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This briefing sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2024 Parliament, including lists of candidates, vote share and voter turnout.
This briefing sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2024 Parliament, including lists of candidates, vote share and voter turnout.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is her department’s policy on candidates standing for election to (a) local government and (b) the UK Parliament on being resident in the United Kingdom; and what is her policy on residency requirements for those who are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is her department’s policy on candidates standing for election to (a) local government and (b) the UK Parliament on being resident in the United Kingdom; and what is her policy on residency requirements for those who are...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance has the Electoral Commission given on the immigration status for a Commonwealth citizen to be eligible to stand as a candidate for the UK Parliament, and whether this differs from...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance has the Electoral Commission given on the immigration status for a Commonwealth citizen to be eligible to stand as a candidate for the UK Parliament, and whether this differs from...
This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.
This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL10068, on Candidates: Equality, whether political parties have been formally consulted.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL10068, on Candidates: Equality, whether political parties have been formally consulted.
The Government is committed to commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections in accordance with regulations.
There is currently careful consideration being given on how this could be implemented, the necessary supporting regulations and timeline, as well as the specifics with regards to data collection.
The Government intends to involve all relevant stakeholders in the implementation process when this is taken forward. In the meantime it remains open to registered parties to publish their own candidate diversity data.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that non-party campaigner and candidate campaign spending should come from permissible donors and that reporting and transparency requirements...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that non-party campaigner and candidate campaign spending should come from permissible donors and that reporting and transparency requirements...
In response to Recommendation 4 of the Rycroft Review, the Government announced in July our intention to introduce permissibility and transparency requirements for donations to prospective candidates outside of formal regulated periods.
Our intention is for candidates to be required to (i) provide a declaration to confirm donations used to fund campaigning activity prior to formal candidacy are from permissible sources and (ii) report any donations received during this period which exceed £2,230.
The Government has also committed to enacting Mr Rycroft's recommendations to amend non-party campaigning rules. However, changes in this area require careful consideration and consultation to ensure that any new requirements do not place unnecessary burdens on legitimate campaigning activity. Mr Rycroft recognised the complexity of this area in his review. The Government is considering how best to deliver the objectives in a way that is effective, proportionate and enforceable, including consideration of the period that any requirements should cover.
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides on whether Commonwealth citizens can stand for election to (a) Parliament and (b) local government, and what are the necessary qualifications in terms of leave to...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides on whether Commonwealth citizens can stand for election to (a) Parliament and (b) local government, and what are the necessary qualifications in terms of leave to...
The Electoral Commission’s guidance for candidates and agents sets out the qualification requirements for UK parliamentary elections and local government elections in England. Commonwealth citizens must meet these requirements to stand, and they must either have indefinite leave to remain or not need leave to enter or remain.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend section 104 of the Equality Act 2010 to allow political parties to exclude men from standing in their leadership elections.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend section 104 of the Equality Act 2010 to allow political parties to exclude men from standing in their leadership elections.
Under section 104 of the Equality Act 2010, registered political parties in the UK are permitted to use positive action, including reserved places on shortlists, where proportionate to address the under representation of candidates with certain protected characteristics.
Section 104(7) currently provides a specific exception allowing for this to include single-sex shortlists commonly all-women shortlists) if it is proportionate to reduce unequal representation.
Political parties can reserve all the places on their shortlist for one sex if this will reduce unequal representation. If a political party had an under-representation of women, there could be a ‘women-only’ shortlist.
Positive action is voluntary and political parties cannot be forced to do it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether bank cards will be a permitted form of identification for the new Parliamentary Candidate identification requirements at nomination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether bank cards will be a permitted form of identification for the new Parliamentary Candidate identification requirements at nomination.
My Lords, I am very pleased to open this Second Reading debate on the Representation of the People Bill. Noble Lords across the House bring great experience of electoral law, electoral administration and the practical operation of our democracy. I look forward to the contributions that will be made today...
My Lords, I am very pleased to open this Second Reading debate on the Representation of the People Bill. Noble Lords across the House bring great experience of electoral law, electoral administration and the practical operation of our democracy. I look forward to the contributions that will be made today...
Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Lords motion that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and instruction on order of clauses to be taken. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.
Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Lords motion that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and instruction on order of clauses to be taken. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.
My Lords, it is an understatement to say that this is a constitutionally significant Bill. Particularly at a time when the political landscape is so turbulent, this is where your Lordships’ House proves its worth—with careful, considered scrutiny to improve the Government's legislation as best we can. Indeed, the amendment...
My Lords, it is an understatement to say that this is a constitutionally significant Bill. Particularly at a time when the political landscape is so turbulent, this is where your Lordships’ House proves its worth—with careful, considered scrutiny to improve the Government's legislation as best we can. Indeed, the amendment...
My Lords, in the light of the mega donations we have heard about to Reform in the past week, I start by emphasising the difference between liberal democracy and popular
democracy—or illiberal democracy, as Viktor Orbán and others call it. Liberal or constitutional democracy recognises that democratic processes are open...
My Lords, in the light of the mega donations we have heard about to Reform in the past week, I start by emphasising the difference between liberal democracy and popular
democracy—or illiberal democracy, as Viktor Orbán and others call it. Liberal or constitutional democracy recognises that democratic processes are open...
My Lords, I will focus my remarks on Parts 4 and 5 of the Bill, relating to election finance and to the work of the Electoral Commission.
In 2021, the Committee on Standards in Public Life, of which I was then chair, issued a report on the regulation of election finance....
My Lords, I will focus my remarks on Parts 4 and 5 of the Bill, relating to election finance and to the work of the Electoral Commission.
In 2021, the Committee on Standards in Public Life, of which I was then chair, issued a report on the regulation of election finance....
My Lords, this is an important and timely debate, as any opportunity to re-establish trust in politics is one that we must embrace eagerly. We are sadly familiar with the phrase, “A plague on both your houses”, used in a political context. The word “both” may be rather out of...
My Lords, this is an important and timely debate, as any opportunity to re-establish trust in politics is one that we must embrace eagerly. We are sadly familiar with the phrase, “A plague on both your houses”, used in a political context. The word “both” may be rather out of...
My Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate, and of course we all wish him well in his retirement. We will miss him, and his views on democracy are very well established. I agree with him in relation to prisoners, but that is...
My Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate, and of course we all wish him well in his retirement. We will miss him, and his views on democracy are very well established. I agree with him in relation to prisoners, but that is...
My Lords, I first add my best wishes to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield on his retirement and thank him for the contributions that he has made to this House. It has been said by other speakers, including the right reverend Prelate, that this is an important...
My Lords, I first add my best wishes to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield on his retirement and thank him for the contributions that he has made to this House. It has been said by other speakers, including the right reverend Prelate, that this is an important...
My Lords, I think Parliament is at its best when we can get up on both sides of the House and say we agree. In that context, we make much better laws. I welcome many measures
in the Bill, and my thanks go to Philip Rycroft for his excellent report...
My Lords, I think Parliament is at its best when we can get up on both sides of the House and say we agree. In that context, we make much better laws. I welcome many measures
in the Bill, and my thanks go to Philip Rycroft for his excellent report...
My Lords, I do not intend to enter into the rather heated waters of what, if anything, should be done about the allegedly huge sums of money put into our electoral process by individual donors or, indeed, by trade unions. I wish, rather, to concentrate on the sometimes tiny numbers...
My Lords, I do not intend to enter into the rather heated waters of what, if anything, should be done about the allegedly huge sums of money put into our electoral process by individual donors or, indeed, by trade unions. I wish, rather, to concentrate on the sometimes tiny numbers...
My Lords, the current controversy over massive donations from crypto billionaires to the limited company known as Reform is a disaster that has been waiting to happen and a danger to democracy. In 2000 the then Labour Government sought to end the party-spending arms race that had been giving an...
My Lords, the current controversy over massive donations from crypto billionaires to the limited company known as Reform is a disaster that has been waiting to happen and a danger to democracy. In 2000 the then Labour Government sought to end the party-spending arms race that had been giving an...