What are European Elections?
The European Elections might take place in the UK on the 23rd May 2019. In these elections you’ll be deciding who will represent your region in the European Parliament.
Author: Voting Counts
Why women shouldn’t vote.
Women have not, as a sex, or a class, the calmness of temperament or the balance of mind, nor have they the training, necessary to qualify them to exercise a weighty judgment in political affairs.
How do I register to vote for the European Elections?
Note: this post is from Spring 2019. Despite the UK voting to leave the European Union in 2016, a delay in Brexit negotiations mean that the UK is currently still a member of the...
Accessible Voting: Mencap’s Guide to the 2019 Local Elections
Leading learning disability charity Mencap have today published their ‘Easy Read Guide to Local Elections’, which they have created in conjunction with the Electoral Commission. The booklet aims to help make the upcoming 2019...
Votes in General Elections 1918-2017
The House of Commons Library recently published election data going back to 1918, one really interesting set of data is the number of votes each political party received in each election. We used the...
Turnout: 2016 EU Referendum
Despite a high overall turnout in the EU Referendum, the turnout varied from local authority to local authority. Our interactive map details the trends in turnout.
Turnout: 2018 Local Elections in London
Turnout for the Local Elections is unfortunately often significantly lower than it is in General Elections, yet their effect on citizens’ and communities’ everyday lives is sometimes more visible. In this blog we’re focusing...
Turnout: 2017 General Election
In 2017, turnout in individual constituencies varied from 53% to 79.5%. Use the interactive tool below to see which constituencies had the lowest turnout.
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Women’s suffrage, the right of women to vote, was won 100 years ago through intellectual, political and violent struggle.
What is a Vote of No Confidence?
A vote of no confidence is one way that opposition parties can seek to overthrow the Government. To start the process the Leader of the Opposition must ‘table‘ a vote of no confidence in...
