Скачать или смотреть How does the electoral system need to change before 2029?

Join us to reflect on last summer’s election and to discuss how the government’s plans will affect the way elections work.

Labour’s 2024 manifesto set out a number of big changes aimed at strengthening democratic participation, such as improving voter registration, addressing inconsistencies in voter ID rules and extending the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds.

Twenty-five years after the introduction of the UK’s political finance regime, and a billion pounds of donations later, the manifesto also committed to “strengthening the rules around donations to political parties” – something that has become more pressing as high-profile actors flirt with introducing significant sums of money into the UK’s party funding system.

So what difference would these proposed changes make to the UK electoral system? Can they reignite voter confidence and engagement in the democratic process? What are the lessons learnt from the 2024 general election about turnout, the voter ID requirement, and candidate abuse and intimidation? And what should the government prioritise to ensure the electoral system is ready for the next general election in 2029 and able to address growing threats?

To reflect on last summer’s election and to discuss how the government’s plans will affect the way elections work, we are joined by an expert panel:

Lewis Baston, Political journalist and author
Matteo Bergamini, Founder and CEO of Shout Out UK
Professor Jane Green, Co-Director of the British Election Study
John Pullinger, Chair of the Electoral Commission

The event will be chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.

Get more from the IfG:
►Register to our upcoming events: https://www.instituteforgovernment.or...
►Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Wz9tQx
►Catch up on previous events at: https://www.instituteforgovernment.or...
►Listen to our podcast at: https://www.instituteforgovernment.or...

#GeneralElection #ElectoralReform #electioncommission