The crisis of British democracy has never been more evident than after these local elections. The King's Speech was a missed opportunity to address it. We can't afford another general election under the same broken voting system. We need Proportional Representation now.

"In Twickenham and Richmond Park, we now have every single councillor, but we don't have every single vote. We'd welcome electoral reform in our councils, where we are overrepresented." Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calls for a fair voting system in his response to the King's Speech:

"It’s easy for politicians to blame the voters for choosing irresponsibly and letting this or that party in. But the reality is, people are tired of being treated as predictable voting blocs. They want a system that reflects the complexity of their views." MVM in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social 👇

It's never been more clear that the First Past the Post voting system is not working. It's time to end this chaos. Add your name to the open letter calling for Proportional Representation here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/en....

💯 "The @appgfairelections.bsky.social is calling for a national commission on electoral reform, with a ready-made terms of reference... This time, we need a voting system that serves citizens, first and foremost. This is now within our grasp, and we need it more than anything else in politics."

🚨 SIGN THE LETTER - PASS IT ON It's never been more clear: First Past the Post isn't working. The local election results are a mess. The 2029 general election could be much, much worse. It's time to end this chaos. Add your name 👇👇👇

Labour MP Anna Dixon says Labour must look at electoral reform following Local Election results 👇 💥The broken First Past the Post system is handing Reform UK power on tiny fragments of the vote. #Labour4PR 🌹 #ElectoralReform @annadixonmp.bsky.social @bbc-politics.bsky.social

⚠️ John Curtice warns that the Local Election results show that First Past the Post could now be accelerating the collapse of Labour and the Conservatives' voteshare. "The results confirmed that Britain has now entered an unprecedented era of multi-party politics." www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨 BREAKING: the Communication Workers’ Union just voted to back Proportional Representation at its annual conference in Bournemouth @cwunews.bsky.social 📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR 🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

Absolute chaos in Milton Keynes. The Lib Dems won the most seats - despite coming FOURTH in vote share. Do we need any more evidence that First Past the Post isn't working?

In Havering, Reform won 71% of the seats on 36% vote share. In Ealing, Labour won 66% of the seats on 30% of votes. In Westminster, the Tories won 59% of the seats on 35% of the vote. In Sutton, 44% of the vote gave the Lib Dems 93% of the seats. Under FPTP, whoever wins, the voters lose.

🎙️Our CEO Emma Harrison was on the Shelagh Fogarty show on LBC, discussing some of the results we've seen today: "If Labour were really bold, they'd think about democratic renewal and say, let's talk about changing our voting system."

Please support your local Make Votes Matter! @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

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.

A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.

It's a bad day for residents in #richmond to wake up to a Lib Dem monopoly. No opposition councillors to scrutinise them and make sure they spend tax payers' money properly.

Unless we change the voting system, we will see this at the next general election as well. With votes split across five or more parties, power can be won on as little as 25% of the vote. This needs to be a wake-up call.

In Richmond upon Thames, the Lib Dems won EVERY SINGLE SEAT - all 54 of them - on 51% of the vote. This means 49% of voters got no representation whatsoever. That's First Past the Post for you.

The votes are still being counted, but one thing is clear: First Past the Post is broken. 🗳️MPs elected while 2/3 of voters opposed them. Majority governments on a quarter of the vote. This isn't democracy. Sign the letter calling for electoral reform 👇 secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/191527/...

📣 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

Local “Democracy” results from Richmond & Twickenham. 51% gives single party control. ‘Control’ as in EVERY SINGLE SEAT for one single party. No opposition No challenges No alternative views. We need Proportional representation for local elections When do we want it; NOW #WakeUpWestminister

Westminster needs to WAKE UP and get electoral reform set in motion. We desperately need Proportional representation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Like planting trees. The best time for PR were 30 years ago. Next best time is now!

Yes.

💯 "The contours of politics are in flux. An electoral system that looks incapable of reflecting that change undermines the integrity of British democracy." 🌹 Yes - and that's why we need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

💥Growing numbers of experts warn political fragmentation is breaking First-Past-the-Post ahead of the Local Elections “British politics looks more fundamentally different than it has done at any time in postwar history” Sir John Curtice @thechrismasontv.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎥 NEW INTERVIEW 🎥 "We can't combat climate breakdown without a more effective democracy." @georgemonbiot.bsky.social spoke to Young MVM volunteer Hugo Harvey about how our dysfunctional voting system leads to a toxic political culture and undermines climate action. Watch here 👇

📣 Getting the Representation of the People Bill Right: Preventing Disinformation in UK Elections 📣 Thank you to everyone who joined our event in Parliament last night! 💬 Featuring a cross-party panel of MPs alongside @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social and @fullfact.org.

🚨 Experts warn Select Committee that First Past risks an election that is "simply indefensible". Speaking to the Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee, Professors Toby James, Maria Sobolewska and Alan Renwick say government should now be looking seriously at electoral reform.

🚨"We do risk having an election next time round that is simply indefensible." The flaws of FPTP are becoming impossible to ignore. @profsob.bsky.social & @alanrenwick.bsky.social give evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee as part of its modernising elections inquiry 👇

⚠️Sir John Curtice says Labour and the Conservatives can no longer rely on First Past the Post Asked by @danbloom1.bsky.social of @politico.com if Westminster's electoral system was tenable, Britain's leading polling expert said “Those who live by the sword can die by the sword” #ElectoralReform

🌹 Former Labour Leader Lord Neil Kinnock calls for Proportional Representation! In an interview with @emmaburnell.bsky.social for @thefabians.bsky.social & @labourlist.bsky.social on Monday, he said electoral reform was "crucial" to renew British democracy for the 21st century. #FPTP #Elections

Great to see news coverage of York City Council's vote to support Proportional Representation for Westminster! 🎉 Congratulations to our brilliant local activists who helped make this happen.

"a pro-PR campaign is building within the Parliamentary Labour Party. Each MP involved is convinced that it won’t be long until something has to give." ✍️ @meganekenyon.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform #Democracy #Westminster www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

💥 We're in the latest issue of Political Insight: "The question is no longer whether our electoral system is under strain, but how much damage will be done to our democracy before it adapts to the political conditions it operates within." Our Director of Policy and Public Affairs Alberto Smith👇

“If the foundations of our democratic system are left to rot, we will all suffer. Labour, as the party of democratic reform, has a responsibility to lead this conversation.” Scott Arthur MP calls for Proportional Representation in @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2026/03/abou...

“This is a chance for the government to listen and lead… I was not elected by my constituents to idly stand by and defend a broken political system and failed status quo.” Luke Akehurst MP calls for Proportional Representation in @politicshome.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Great support for electoral reform and Proportional Representation in the letters im The Guardian. Time is coming. Tide is turning. ⏰ 🌊 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

📑 In his speech about the Representation of the People Bill, @ollyglover.bsky.social quoted an open letter from 50+ academics, warning about the dangers of FPTP. ➡️ Read it here: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

It will cause unnecessary chaos and destabilise politics. It's too complicated, people wouldn't know how to vote. It's not a priority right now. Those were some of the arguments used over a century ago against giving women the vote. Sounds familiar?

It’s time to end Britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery “An electoral system should do two things: ensure that the majority rules and that significant minorities are adequately represented. First past the post achieves neither.” #getPRdone ft.trib.al/gkMxglI | opinion

compassonline.org.uk have produced an excellent article "Lifting the Lid on Britain’s Pressure Cooker Politics: How Inequality and Neoliberal Capture Broke First Past the Post" – and making it now totally inappropriate www.compassonline.org.uk/wp-content/u...

💥 Professor Vernon Bogdanor writes for @financialtimes.com: "An electoral system should do two things: ensure that the majority rules and that significant minorities are adequately represented. First Past the Post achieves neither."

Today we are spreading the word about a fairer voting system in Stockton Heath, Warrington. #PRnow

We can recommend ditching First Past the Post and change the US election system to become proportional representation. Big win. 🏆

"They've called it the Representation of the People Bill but they're refusing to let the people actually be represented." Well said, @femi-oluwole.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Labour letting 16-year-olds vote is the right thing, for the wrong reasons. Starmer & Farage once BOTH argued for a fair voting system, but as soon as they got close to power, they wanted it all for themselves! Representation of the People Bill #VotesAt16

📣 "We no longer live in a two-party system, and if we continue to have an electoral system that doesn't acknowledge that fact, we will have, as Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social says, elections that lead to even more chaotic and unpredictable results." 👇 @chriscurtis94.bsky.social

During the Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill, MP after MP got up to point out what's missing from it: fixing the voting system. The problems with FPTP can no longer be ignored - and neither can the growing calls for PR. 📣 Here are just a few highlights:

“In Monday’s debate, Labour MPs were among many calling for a national commission on electoral reform… The PM is pulled from pillar to post and his in-tray is no doubt full; still, this should be near the top of it.” ✍️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...