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Welcome to the April edition of Democracy Club’s regular newsletter. All past emails are accessible in an online archive. In this month's newsletter:
May local elections reportThe May local elections passed off successfully for Democracy Club. We processed 1.5 million postcode searches during the election week - pretty good considering most of the country didn’t have an election! We’ve now published our report on our activities during the elections. Some other highlights:
Enormous thanks to the volunteers, electoral administrators and partners who make our work possible. If you want a recap of the local election results, the House of Commons Library have recently published an excellent analysis. Work with us at the Electoral CommissionLast month we shared the news that the Electoral Commission plans to take our polling station finder in-house before the next general election. The Commission is hiring a new Head of Digital Communications, under whose responsibility this project will fall - the job ad is now live. How does the electoral system need to change before 2029?This is the question asked by the Institute for Government in an excellent Q&A panel on 19 May, which opened with remarks from John Pullinger, Chair of the Electoral Commission. You can watch the full recording on their website. Back to the general electionThis time last year we were a week into the general election campaign. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published a report looking at how the 2022 Elections Act (which introduced voter ID, among other changes) affected the election. You can find it on their website. Elections to watchJune will be a busy month for by-elections. A Scottish Parliament by-election for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse will be held on the 5th. We’re also aware of 26 council by-elections. You can see the full list on the front page of Who Can I Vote For. All the best, The Democracy Club Team |
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