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Powys and Gwynedd Councils have both voted YES to a public consultation on First Past the Post

Powys and Gwynedd lead the way for Welsh councils with consultation votes

There was fantastic news for voters coming out of Powys and Gwynedd this week, as their County Councils have voted YES to public consultations on scrapping First Past the Post for their elections.

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14,000 voters were turned away - was voter ID worth it

Government report can’t say if voter ID made any difference to problem it was supposed to solve

The government has published its evaluation of the Elections Act changes, including the voter ID requirement, used for the first time in the English local elections in May.

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Over 3 million more British citizens might be able to vote in the next election

How do countries around the world deal with overseas voters?

In October, legislation was introduced which would enable over 3 million more British citizens to vote. Wondering where the government have found 3 million extra voters?

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Coverage we've won

Jess Garland, our head of policy and research warned Politico about the dangers of higher spending thresholds.

Our issues in the news

Nation.Cymru - The introduction of the closed list system for Senedd elections after 2026 is a profound mistake

In the news, and a safe seat

Robert Jenrick, who was last in the news due to scandals when he was housing secretary, resigned as immigration minister this week over the Rwanda Bill. Here's safe his seat of Newark was in 2019.

Newark

547th Smallest Margin of Victory
546th Smallest Share of the Vote Needed to Win

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