#Labour4PR at Labour Conference 2025
Come and find us at the 2025 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, including two exciting fringe events
The candidates on PR: what we know so far
Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform: what we know so far
Deputy Leader election
We need to use this Deputy Leadership Election to push for action on the voting system
What a National Commission on Electoral Reform looks like
The APPG for Fair Elections publishes proposals for an independent review how Parliament is elected
Ministers publish political reform proposals
There’s a glaring omission: any plan to address our broken electoral system
First Past the Post to be scrapped for mayors & PCCs
The Government has announced plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayoral and PCC elections in England
Support for PR at an all-time high
60% of voters now support electoral reform, with just 36% in favour of the status quo, according to a landmark study.
Big in Parliament
Biggest APPG in Westminster calls for National Commission on electoral reform
Chaos theory
Yesterday's elections have brought some bruising results - not just for Labour, but for the whole of Britain's two-party system
MPs challenge Minister on First Past the Post
Labour MPs led calls for the government to tackle our broken voting system
First Past the Post becoming my “friend”, says Farage
Reform UK has reached an “inflection point” where the voting system disproportionately advantages the party, claims Farage
Overwhelming support in first full PR debate
Labour MPs lined up in Parliament yesterday to urge the government to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform.
House of Commons to debate PR
Parliament is set to hold a full debate on Proportional Representation for general elections on Thursday 30 January
A busy couple of weeks
Things have moved quickly over the last two weeks. Here’s a quick recap of the key developments…
Labour MPs & Parliament back PR
With the support of 59 Labour MPs, Parliament backed a motion to introduce PR for general elections
MPs call for ‘National Commission for Electoral Reform’
Labour and cross-party figures call for a National Commission to recommend fair and democratic voting system
Government to address voting system for Mayors & PCCs
Minister Jim McMahon confirmed that the government will address the voting system used for directly elected Mayors and Police & Crime Commissioners
The countdown continues
100 days of government, but the clock keeps ticking on Labour's opportunity to bring in fair votes
Burnham calls for voting system review
The Mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the government to review the First Past the Post voting system used for UK general elections
Labour MP to Chair APPG for Fair Elections
MPs have established an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections