Petition Introduce the Single Transferable Vote for local elections in England.

From 2007, local elections in Scotland have used the Single Transferable Vote- a system that asks voters to rank candidates in multi-member constituencies, ensuring fair representation. Introducing this in England would help to end the dominance of single groups in many councils throughout England.

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Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/9

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

51 signatures

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Date closed 22 January 2016
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