First-past-the-post is failing. Representatives are being elected on 20 per cent of the vote and less. That is not a democratic mandate.

The incoming prime minister is publicly committed to change. Will he follow through?

Some 88 Labour MPs, out of a total of 166 cross-party parliamentarians, have signed an amendment to establish a commission into electoral reform.

More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...

Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury calls for democratic renewal, backing a national commission to review the UK's fragmented electoral system.

WHEN you move into a position of power and responsibility, whether elected or appointed, it becomes incumbent on you to know a bit about everything.You receive a mass of information, more than you can...

The dust has finally settled after the local elections in Yorkshire, with councillors new and old taking their seats. There are differing views about why voters rejected the traditional parties, but c...

The MPs say the current first-past-the-post system for general elections is

Labour can win in the Gorton and Denton by-election if we lead with our values and allow a fair, democratic and open selection for our candidate. Sign the petition below calling on the Chair of Lab...

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If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r

If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r

Inside his Manchester kingdom, Labour’s prince across the water outlines his radical blueprint

Shadow leader of the Commons, Lucy Powell, has said she is open to "conversations" over changing the voting system.

Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform: what we know so far

The APPG for Fair Elections first called on the government to establish a ‘National Commission on Electoral Reform’ last November, in the wake of t...

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Labour MP Ian Lavery slams party chiefs as four colleagues suspended for defying welfare cuts vote.

Giving 16-year-olds the vote is good, not least to stop the rightward lurch, but real change would mean scrapping first past the post, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The British people trust governments less than ever, and support for electoral reform is at a new high. These were just some of the findings of the 2025 British Social Attitudes Survey. The confirms ...

Labour is right that FPTP is corroding trust in politics and is right to address this in mayoral and PCC elections. When the Government sets out its proposals for political reform, it must do the righ...

The Labour government has set out plans to scrap the first past the post voting system for mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in England.