LDER at the Spring Conference in York
This year’s Spring Conference offered a timely reminder of why electoral reform matters — and why the months ahead could be decisive.
19 Mar 2026
Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform
Campaigning for fair and equal votes
The Liberal Democrat vision for our politics:
A truly fair democracy, where everyone’s rights are respected and individuals and communities are empowered.
As Liberal Democrats we believe that:
Everyone should have equal power in our democracy, and be able to hold all Members of Parliament properly to account.
Our goal
Win a proportional voting system for Westminster and all levels of English local authority elections during the 2024-29 parliamentary term.
Our 2026 plan
- Make proportional representation (PR) — fair, equal votes — relevant to voters and central to overcoming the twin challenges of alienation and distrust of politics.
- Maintain close cooperation with party leadership and our MPs to use our parliamentary platform to bring about change.
- Maximise the number of party members and supporters campaigning for reform.
- Play a leading role in galvanising cross-party and non-party collaboration in order to achieve PR.
- Actively support regional/nations steps towards PR.
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)
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