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🎄 It's the most wonderful time of the year: when politicians send their constituents Christmas cards featuring the holiday bin dates.
🎁 If you've received such a card, snap a photo or take a scan and upload it to electionleaflets.org
🎅 Spread the cheer!
🎁 If you've received such a card, snap a photo or take a scan and upload it to electionleaflets.org
🎅 Spread the cheer!
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🎄 It's the most wonderful time of the year: when politicians send their constituents Christmas cards featuring the holiday bin dates.
🎁 If you've received such a card, snap a photo or take a scan and upload it to electionleaflets.org
🎅 Spread the cheer!
🎁 If you've received such a card, snap a photo or take a scan and upload it to electionleaflets.org
🎅 Spread the cheer!
The Electoral Commission has published a report on automatic voter registration pilots in three Welsh council areas; overall these seem to have been a success.
14,576 new electors were registered, with very high accuracy and very low opt-out rates.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-rep...
14,576 new electors were registered, with very high accuracy and very low opt-out rates.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-rep...
Automatic registration pilots evaluation
Read our evaluation on the automatic registration pilots in Wales
www.electoralcommission.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Electoral Commission has published a report on automatic voter registration pilots in three Welsh council areas; overall these seem to have been a success.
14,576 new electors were registered, with very high accuracy and very low opt-out rates.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-rep...
14,576 new electors were registered, with very high accuracy and very low opt-out rates.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-rep...
We're hiring an Elections Assistant for next year's UK devolved and local elections. This is a non-technical, entry-level role which would suit anyone with an interest in the UK electoral system and a good eye for detail.
Applications close 1 December.
jobs.gohire.io/democracy-cl...
Applications close 1 December.
jobs.gohire.io/democracy-cl...
Elections Assistant, 2026 at Democracy Club | Jobs at Democracy Club
About Democracy Club Democracy Club is a non-profit Community Interest Company which builds and runs digital voter information tools. We run the UK’s national polling station finder (WhereDoIVote.co.u...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We're hiring an Elections Assistant for next year's UK devolved and local elections. This is a non-technical, entry-level role which would suit anyone with an interest in the UK electoral system and a good eye for detail.
Applications close 1 December.
jobs.gohire.io/democracy-cl...
Applications close 1 December.
jobs.gohire.io/democracy-cl...
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Super exciting #job at the Electoral Commission, as product manger for their new digital strategy. Great to see @democracyclub.org.uk clearly mentioned in the JD, reflecting the work they did to get it this far.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Super exciting #job at the Electoral Commission, as product manger for their new digital strategy. Great to see @democracyclub.org.uk clearly mentioned in the JD, reflecting the work they did to get it this far.
Voters in Caerphilly will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Member of the Senedd.
This will likely be both the final by-election ever held to the Senedd, and the last time first-past-the-post is used in a Senedd election, as next year's reforms abolish both of these mechanisms.
This will likely be both the final by-election ever held to the Senedd, and the last time first-past-the-post is used in a Senedd election, as next year's reforms abolish both of these mechanisms.
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Voters in Caerphilly will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Member of the Senedd.
This will likely be both the final by-election ever held to the Senedd, and the last time first-past-the-post is used in a Senedd election, as next year's reforms abolish both of these mechanisms.
This will likely be both the final by-election ever held to the Senedd, and the last time first-past-the-post is used in a Senedd election, as next year's reforms abolish both of these mechanisms.
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Help us shape the Welsh election information platform.
By taking part in this study, you'll help us test early ideas for how the site could be organised and what content should be included. 👇
dbcc-tree-test.netlify.app
Learn more about the Platform 👇
dbcc.gov.wales/electoral-ma...
By taking part in this study, you'll help us test early ideas for how the site could be organised and what content should be included. 👇
dbcc-tree-test.netlify.app
Learn more about the Platform 👇
dbcc.gov.wales/electoral-ma...
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Help us shape the Welsh election information platform.
By taking part in this study, you'll help us test early ideas for how the site could be organised and what content should be included. 👇
dbcc-tree-test.netlify.app
Learn more about the Platform 👇
dbcc.gov.wales/electoral-ma...
By taking part in this study, you'll help us test early ideas for how the site could be organised and what content should be included. 👇
dbcc-tree-test.netlify.app
Learn more about the Platform 👇
dbcc.gov.wales/electoral-ma...
🧮 More than 200 by-elections happen in the UK each year. But why? We've begun tracking the reason for each vacancy, and will display this on our site to help voters understand why they are heading to the polling station.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/10...
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/10...
When and why do by-elections happen?
We take a look at our database of by-elections, and introduce a new feature.
democracyclub.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🧮 More than 200 by-elections happen in the UK each year. But why? We've begun tracking the reason for each vacancy, and will display this on our site to help voters understand why they are heading to the polling station.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/10...
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/10...
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🪑 Democracy Club is seeking a new Chair for our board of non-executive directors.
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Democracy Club Chair 2025
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September 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🪑 Democracy Club is seeking a new Chair for our board of non-executive directors.
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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New stuff on TheyWorkForYou ahoy! Join us at lunchtime on Thursday, October 23, when our own @alexparsons.bsky.social and @juliacushion.bsky.social will be talking through what's new.
For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...
For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...
TheyWorkForYou update: a richer view of Parliament
We want to improve the quality of UK democracy by making more and better information available - join us to hear about our latest updates.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New stuff on TheyWorkForYou ahoy! Join us at lunchtime on Thursday, October 23, when our own @alexparsons.bsky.social and @juliacushion.bsky.social will be talking through what's new.
For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...
For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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🪑 Democracy Club is seeking a new Chair for our board of non-executive directors.
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Democracy Club Chair 2025
docs.google.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🪑 Democracy Club is seeking a new Chair for our board of non-executive directors.
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
🫵 Do you have chairing experience? Good knowledge of UK politics, civic technology, and/or digital service delivery? You could be the person we’re looking for!
Take a look👇
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Our volunteers have identified 303 candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections and 113 for the Senedd/Welsh Parliament elections.
Voters can see who has been announced in their area at whocanivotefor.co.uk
Voters can see who has been announced in their area at whocanivotefor.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our volunteers have identified 303 candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections and 113 for the Senedd/Welsh Parliament elections.
Voters can see who has been announced in their area at whocanivotefor.co.uk
Voters can see who has been announced in their area at whocanivotefor.co.uk
Nice piece here using our data as a jumping off point for a discussion on election candidate contact details.
In an age of social media, contacting political candidates should be easy.
Yet Edward de Quay @granthamlse.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social finds only 1 in 4 candidates in the recent local #elections provided a campaign email.
Without ways for voters to ask questions, #democracy suffers.
Yet Edward de Quay @granthamlse.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social finds only 1 in 4 candidates in the recent local #elections provided a campaign email.
Without ways for voters to ask questions, #democracy suffers.
Local election candidates should be contactable by voters - British Politics and Policy at LSE
When candidates seeking political office don't provide a campaign email where voters can contact them, the democratic process suffers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Nice piece here using our data as a jumping off point for a discussion on election candidate contact details.
🏵️ Are you thinking of founding a new political party?
This blog from 2023 explains how the UK party register was founded, how it is managed, and how parties select the names, descriptions and emblems used on ballot papers:
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2023/08...
This blog from 2023 explains how the UK party register was founded, how it is managed, and how parties select the names, descriptions and emblems used on ballot papers:
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2023/08...
Opening the register of political parties
We take a look at the UK's register of political parties: its history, contents, and our plans to improve its accessibility.
democracyclub.org.uk
August 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🏵️ Are you thinking of founding a new political party?
This blog from 2023 explains how the UK party register was founded, how it is managed, and how parties select the names, descriptions and emblems used on ballot papers:
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2023/08...
This blog from 2023 explains how the UK party register was founded, how it is managed, and how parties select the names, descriptions and emblems used on ballot papers:
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2023/08...
New blog: thoughts on the elections strategy
💾 The UK government's elections strategy could be an opportunity to dramatically change the way election information is collected, aggregated, and published: bringing elections firmly into the digital age.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
💾 The UK government's elections strategy could be an opportunity to dramatically change the way election information is collected, aggregated, and published: bringing elections firmly into the digital age.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
Thoughts on the Elections Strategy
Earlier this month the government published its '*Strategy for modern and secure elections*'. We outline some of our ideas for digital implementation of this strategy.
democracyclub.org.uk
July 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New blog: thoughts on the elections strategy
💾 The UK government's elections strategy could be an opportunity to dramatically change the way election information is collected, aggregated, and published: bringing elections firmly into the digital age.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
💾 The UK government's elections strategy could be an opportunity to dramatically change the way election information is collected, aggregated, and published: bringing elections firmly into the digital age.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
New blog!
Political parties won 12.9% of English town and parish council seats in 2024/2025. But party involvement at this level is controversial. We take a look at what the data can tell us about partisanship in England's first tier of local government.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
Political parties won 12.9% of English town and parish council seats in 2024/2025. But party involvement at this level is controversial. We take a look at what the data can tell us about partisanship in England's first tier of local government.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
Parish councils and political parties: some initial findings
A dive into the politics of England's first tier of local government.
democracyclub.org.uk
July 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New blog!
Political parties won 12.9% of English town and parish council seats in 2024/2025. But party involvement at this level is controversial. We take a look at what the data can tell us about partisanship in England's first tier of local government.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
Political parties won 12.9% of English town and parish council seats in 2024/2025. But party involvement at this level is controversial. We take a look at what the data can tell us about partisanship in England's first tier of local government.
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
During the 2022 local elections we collated this data and found 164 Welsh candidates who had switched allegiance over the previous 12 months. A fun Sankey chart can be found at the bottom of this blog: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2022/04...
July 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
During the 2022 local elections we collated this data and found 164 Welsh candidates who had switched allegiance over the previous 12 months. A fun Sankey chart can be found at the bottom of this blog: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2022/04...
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Here's what we took away from the Election Strategy www.mysociety.org/2025/07/22/e...
Election reform: a solid start with work ahead
The new strategy sets a clear direction — but delivery needs a lot of hard work, new infrastructure, and the ambition to go further.
www.mysociety.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here's what we took away from the Election Strategy www.mysociety.org/2025/07/22/e...
🗳️ The supplementary vote electoral system is returning for Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners.
This is part of the government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, published yesterday.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This is part of the government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, published yesterday.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Guidance
www.gov.uk
July 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🗳️ The supplementary vote electoral system is returning for Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners.
This is part of the government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, published yesterday.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This is part of the government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, published yesterday.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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We’ve published our report on the 2025 England local elections. 🗳️
Overall, the elections went smoothly, with no major problems. Most people who voted felt confident the elections went well.
But some challenges remained:
Overall, the elections went smoothly, with no major problems. Most people who voted felt confident the elections went well.
But some challenges remained:
July 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We’ve published our report on the 2025 England local elections. 🗳️
Overall, the elections went smoothly, with no major problems. Most people who voted felt confident the elections went well.
But some challenges remained:
Overall, the elections went smoothly, with no major problems. Most people who voted felt confident the elections went well.
But some challenges remained:
🗳️ July is a busy month for council by-elections. 35 are scheduled, include two happening today in North Tyneside.
You can find the full list of upcoming elections on the front of WhoCanIVoteFor.
whocanivotefor.co.uk
You can find the full list of upcoming elections on the front of WhoCanIVoteFor.
whocanivotefor.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🗳️ July is a busy month for council by-elections. 35 are scheduled, include two happening today in North Tyneside.
You can find the full list of upcoming elections on the front of WhoCanIVoteFor.
whocanivotefor.co.uk
You can find the full list of upcoming elections on the front of WhoCanIVoteFor.
whocanivotefor.co.uk
The government has announced its intention to abolish directly elected council mayors in England. While the 13 existing mayors will remain, no new ones will be created.
Full statement: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Full statement: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
June 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The government has announced its intention to abolish directly elected council mayors in England. While the 13 existing mayors will remain, no new ones will be created.
Full statement: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Full statement: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
⚓ Plymouth is holding a governance referendum on 17 July, to decide whether or not to have a directly elected mayor. The petition for a referendum was signed by 10,856 residents.
www.plymouth.gov.uk/referendum-h...
www.plymouth.gov.uk/referendum-h...
June 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
⚓ Plymouth is holding a governance referendum on 17 July, to decide whether or not to have a directly elected mayor. The petition for a referendum was signed by 10,856 residents.
www.plymouth.gov.uk/referendum-h...
www.plymouth.gov.uk/referendum-h...
🧑💻 The Electoral Commission are hiring a new Head of Digital Communications. The job's perks include working with us!
View the details here:
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View the details here:
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May 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🧑💻 The Electoral Commission are hiring a new Head of Digital Communications. The job's perks include working with us!
View the details here:
ce1002li.webitrent.com/ce1002li_web...
View the details here:
ce1002li.webitrent.com/ce1002li_web...
We've updated our report with the results of the 1 May town and parish council elections.
Polls were held in 354 (18%) wards. The results of the polls were:
Independents: 847 seats
Lib Dem: 205
Con: 154
Lab: 139
Reform: 59
Green: 51
Others: 57
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/04...
Polls were held in 354 (18%) wards. The results of the polls were:
Independents: 847 seats
Lib Dem: 205
Con: 154
Lab: 139
Reform: 59
Green: 51
Others: 57
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/04...
The 2025 parish and town elections
The councils and candidates in the 2025 local council elections.
democracyclub.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We've updated our report with the results of the 1 May town and parish council elections.
Polls were held in 354 (18%) wards. The results of the polls were:
Independents: 847 seats
Lib Dem: 205
Con: 154
Lab: 139
Reform: 59
Green: 51
Others: 57
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/04...
Polls were held in 354 (18%) wards. The results of the polls were:
Independents: 847 seats
Lib Dem: 205
Con: 154
Lab: 139
Reform: 59
Green: 51
Others: 57
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/04...