16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and a crackdown on foreign interference
Seeing as they are following in the footsteps of the Welsh voting reforms with this news, I would hope that if all goes well then they will follow with the PR changes too. Although looking polling at how Labour are expected to fare in the Sennedd, maybe they will consider it not in their interests.
Oh wow, I’d missed that, thanks! With acknowledgement that this favoured the Tories it’s only a small step for them to realise it’ll favour them at a national level too… we can hope…
Good news! Reversing the mayoral and PC changes were just in the news last week! https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/10/ministers-propose-voting-changes-for-mayoral-elections-in-devolution-bill
Seeing as they are following in the footsteps of the Welsh voting reforms with this news, I would hope that if all goes well then they will follow with the PR changes too. Although looking polling at how Labour are expected to fare in the Sennedd, maybe they will consider it not in their interests.
Oh wow, I’d missed that, thanks! With acknowledgement that this favoured the Tories it’s only a small step for them to realise it’ll favour them at a national level too… we can hope…