GIVE THE PEOPLE REAL DEMOCRACY IN LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

• Petition

Petition Action

GIVE THE PEOPLE REAL DEMOCRACY IN LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

Additional Information

Why is it that, in many local authorities, every person can vote for whoever they wish in Local Elections, but the political party in power still keeps control of the council?

Example: Tameside M.B.C. currently has 51 Labour and 6 Conservative Councillors. Only 19 council seats are contested in each election and it means that, even if every single person in Tameside voted for another political party, Labour would still have control of the Borough!

There are many other councils like this across the country - Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat - and such elections are undemocratic.

Voters should be able to change the ruling Political Party in just one election if they so wish - it should not take two, three or more elections to bring about change!

All the councillors should stand for re-election at the same time, every time - which would make all councillors and their political parties more accountable for their actions to the electorate!

---

You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus