In the last decade, we've had: 6 Prime Ministers, potentially with the seventh just round the corner. 8 Chancellors. 9 Home Secretaries. 9 Foreign Secretaries. Yet Keir Starmer still has confidence in First Past the Post to deliver strong and stable government. He must be the only one.

More than 60 MPs have signed an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill calling for a National Commission on the Electoral System. First Past the Post has failed the British people for too long. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scotland and Northern Ireland already use proportional systems for local elections that better reflect how people vote. England’s voters deserve the same meaningful representation.

In Hammersmith and Fulham, Labour won over three quarters of council seats on little more than a third of the vote. In Havering, Reform won 71% of seats on 36% of the vote. The system is distorting results everywhere.

"The question for Conservatives is whether they continue defending an electoral model built for a political era that may be ending." The old arguments in defence of First Past the Post no longer hold, argues our CEO Emma Harrison👇

The era of easy two-party dominance is fading – but our electoral system hasn’t caught up. The 2026 local elections showed why winner-takes-all politics is becoming increasingly unstable.

No voting system is perfect – but Scotland’s elections continue to highlight the difference proportional representation makes. Seats are distributed more fairly, and fewer voters are left feeling ignored.

How would each party have done if May’s elections were across all of Britain? electoral-reform.org.uk/how-would-ea...

While Wales’ new Closed List system improved proportionality, voters still cannot choose between candidates within party lists. Fair elections should also give voters stronger choice and accountability.

CWU’s vote comes after Unite, Unison and Usdaw have all voted to back electoral reform in recent years. Sunday’s vote shows how support for ditching First Past the Post has become the overwhelming position in the Labour-affiliated trade union movement. buff.ly/pZxxq61

England’s local elections are once again showing how badly First Past the Post fails to reflect what voters actually wanted. Councils should reflect communities – not distorted election results. buff.ly/nQnS1oG

England’s 2026 local elections revealed a political landscape that is more fragmented, competitive and multi-party than ever - but our voting system still struggles to reflect that reality fairly.

When election after election produces distorted outcomes, local democracy starts to feel meaningless. People should be able to use their vote to genuinely shape what happens in their communities.

Scotland’s 2026 elections showed once again what more proportional voting systems can deliver: parliaments that better reflect how people actually voted, with a wider range of voices represented.

We found that the over-representation of the largest party is the lowest in any Senedd election to date (9.4 points). This compares to an average of 13.7 points across the first 6 Senedd elections and is the first time this figure has been under 10 points. buff.ly/8FXr7x7

When politics becomes more plural, First Past the Post becomes more distorted. This year’s English local elections showed how small shifts in votes can still produce wildly disproportionate outcomes.

⚠️ "The winner-takes-all system means that a party can secure a huge majority of seats on a minority of votes. This poses a major democratic risk." 🔊 Our Vice-Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social during Business Questions to the Leader of the House this morning:

Last month, the hereditary peers lost their right to sit in the Lords, bringing an end to one of the most indefensible features of the UK constitution. Today, 26 of them have been handed life peerages. buff.ly/X6e6uVl

When election after election produces the same distorted outcomes, local elections can start to feel less like a meaningful expression of voters’ choices and more like a lottery shaped by the quirks of the voting system. electoral-reform.org.uk/voters-in-en...

On Sunday, members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted decisively to reject Westminster’s failing First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system and back a move to proportional representation, marking a historic shift for the Labour-affiliated union. electoral-reform.org.uk/cwu-votes-to...

First Past the Post is producing increasingly distorted outcomes. A fair voting system would make every vote count, whomever you support www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As we see results of the local elections across England continue to come in, it’s clear that First Past the Post is failing voters – with some councils bearing little resemblance to how people actually voted. It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s time to scrap First Past the Post in England.

As we see results of the local elections across England continue to come in, it’s clear that First Past the Post is failing voters – with some councils bearing little resemblance to how people actually voted. It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s time to scrap First Past the Post in England.

Voters in England are being let down by their local democracy, with council chambers across the Country too often failing to reflect how people voted. buff.ly/5K4GqEa

Voters in Scotland and Wales today can vote in the knowledge that their parliaments will end up roughly in line with how the countries voted. A privilege not shared by voters in the English local elections, where First Past the Post continues to cause havoc.

Scotland’s Holyrood elections use a system designed to reflect how people vote — not just who comes first. With a more proportional outcome, voters can head to the polls knowing their voice is more likely to count.

Nobody needs to bring their poll card to vote today, but voters in England do still need to bring a form of photo ID. Here are a few of the other things you can and can't do today if there are elections in your area.

Thankfully, elections to the Scottish Parliament today do not work the same way as the elections south of the border. The Additional Member System was designed to be more balanced, to reflect how people vote rather than just who comes first.

📣 Several members of the APPG are quoted in this article, which also talks about our work to secure a fair voting system. 💬 "The two things you want to see from an electoral system are that seats match votes, and that you can form stable governments. FPTP delivers neither," says @alexsobel.co.uk

Voters in Wales have a new way to decide who gets to sit in the Senedd today. Here's how it functions:

Eager for a bacon bap after casting your ballot? Polling stations in Australia are famous for their festive atmosphere and 'Democracy Sausage' - barbecues and stalls outside the polling station to raise funds for local community.

This is handy. People can now enter their postcode on the Electoral Commission website to find out if an election is taking place in their area, who's standing for election, where their polling station is, and who to contact if they need help

Strong agree. Seat gains/ losses make an objectively terrible measure of local election performance.

First Past the Post is an engine of chaos, throwing out results with little connection to how we voted. How can we control the direction of the country when voting has such wild effects? magazine.newstatesman.com/2026/05/06/i...

Electoral systems shape politics. Wales’ new Senedd model is more proportional than First Past the Post - but voters can’t choose between the candidates. buff.ly/ONIYEAy

This moment completes a reform process begun over 25 years ago, but it is not the end of the story. The House of Lords is still unelected, still unaccountable, and still in need of deeper democratic change. buff.ly/msP9tIW

A former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, Sushil Wadhwani, has made the case for why proportional representation would be good for the economy. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

When votes don’t match seats, trust in politics suffers. England’s past local elections show First Past the Post can exaggerate winners, erase opposition voices and leave communities poorly represented. buff.ly/VBVDL9m

At the Electoral Reform Society, we want to see local councils that more closely reflect how we vote. This isn’t just an issue of fairness to all the residents who aren’t being represented currently, though; it would have a real impact on how our local councils function.

One candidate last year won a council seat with as little as 15% of the vote. We shouldn't have to work around the failed voting system. First Past the Post just doesn't work when so many parties are so close in the polls. news.sky.com/story/local-...

England’s previous local elections tell a familiar story: parties winning huge seat majorities on a minority of votes, while thousands of voters are left unheard.

Councils spend billions of pounds each year. They need proper scrutiny, challenge and debate. But when one party dominates on a minority of votes, opposition voices can be squeezed out. Better elections would mean better accountability. buff.ly/2C3OpzZ

England’s local elections show an outdated system struggling to cope with modern multi-party politics. Voters deserve councils that reflect the choices people actually make at the ballot box.

Elections should be a feedback loop: reward councils doing well, challenge those doing badly. But under First Past the Post, swings in votes often make little difference until parties suddenly collapse. That’s not healthy democracy. buff.ly/2C3OpzZ

Holyrood isn’t perfect - but it shows there is a better alternative to First Past the Post. More representative elections mean more voters see themselves reflected in parliament. electoral-reform.org.uk/how-scotland...

The return of the Supplementary Vote is good news for voters and for democracy.

If a party wins half the vote, it should win roughly half the seats - not all of them. Fair votes at the local level would create councils that listen, respond and represent everyone in their area. buff.ly/2C3OpzZ

Wales is voting in a new way this May. The Senedd election will use a new proportional system – a major change for Welsh democracy. Here’s how it works.

Hereditary peers have now left the House of Lords for the last time. No one should sit in our legislature by birthright, and this marks a major democratic milestone.