Monthly Archives: September 2016

Voters say EU Referendum was well run, but lessons should still be learnt

Posted on September 13, 2016 by The Electoral Commission

Over recent years, there’s been much debate as to whether democratic participation is on a downward trajectory. That certainly wasn’t the case at June’s EU Referendum. A turnout of 72.2% was the highest UK-wide turnout since the 1992 General … Continue reading →

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In this together! Partnership work boosted public awareness ahead of May 2016 elections in Wales

Posted on September 8, 2016 by The Electoral Commission

On May 5 2016, over 1 million voters went to the polls for the National Assembly for Wales elections. Over the summer we’ve been looking back to May 2016 and today we’re publishing our report on the National Assembly for … Continue reading →

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Why voters at the next Police and Crime Commissioner elections should be provided with more candidate information

Posted on September 8, 2016 by The Electoral Commission

Today, the Commission has published its report on the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections. The report also looks at the conduct and administration of local Government elections which took place across parts of England. The first ever Police and … Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland election a well-run event – but more needs to be done to improve electoral registration.

Posted on September 7, 2016 by The Electoral Commission

The 5 May 2016 saw the fifth election to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Over 1.2 million people were registered to vote ahead of the election and a total 703,744 ballots were cast on the day itself. Our report on … Continue reading →

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High levels of voter satisfaction with Scottish Parliament election but more work needed to modernise electoral process

Posted on September 6, 2016 by The Electoral Commission

More than 2.2 million votes were cast on 5 May 2016 – the highest number ever recorded at a general election to the Scottish Parliament. The priority at any election is to ensure that people find it easy to … Continue reading →

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This year’s London elections were well run – but combined polls in 2020 are a concern.

Posted on September 5, 2016 by The Electoral Commission

5 May this year saw 2.6 million valid votes cast in London, to elect a new Mayor of London, 14 Constituency members and 11 London-wide Members of the London Assembly. Our detailed report into the conduct and administration of these … Continue reading →

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