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...
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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.
International Insight: Registering to Vote in the US
Although we’re a UK based website, it is often interesting to see how elections around the world work, so when we found this fantastic video from the Phillip De Franco show, we couldn’t help...
Could you be a Councillor?
Councils can only be as effective, relevant and vibrant as the people elected to run it. That’s the inspiration behind the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Be a Councillor campaign, encouraging different kinds of people to...
Moving to University: Our Advice!
University is a really exciting time in many people’s lives, and often it involves moving away from home. While this new independence brings a lot of exciting challenges and opportunities, we don’t want you...
How to start your own campaign
Step 1: Think about what matters to you. The first step to a successful campaign is to have a cause and idea that people can get behind. It’s important that it’s something you care...
