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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 21/09/2026
The UK’s election calendar is confusing and constantly shifting. As the graph shows, no two years are quite the same! Learn more about the UK's electoral cycle in our latest blog: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/09...
Graph showing number of council seats up for election each year since 1973.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 16/09/2026
Fifteen candidates have been nominated to stand in the Holborn & St. Pancras by-election on 8 October. Browse the full list: whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/pa...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 06/08/2026
📅 A week to go until the Clacton by-election. We've sourced a photo and other details for 32 of the 34 candidates. Browse here: whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/pa... 🍃 People in the constituency have also uploaded leaflets from 14 candidates to our database: electionleaflets.org/leaflets/ele...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 03/08/2026
The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) is consulting on a new polling station scheme. To help voters understand the new proposed layout, EONI turned to us to build an interactive map of new polling places. More on our blog: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/07...
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Mapping Northern Ireland's proposed polling places
We worked with the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to map out their proposed polling places for the 2027 elections.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 29/07/2026
😍"Thank you. without this we wouldn't know enough about the candidates." - A happy 'Who Can I Vote For?' user in Greater Manchester. 🔍The GM mayoral by-election will be held tomorrow. Voters can find their polling station and list of candidates by entering their postcode at whocanivotefor.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 30/06/2026
🗳️ Plenty of by-elections are happening across the UK in July: over 40 council polls as well as the Norfolk PCC and the Mayor of Greater Manchester. Voters can find their ballot on whocanivotefor.co.uk Received any election leaflets in the post? Take a picture and upload them: electionleaflets.org
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 17/06/2026
We're very interested to see the answer to this! We wrote about clause 49 in February: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/02...
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The elections bill is excellent for data on elections
The elections bill has the possibility to transform the way that election data works in the UK.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 15/05/2026
We've added the results of the 7 May town and parish council elections to our blog. 70.3% of seats were won by independent candidates and 11.1% by candidates representing political parties. 19% of seats remain unfilled. democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04...
For full table please refer to the blog: https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04/28/2026-parish-and-town-elections/
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 11/05/2026
📬With the final count concluded, we now have a full dataset of English local election results. All the votes cast for all the candidates - 18.5 million. 👇You can download the data from our candidate database: candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/data/shortcuts
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 09/05/2026
⭐ Greenwich electoral services have published turnout stats for each of their polling districts: www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/sites/defaul... We think all councils should have to do this, and have suggested an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill: bills.parliament.uk/publications...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 07/05/2026
These figures are unprecedented - more than twice our record for a non-General Election.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 07/05/2026
🔏 Polls have closed! ⤴️ We have processed over 10 million postcode searches from the UK public in the last month. Election day: 2,648,429 This week: 4,635,003 Since 1 April: 10,564,221 🤩 Enormous thanks to the electoral administrators and volunteers who made this possible.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 07/05/2026
🐶 Where is the best place in the UK to see #dogsatpollingstations ? 🐕 Possibly Cowal Dog Training Club in Argyll and Bute, which is a polling place today! 🐾 Find your polling station: wheredoivote.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 07/05/2026
🗳️ The polls are open! 17,300 polling places are open today across Great Britain. 12,800 in England 2,400 in Scotland 2,100 in Wales Find yours at wheredoivote.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 06/05/2026
The Scottish and Welsh parliaments, six English local authority mayors, and 5,056 English and two Welsh councillors are due to be elected tomorrow. Find out who's on your ballot at whocanivotefor.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 03/05/2026
"There are over 25,000 candidates competing for just 5,000 seats - giving voters an "unprecedented" level of choice in one of the most hotly-contested local elections in history." Our candidate data underpins this Sky News story by @alicjahagopian.bsky.social . news.sky.com/story/local-...
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Local elections could see council seats won on record-low vote shares
Political fragmentation ahead of this week's local elections could see council seats being won with minimal vote share, say leading political scientists.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 01/05/2026
Six days to go until the local and devolved elections! 7 May will be the tenth English local election Democracy Club has covered, which means we've a decade's worth of candidate data to look back on: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04...
A graph showing the proportion of seats contested by each party in English local elections, 2016-2026: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/28760165/
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 28/04/2026
New blog: the 2026 town and parish council elections. - 373 town and parish councils are up for election this year. - Due to a lack of candidates in most areas, only 23% of wards will see a poll on 7 May. - 67% of council seats have been won uncontested. democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04...
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2026 parish and town elections
A data summary of the 2026 local council elections in England.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 26/04/2026
Great explanation - we are also often asked this.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 23/04/2026
📮 Received any election leaflets in the post recently? 📸 Before recycling, please consider snapping a photo and uploading it to electionleaflets.org. ℹ️ Over 1,000 leaflets have been added to the database this year alone!
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 20/04/2026
Our submission to the Representation of the People Bill committee has been published: bills.parliament.uk/publications...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 13/04/2026
📝 We've made our lists, and checked them twice. 25,047 candidates have been nominated to stand in the English local elections on 7 May. 140 parties are represented, alongside 794 independent candidates. Get the details and the data: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04...
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2026 local election data summary
All the candidates standing in the 2026 English local elections.
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Alex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Both the Senedd and Scottish Parliament have now dissolved for the upcoming elections - but if you put your postcode into @theyworkforyou.com we're using @democracyclub.org.uk data to tell you more about candidates.
Page describing the new Senedd electoral systemPage listing candidates for the Edinburgh North Western constituency.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 02/04/2026
Candidates for the Scottish Parliamentary elections were published last night. These are now all in our system, and voters can view their ballot papers by entering their postcode: whocanivotefor.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 23/03/2026
On 7 May, the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru will hold elections on new boundaries. This means that many voters will be in a new constituency or (in the case of Scotland) region.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 17/03/2026
Are you a candidate in the 7 May English local elections? Add yourself to our database and have your profile featured on whocanivotefor.co.uk Are you a party organiser or campaigner? You can add your whole slate of candidates at once! whocanivotefor.co.uk/standing/
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ADSO @adso-uk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Please help us to hear from Councillors about how our local democracy is changing. 💬 ✅ If you’re a Councillor in England, Wales or N Ireland, please take part in our Councillor Survey or Focus Groups. ✅ If you work with cllrs, please share this. How to get involved 👉 ow.ly/SfPt50Yo908
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 03/03/2026
🗳️ 📆 The Scottish Parliament, the Senedd Cymru and 136 English councils (5,013 councillors and six mayors) are holding elections on 7 May. 👇 Get all the details from our latest blog. 👇 democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/03...
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What's up for election in 2026?
Everywhere in Scotland and Wales, along with large areas of England, will be going to the polls on 7 May.
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
*Representation of the People Bill update* Steve Reed has just announced: 'We will repeal in full the power for government to impose a strategy and policy statement on the Electoral Commission'. A very welcome change. I set out last week why it was needed. constitution-unit.com/2026/02/26/t...
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The Representation of the People Bill: contours of the debates to come
The government’s long-awaited proposals for electoral reforms, published last month, will receive their first scrutiny in the House of Commons next Monday. Ahead of that debate, Alan Renwick analys…
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 26/02/2026
👁️All eyes are on the parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton today. Voters in the constituency can find their polling station and candidate list at whocanivotefor.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 16/02/2026
We've un-postponed (counter-countermanded?) these elections in our system and will be covering them as usual.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 16/02/2026
Lovely shoutout to our election leaflets database from Prof. Rob! You can upload leaflets yourself at: electionleaflets.org
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Electoral Commission @electoralcommission.org.uk · 12/02/2026
Today the UK government has published the Representation of the People Bill. We welcome some measures in the bill and would like others to be improved. Read our press release: electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre...
Our response to the Representation of the People Bill: "These reforms should strengthen the resilience and integrity of our electoral system. Any changes must ultimately deliver improvements for voters."
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 04/02/2026
🕚Eleven candidates have been nominated for the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election on 26 February. View the full list: whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/pa...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 28/01/2026
We've created all the May 2026 elections in our system. 4,357 English councillors are scheduled for election, across 107 councils. This is in addition to six local authority mayors and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. Find out if you have an election at whocanivotefor.co.uk
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The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) @jrct.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
📢 Do you care about the future of democracy in the UK and want a new challenge in 2026? We’re looking for someone with relevant expertise in UK democracy and accountability to join our Power and Accountability committee to help advise on our grant‑making. [1/3]
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 06/01/2026
More than 300 prospective candidates have been selected for both the Senedd Cymru and Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May. Voters can view their candidates and new constituency at whocanivotefor.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 20/12/2025
🎄 It's the most wonderful time of the year: when politicians send their constituents Christmas cards featuring the holiday bin dates. 🎁 If you've received such a card, snap a photo or take a scan and upload it to electionleaflets.org 🎅 Spread the cheer!
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 18/12/2025
The Electoral Commission has published a report on automatic voter registration pilots in three Welsh council areas; overall these seem to have been a success. 14,576 new electors were registered, with very high accuracy and very low opt-out rates. www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-rep...
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Automatic registration pilots evaluation
Read our evaluation on the automatic registration pilots in Wales
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 20/11/2025
We're hiring an Elections Assistant for next year's UK devolved and local elections. This is a non-technical, entry-level role which would suit anyone with an interest in the UK electoral system and a good eye for detail. Applications close 1 December. jobs.gohire.io/democracy-cl...
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Elections Assistant, 2026 at Democracy Club | Jobs at Democracy Club
About Democracy Club Democracy Club is a non-profit Community Interest Company which builds and runs digital voter information tools. We run the UK’s national polling station finder (WhereDoIVote.co.u...
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Olly Benson @ollybenson.uk · 28/10/2025
Super exciting #job at the Electoral Commission, as product manger for their new digital strategy. Great to see @democracyclub.org.uk clearly mentioned in the JD, reflecting the work they did to get it this far.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 22/10/2025
Voters in Caerphilly will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Member of the Senedd. This will likely be both the final by-election ever held to the Senedd, and the last time first-past-the-post is used in a Senedd election, as next year's reforms abolish both of these mechanisms.
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Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru @democracycymru.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Help us shape the Welsh election information platform. By taking part in this study, you'll help us test early ideas for how the site could be organised and what content should be included. 👇 dbcc-tree-test.netlify.app Learn more about the Platform 👇 dbcc.gov.wales/electoral-ma...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 16/10/2025
🧮 More than 200 by-elections happen in the UK each year. But why? We've begun tracking the reason for each vacancy, and will display this on our site to help voters understand why they are heading to the polling station. democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/10...
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When and why do by-elections happen?
We take a look at our database of by-elections, and introduce a new feature.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 30/09/2025
🪑 Democracy Club is seeking a new Chair for our board of non-executive directors. 🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for! Take a look👇 docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Democracy Club Chair 2025
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mySociety @mysociety.org · 07/10/2025
New stuff on TheyWorkForYou ahoy! Join us at lunchtime on Thursday, October 23, when our own @alexparsons.bsky.social and @juliacushion.bsky.social will be talking through what's new. For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...
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TheyWorkForYou update: a richer view of Parliament
We want to improve the quality of UK democracy by making more and better information available - join us to hear about our latest updates.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 02/10/2025
📧Stay up to date with Democracy Club's work by subscribing to our mailing list. One email a month; no more, sometimes less. mailinglist.democracyclub.org.uk/subscription...
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 30/09/2025
🪑 Democracy Club is seeking a new Chair for our board of non-executive directors. 🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for! Take a look👇 docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Democracy Club Chair 2025
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 09/09/2025
Our volunteers have identified 303 candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections and 113 for the Senedd/Welsh Parliament elections. Voters can see who has been announced in their area at whocanivotefor.co.uk
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 01/09/2025
Nice piece here using our data as a jumping off point for a discussion on election candidate contact details.
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