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Require a by-election if MPs / Councillors change parties or become independent

Submitted by Colin Minto on Wednesday 14th January 2026

Published on Friday 20th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 20th August 2026

Current Signatures: 65
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

balance ~ by-election ~ Change ~ Councillor ~ Democrats ~ Electing ~ Elections ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Held ~ independence ~ local ~ MP ~ New party ~ Opportunity ~ Parliamentary ~ parties ~ Politics ~ Reasonable ~ Represent ~ Values ~ Voters ~ Voting

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 65 signatures in total, with signatories from 53 constituencies. That makes it the 1,311th most popular open petition, and the 26,204th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 20% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

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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