That this House believes there is urgent need for electoral reform for elections in England; further believes that the local and mayoral elections which took place across England on 1 May 2025 are the latest result to highlight the inadequacy of the current system, showing a record breaking fragmentation of the vote; notes with concern that three in five English people did not vote for the candidate who won in their local, mayoral, and parliamentary elections, of the 1,282 contested wards in last week's elections, the average two-party vote share was just 36.8% which is the lowest on record; urges the Government to bring forward legislation to reform the electoral system via proportional representation for UK general elections as well as local elections in England; and calls on the Government to outline what plans they have to reform the electoral system to make it more representative of the British electorate and deliver fair votes.
Signatories (48)
- Sarah Olney Sponsor
- Tom Gordon
- Wera Hobhouse
- Ian Roome
- Adam Dance
- Clive Jones
- Dr Roz Savage
- Helen Maguire
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Steff Aquarone
- Lisa Smart
- John Milne
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Sarah Gibson
- Caroline Voaden
- Cameron Thomas
- Tom Morrison
- Anna Sabine
- Sarah Dyke
- Ellie Chowns
- Alex Brewer
- Rachel Gilmour
- Vikki Slade
- Claire Young
- Josh Babarinde
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Zöe Franklin
- David Chadwick
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- James MacCleary
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Ian Sollom
- Christine Jardine
- Liz Jarvis
- Andrew George
- Ayoub Khan
- Calum Miller
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Charlotte Cane
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Richard Foord
- Siân Berry
- Munira Wilson
- Edward Morello
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Carla Denyer
- Adrian Ramsay
- Olly Glover