A truly fair democracy, where everyone’s rights are respected and individuals and communities are empowered.
Everyone should have equal power in our democracy, and be able to hold all Members of Parliament properly to account.
Win a proportional voting system for Westminster and all levels of English local authority elections during the 2024-29 parliamentary term.
It’s very very easy. It’s the law that would change our country for the long term. It’s the law that would open up so much — whether it’s health and care, education, transport, social justice, environment. And that law would be to bring in proportional representation.
Ed Davey, LD leader, asked about what new law he would introduce immediately (Spring Conference, March 14th 2026)
Reform UK Assembly Members failed to support a LD motion calling for more proportional representation in London local elections, ignoring their party's 2024 manifesto backing a referendum on electoral reform.
Our major new campaign to introduce a fairer electoral system got off to a great launch on June 6.
A new article challenges one of the central arguments often made in debates about electoral reform: that only single-member constituencies can preserve a strong link between elected representatives and voters.
