Elections
Elections news from UK Parliament.
New Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen
Kim Leadbeater of the Labour Party was elected the new Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 1 July 2021.
02 July 2021
MPs quiz Minister on new reforms to calling general elections
MPs on the cross-party Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee question Chloe Smith
21 June 2021
Committee welcomes progress in the polling industry but calls for ongoing vigilance
The House of Lords Liaison Committee publishes its second follow-up report The politics of polling: an update.
21 December 2020
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act Committee hears from former Commons’ Clerks
Former Clerks of the House of Commons Sir Malcolm Jack and Lord Lisvane give evidence
16 December 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill completes passage through Parliament
Bill becomes law following Royal Assent
27 November 2020
New inquiry: work of Electoral Commission
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has launched an inquiry into the work of the Electoral Commission.
23 September 2020
Reform of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act must keep the Queen out of politics, says Committee
The Committee publishes its report on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
04 September 2020
Report published on the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
The Committee publishes its report on the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
04 September 2020
Conduct Committee responds to ISC report on Russia
The Chair of the House of Lords Conduct Committee, Lord Mance, has written to the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC), Dr Julian Lewis MP
21 July 2020
Millions of voters may still be missing from the electoral registers, warns Lords Committee
Select Committee on the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 publishes its report on 8 July 2020
08 July 2020
Have your say on the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
Call for written evidence
05 June 2020
House of Lords debates bill proposing changes to its membership
Main debate on the purpose and key areas
16 March 2020
Barriers to electoral registration for older and disabled people examined by Committee
The Select Committee on the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 takes evidence on Tuesday 17 March at 3.30pm
13 March 2020
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada gives evidence to Committee
Select Committee on the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 takes evidence on Tuesday 10 March at 3.30pm
10 March 2020
Former EU Commissioner Sir Julian King discusses UK's cybersecurity future
Democracy and digital Technologies Committee will meet on Wednesday 4 March at 3.00pm
04 March 2020