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Restore the Electoral Commission's Independence

Submitted by bruce hamill on Monday 29th September 2025

Published on Wednesday 5th November 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 5th May 2026

Signatures: 17,258

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Tagged with

2022 ~ Betrayal ~ Budget ~ commission ~ Direct ~ Electing ~ Elections ~ Electoral Commission ~ Fairs ~ independence ~ Main parties ~ measures ~ Ministers ~ Parliament ~ parties ~ Politics ~ Previous government ~ Protecting ~ remain ~ Restore ~ STRATEGY ~ Stripped ~ The Commission ~ trust ~ Viewing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 17,258 signatures in total, with signatories from 649 constituencies. That makes it the 1,432nd most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 94% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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