Why support for electoral reform is at a record high in the UK

Public Trust in Government Collapses to Record Low as Demand for Electoral Reform Surges

New research finds record levels of support for a fairer voting system as trust in Government collapses to new lows

Why support for electoral reform is at a record high in the UK

A RECORD number of people are in favour of changing the electoral system at Westminster amid plummeting trust in governments.

Support for electoral reform hits record high

New data is out from the annual British Social Attitudes survey: Support for electoral reform has reached a new high– A record 60% are in favour of changing the electoral system ‘to allow smaller parties to get a fairer share of MPs’, rather than keeping the current system (36%).– This change is backed by a majority of supporters of all parties and by those with low levels of trust and confidence in government.– For the first time, over half (5…

Support for proportional representation hits record high according to new research

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has, this week, published the latest findings from their British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey. The survey has been conducted almost every year since its launch in 1983 and has been tracking British public opinion on a whole range of issues over the last four decades. The latest BSA findings show that a clear majority of the population support a change to Westminster’s broken voting system – as 60…