City of Durham

The people of City of Durham have contributed a total of 12,274 signatures to 527 currently open petitions. That's below average.

Top petitions in City of Durham

Open petitions with the most signatures

1. Call a General Election
   Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
   4,290 signatures so far in City of Durham

2. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
   Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
   381 signatures so far in City of Durham

3. Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
   Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
   354 signatures so far in City of Durham

4. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
   Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
   336 signatures so far in City of Durham

5. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
   Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
   272 signatures so far in City of Durham

6. Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
   Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
   238 signatures so far in City of Durham

7. Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
   Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
   233 signatures so far in City of Durham

8. Tighten the rules on political donations
   Opened on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
   216 signatures so far in City of Durham

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

10. Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    210 signatures so far in City of Durham

11. Ban driven grouse shooting
    Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
    203 signatures so far in City of Durham

12. Decriminalise Abortion
    Opened on Monday 4th November 2024
    191 signatures so far in City of Durham

13. Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
    Opened on Tuesday 12th November 2024
    172 signatures so far in City of Durham

14. Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services
    Opened on Tuesday 28th January 2025
    164 signatures so far in City of Durham

15. Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
    Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
    163 signatures so far in City of Durham

16. Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
    Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
    161 signatures so far in City of Durham

17. End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
    Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
    150 signatures so far in City of Durham

18. End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals
    Opened on Friday 24th January 2025
    143 signatures so far in City of Durham

19. Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
    Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
    136 signatures so far in City of Durham

20. Reverse changes to Winter Fuel Payment
    Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
    127 signatures so far in City of Durham

Open petitions of local interest

1. Reduce the minimum retirement age for Prison Officers to 60
   Opened on Tuesday 6th May 2025
   113 signatures so far in City of Durham

2. Call a General Election
   Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
   4,290 signatures so far in City of Durham

3. Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
   Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
   354 signatures so far in City of Durham

4. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
   Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
   381 signatures so far in City of Durham

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

6. Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
   Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
   233 signatures so far in City of Durham

7. Ban driven grouse shooting
   Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
   203 signatures so far in City of Durham

8. Give police stronger powers to tackle motorcycle theft & increase penalties
   Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
   46 signatures so far in City of Durham

9. Scrap student loan interest rates in England
   Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
   15 signatures so far in City of Durham

10. Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
    Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
    238 signatures so far in City of Durham

11. Decriminalise Abortion
    Opened on Monday 4th November 2024
    191 signatures so far in City of Durham

12. Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services
    Opened on Tuesday 28th January 2025
    164 signatures so far in City of Durham

13. Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    210 signatures so far in City of Durham

14. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
    Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
    272 signatures so far in City of Durham

15. Tighten the rules on political donations
    Opened on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
    216 signatures so far in City of Durham

16. Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
    Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
    214 signatures so far in City of Durham

17. Review the police response to assaults on mental health nurses
    Opened on Wednesday 12th March 2025
    40 signatures so far in City of Durham

18. Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
    Opened on Thursday 9th January 2025
    83 signatures so far in City of Durham

19. Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
    Opened on Tuesday 12th November 2024
    172 signatures so far in City of Durham

20. An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    67 signatures so far in City of Durham