lab, Lib Dems and Greens Here's what it says on democracy and accountability 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/07/s...

With the election campaign now underway, there’s a very real chance the polls could change. But as things stand, Holyrood is on track for the most unrepresentative Parliament in its history 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/04/n...

The latest MRP poll for the Scottish Parliament elections puts the SNP on course for a majority of seats on 29% of the vote 🟡 SNP: 67 🔴 Labour: 17 🟢 Greens: 14 🟣 Reform: 14 🔵 Conservatives: 9 🟠 Liberal Democrats: 8 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/06/s...

With the election campaign now underway, there’s a very real chance the polls could change. But as things stand, Holyrood is on track for the most unrepresentative Parliament in its history 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/04/n...

The first Scottish Parliament poll with data collected in April indicates a fall in support for Reform — alongside continued SNP constituency dominance contributing to unrepresentative results. Projections put John Swinney's party just shy of a majority 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/04/n...

What electoral reform promises did Scotland’s parties make in their 2021 manifestos? 👇🗳️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/02/s...

The first Scottish Parliament poll with data collected in April indicates a fall in support for Reform — alongside continued SNP constituency dominance contributing to unrepresentative results. Projections put John Swinney's party just shy of a majority 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/04/n...

What electoral reform promises did Scotland’s parties make in their 2021 manifestos? 👇🗳️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/02/s...

It's 35 days until the Scottish elections and one day after candidates are confirmed across Scotland Here's what the five parties elected in 2021 had to say on democracy last time around 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/02/s...

Just one of the six parties anticipated to win seats on Thursday 7 May has published their Scottish manifesto - including Reform's concerning proposals to cut MSP numbers and review devolution powers Here's when the others published theirs in 2021 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/23/w...

It's 35 days until the Scottish elections and one day after candidates are confirmed across Scotland Here's what the five parties elected in 2021 had to say on democracy last time around 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/04/02/s...

SP26: Bring Out Your Candidates Candidates! Get your Holyrood candidates here! There are 690 people having a go at Holyrood's 129 seats, from 29 parties and 35 Independents. But who is standing where and how does it compare to 2021?

Just one of the six parties anticipated to win seats on Thursday 7 May has published their Scottish manifesto - including Reform's concerning proposals to cut MSP numbers and review devolution powers Here's when the others published theirs in 2021 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/23/w...

The Additional Member System is not working as intended. The new Survation poll suggests the SNP could come close to winning a majority of seats on a far smaller share of the vote 🗳️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/31/s...

The Additional Member System is not working as intended. The new Survation poll suggests the SNP could come close to winning a majority of seats on a far smaller share of the vote 🗳️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/31/s...

Survation 16-23 Mar seat projection (vs last poll / vs 2021 on new boundaries); AMS Ideal seats: SNP ~ 62 (-2 / -1); 46 RUK ~ 19 (+1 / +19); 24 Lab ~ 18 (nc / -3); 22 Con ~ 12 (nc / -19); 15 Grn ~ 11 (+3 / +1); 13 LD ~ 7 (-2 / +3); 9 (Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections)

Scotland’s First Past the Post ballot risks warping Holyrood’s election results on Thursday 7 May The Additional Member System has served Scotland well since 1999 but the next parliament should review and reform the system at Holyrood to improve representation upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/30/s...

How many MSPs are stepping down from Holyrood at the 2026 election? 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/27/h...

Scotland’s First Past the Post ballot risks warping Holyrood’s election results on Thursday 7 May The Additional Member System has served Scotland well since 1999 but the next parliament should review and reform the system at Holyrood to improve representation upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/30/s...

How many MSPs are stepping down from Holyrood at the 2026 election? 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/27/h...

The imbalance of constituency to list seats in the Scottish Parliament risks distorting link between seats and votes this May Scotland's Additional Member System needs reform 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/16/w...

Scotland’s Parliament still has too much First Past the Post 👇 electoral-reform.org.uk/scotlands-pa...

The imbalance of constituency to list seats in the Scottish Parliament risks distorting link between seats and votes this May Scotland's Additional Member System needs reform 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/16/w...

Scotland’s Parliament still has too much First Past the Post 👇 electoral-reform.org.uk/scotlands-pa...

Yesterday, Reform UK published its manifesto for the Scottish Parliament elections. Along the party's policies is a concerning proposal to cut the number of MSPs to 113 📉 Here's what else the party has to say on Scottish democracy 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/20/r...

Yesterday, Reform UK published its manifesto for the Scottish Parliament elections. Along the party's policies is a concerning proposal to cut the number of MSPs to 113 📉 Here's what else the party has to say on Scottish democracy 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/20/r...

📊New Scotland polling from @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social, finding declining favourability towards Reform UK as they launch their Holyrood manifesto today. The SNP's ratings hold up, while Labour fail to gain ground, and John Swinney remains Scotland's least unpopular leader.

The 2026 election will be the first Scottish election with restrictions on dual mandates. Here's what the changes mean for any MPs, peers and councillors seeking election on Thursday 7 May 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/17/w...

One of the first acts undertaken by newly elected MSPs after the election of Thursday 7 May will be to pledge allegiance to the monarch 👑 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/02/17/s...

MSPs have rejected the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at the final stage: ❌ 69 MSPs voted against ✅ 57 MSPs voted in favour There was one abstention.

One of the first acts undertaken by newly elected MSPs after the election of Thursday 7 May will be to pledge allegiance to the monarch 👑 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/02/17/s...

The 2026 election will be the first Scottish election with restrictions on dual mandates. Here's what the changes mean for any MPs, peers and councillors seeking election on Thursday 7 May 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/17/w...

Yet another poll shows Scotland on track for an unrepresentative election due to AMS 86 MSPs are required to change Scotland's voting system. Parliamentarians elected on 7 must must come together and reform the system 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/04/y...

Concern is growing ahead of the 2026 election that the result after 7 May will be the most unrepresentative Scottish Parliament vote ever. Here's what could happen after the Holyrood vote in May 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗳️ upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/16/w...

Holyrood should follow the Senedd and return to four-year terms to improve democratic accountability 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2023/12/01/t...

Holyrood should follow the Senedd and return to four-year terms to improve democratic accountability 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2023/12/01/t...

Concern is growing ahead of the 2026 election that the result after 7 May will be the most unrepresentative Scottish Parliament vote ever. Here's what could happen after the Holyrood vote in May 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗳️ upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/16/w...

Yet another poll shows Scotland on track for an unrepresentative election due to AMS 86 MSPs are required to change Scotland's voting system. Parliamentarians elected on 7 must must come together and reform the system 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/04/y...

The latest poll for the upcoming Scottish Parliament election suggests Holyrood is on track for a major divergence between votes cast and seats won. New MSPs must address Holyrood's creaking Additional Member System 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/04/y...

Excellent summary of some of the flaws of AMS used for Scottish Parliament elections. ❎ Too many FPTP seats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Regional PR skews the national picture 🗳️ d’Hondt bias for larger parties The SNP could win a majority in May on far less than 50% of the vote AMS is better than FPTP but we need reform

The latest poll for the upcoming Scottish Parliament election suggests Holyrood is on track for a major divergence between votes cast and seats won. New MSPs must address Holyrood's creaking Additional Member System 👇 upgradeholyrood.com/2026/03/04/y...

Election campaigns should be about debating ideas - not fighting over bar charts and conflicting tactical voting advice. People should be able to vote with hope, not to block the party they fear most. If we don't want every election to look like Gorton & Denton, we must scrap FPTP.