County Greens call for fair voting system 27 July 2025 / 28 July 2025 by Ceri Turner At the County Council meeting on 17 July, Green County Cllr Gina Dowding proposed that the Council requests the Government to introduce legislation to enable future local elections to be held under a fairer voting system. Gina’s motion outlined the distorted and undemocratic representation that results from First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) at a local level, and the […] Read more » Lancashire County Council Proportional Representation
Lancashire: the 4th worst in the country for undemocratic election results 4 June 2025 / 12 June 2025 by Ceri Turner On May 1st, on Lancashire County Council: (figures rounded – see chart below for accurate figures) 10 of 84 councillors were elected with an outright majority of the vote – the rest enjoyed only minority support. Our local Greens were 3 of the 10 with Gina Dowding receiving 57.2%, Hamish Mills 50.4%, and Paul Stubbins 54%. […] Read more » election results electoral reform Lancashire Lancashire County Council Proportional Representation