It’s time for fair votes in England

We’re less than a month away from May’s local elections, but many people already know their vote won’t count.

Local councils are supposed to represent their communities. But often the make-up of council chambers fail to reflect how people vote with one party states and safe seats distorting our local democracy.

In London alone 90% of multi-member wards are represented by just one party leaving hundreds of thousands of voters without a voice.

This must change.

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In Scotland and Northern Ireland, councils use the Single Transferable Vote and the benefits are clear – no more one party states, every ballot counts and the scourge of safe seats is no more.

And with Welsh councils now able to join them, only England remains lagging behind and held back by our broken winner-takes-all system.

That’s why England needs the Single Transferable Vote and these elections must be the last under First Past the Post.

If you agree, sign our petition and join our campaign for fairer votes in English local government.

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