Petition · past parliament
Tackle the democratic deficit in local councils that leads to one-party states
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should address the democratic deficit in local councils caused by first-past-the-post which has led to councils like Lewisham, where the ruling party holds all the seat despite just under 40% of people voting for a different party; and elsewhere has led to cases of alleged corruption.
The government must ensure healthy local democracies by providing more democratic and representative councils by doing one of the following.
1. Changing electoral system to STV.
2. Reserving 1/3 of council seats for the opposition, distributed proportional according to their share of the vote.
3. Making wards multi-member, elected at the same cycle, but with less votes than seats.
4. Making wards are multi-member, elected in a single cycle, but preventing parties for standing for all its seats.
1. Changing electoral system to STV.
2. Reserving 1/3 of council seats for the opposition, distributed proportional according to their share of the vote.
3. Making wards multi-member, elected at the same cycle, but with less votes than seats.
4. Making wards are multi-member, elected in a single cycle, but preventing parties for standing for all its seats.
Timeline
| 24 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Nov 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Opened
24 May 2021
Closed
24 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.