Our letter to the political parties

Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP
Kemi Badenoch MP
Sir Edward Davey MP
Nigel Farage MP
Carla Denyer MP and Adrian Ramsay MP
Rhun ap Iorwerth MS
John Swinney MSP

22nd August 2025

Dear Party Leader,

The Government is scrapping First Past the Post for electing Mayors in the upcoming Devolution Bill.

But if our voting system is not good enough for Mayors, it’s not good enough for General Elections either.

A new poll shows a party could win a majority on less than 30% of the vote at the next General Election. That's a clear sign our voting system is not fit for purpose.

The Commons will be debating the Devolution Bill on the 2nd of September.

Please can you ask your MPs attend that debate and make the case for a fairer voting system for ALL elections?

Yours sincerely,

Tom Brake
Director
Unlock Democracy