Ashford

The people of Ashford have contributed a total of 16,307 signatures to 488 currently open petitions. That's well above average.

Top petitions in Ashford

Open petitions with the most signatures

1. Call a General Election
   Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
   5,956 signatures so far in Ashford

2. Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal.
   Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
   1,634 signatures so far in Ashford

3. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
   Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
   507 signatures so far in Ashford

4. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
   Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
   502 signatures so far in Ashford

5. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
   Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
   414 signatures so far in Ashford

6. Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
   Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
   292 signatures so far in Ashford

7. Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
   Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
   282 signatures so far in Ashford

8. Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
   Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
   241 signatures so far in Ashford

9. Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
   Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
   231 signatures so far in Ashford

10. Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
    Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
    224 signatures so far in Ashford

11. Tighten the rules on political donations
    Opened on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
    210 signatures so far in Ashford

12. Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
    Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
    205 signatures so far in Ashford

13. Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media
    Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
    192 signatures so far in Ashford

14. Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    178 signatures so far in Ashford

15. Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
    Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
    169 signatures so far in Ashford

16. End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals
    Opened on Friday 24th January 2025
    162 signatures so far in Ashford

17. Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage
    Opened on Tuesday 18th March 2025
    154 signatures so far in Ashford

18. Decriminalise Abortion
    Opened on Monday 4th November 2024
    145 signatures so far in Ashford

19. End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
    Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
    140 signatures so far in Ashford

20. Ban driven grouse shooting
    Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
    127 signatures so far in Ashford

Open petitions of local interest

1. Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal.
   Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
   1,634 signatures so far in Ashford

2. Call a General Election
   Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
   5,956 signatures so far in Ashford

3. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
   Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
   507 signatures so far in Ashford

4. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
   Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
   502 signatures so far in Ashford

5. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
   Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
   414 signatures so far in Ashford

6. Amend the Pet Abduction Act to include horses
   Opened on Thursday 16th January 2025
   16 signatures so far in Ashford

7. Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
   Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
   292 signatures so far in Ashford

8. Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
   Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
   282 signatures so far in Ashford

9. Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
   Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
   224 signatures so far in Ashford

10. Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
    Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
    231 signatures so far in Ashford

11. Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
    Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
    241 signatures so far in Ashford

12. Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
    Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
    205 signatures so far in Ashford

13. Grant the vote for London Mayor to all UK Residents
    Opened on Friday 9th May 2025
    115 signatures so far in Ashford

14. Tighten the rules on political donations
    Opened on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
    210 signatures so far in Ashford

15. Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage
    Opened on Tuesday 18th March 2025
    154 signatures so far in Ashford

16. Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase
    Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
    110 signatures so far in Ashford

17. Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media
    Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
    192 signatures so far in Ashford

18. Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election
    Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
    122 signatures so far in Ashford

19. Reverse Cadet Forces Funding Cuts by Min of Defence and the Dept of Education.
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    66 signatures so far in Ashford

20. End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals
    Opened on Friday 24th January 2025
    162 signatures so far in Ashford