Petition Use proportional representation for all local elections

To ensure correct representation, proportional representation (PR) should be used for electing councillors and members in all local elections, including for newly-formed unitary authorities.

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Local government is a form of devolution, and the devolved parliaments in Scotland, Wales & NI use PR in their elections.

At the 2017 North Yorkshire County Council elections, for example, the Conservative Party gained 53.3% of the vote but achieved 76.4% of the Councillors (55). Labour & Liberal Democrats received a combined vote of 1/2 the Conservative vote but just over 1/8 (7) of the Conservative Councillors. Independent candidates received 1/3 of the combined Labour & Liberal Democrats vote but had 10 seats, 3 more than Labour & the Liberal Democrats combined. If future local elections use PR it gives an opportunity for real devolution and democracy in England.

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Date closed 24 March 2022
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