Petition · Cabinet Office

Rolling General Election: 20% of seats elected each year in first week of May

Open for signatures 93 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the General Election format so that it is fixed, with one-fifth of seats contested each year in the first week of May just like local government elections. The Government cannot choose the date, it is fixed by Parliament.
At present, the Government can choose when to have the GE, up to five years after the last one. In the interim, there is nothing the electorate can do if the Government does the opposite of what they promised in their pre-election manifesto. If one-fifth of the seats are up for grabs every year, then an unpopular Government would lose its majority and have to change direction. A popular Government could strengthen its control and ensure they could make more changes.

Timeline

23 Feb 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 93
Status Open for signatures
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 23 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.