MikeKMay 15, 2024
First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters were denied a say in the last local elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-the-post-means-100000-welsh-voters-were-denied-a-say-in-the-last-local-elections/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #SingleTransferableVote #WelshLocalDemocracy #UncontestedSeats #WelshLocalSTV
First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters were denied a say in the last local elections

Local elections are an important part of democracy in Wales. But did you know that thousands of voters have a councillor that nobody voted for at all?Due to the Westminster-style First

MikeKMay 24, 2023
Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/elections-cancelled-90000-denied-any-say-in-local-elections/ #2023EnglishLocalElections #UncontestedSeats #LocalGovernment #Localdemocracy #LocalDemocracy #SafeSeats
Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections

Following the publication of candidate notices for the May 2023 English local elections, it is clear that the scourge of uncontested and guaranteed seats will once again limit the democr