Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
A referendum keeping the NHS free for the nation at the service delivery point.
Open from Monday 15th February 2016 to Monday 15th August 2016
195 signatures
Make sure the EU referendum is conducted fairly.
Open from Friday 8th January 2016 to Friday 8th July 2016
194 signatures
If you turn 18 before the end of the academic year you should be able to vote.
Open from Tuesday 10th May 2016 to Thursday 10th November 2016
194 signatures
Ensure that a Scottish independence referendum includes all born & bred Scots
Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
194 signatures
HM Government must not erode benefits for Britons as part of the EU referendum
Open from Monday 25th January 2016 to Monday 25th July 2016
194 signatures
Referendum on the renewal of the Trident nuclear submarine programme
Open from Tuesday 26th July 2016 to Thursday 26th January 2017
191 signatures
Hold a referendum on sending deadly weapons to Ukraine
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
191 signatures
A referendum to replace the UK voting system with Single Transferable Vote (STV)
Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
189 signatures
Seek to rejoin EU single market
Open from Monday 4th August 2025 to Wednesday 4th February 2026
186 signatures
Hold a referendum on planned changes to trial by jury
Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
186 signatures so far
Have a referendum on whether the UK should accept any more refugees.
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2015 to Tuesday 29th March 2016
185 signatures
Give the electorate a referendum on the decision to replace the Human Rights Act
Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2015 to Friday 22nd January 2016
185 signatures
Do not introduce a Brexit 'reset' bill
Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
181 signatures so far
Referendum to join the EU on the 30th of March 2019
Open from Friday 28th September 2018 to Thursday 28th March 2019
181 signatures
Regulate political campaign material and communications
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2016 to Thursday 5th January 2017
180 signatures
Hold a referendum as to whether the UK should become a republic
Open from Tuesday 18th January 2022 to Monday 18th July 2022
180 signatures
Hold a referendum on Leaving the EU and rejoining EFTA
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2015 to Wednesday 13th April 2016
177 signatures
Referendum on Capital Punishment
Open from Wednesday 19th June 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
176 signatures
Voting rights for EU-resident Britons in referendum on EU Membership
Open from Tuesday 17th February 2015 to Monday 30th March 2015
176 signatures
Referendum on the legalization of cannabis possession and cultivation in the UK.
Open from Wednesday 26th August 2015 to Friday 26th February 2016
175 signatures
Referendum on television licensing
Open from Thursday 5th July 2012 to Friday 5th July 2013
173 signatures
Restoration of the Death Penalty
Open from Thursday 4th August 2011 to Saturday 4th August 2012
172 signatures
Allow UK citizens abroad right to vote and UK residents a Referendum vote
Open from Thursday 20th December 2018 to Thursday 20th June 2019
171 signatures
A UK wide referendum to decide status of Northern Ireland
Open from Friday 11th January 2013 to Thursday 11th April 2013
170 signatures
Set up an independent commission to draft a new Representation of the People Act
Open from Wednesday 20th July 2016 to Friday 20th January 2017
167 signatures
Hold a referendum on legalising Euthanasia in the UK
Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
166 signatures
Hold an inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
164 signatures
We must have a second Referendum on Brexit, allowing for the option to remain.
Open from Thursday 25th July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
162 signatures
Hold a referendum to reinstate capital punishment for child murder
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
162 signatures
Urge the UN and India to carry out a plebiscite on the future of Kashmir
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
161 signatures
Halt Brexit process & seek legally binding mandate from public post-Trump
Open from Friday 3rd February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
160 signatures
Hold a referendum on continued UK support for Ukraine
Open from Monday 13th January 2025 to Sunday 13th July 2025
160 signatures
Hold a referendum on any changes to or repeal of the Human Rights Act
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
160 signatures
Reconvene England's Parliament
Open from Tuesday 25th March 2014 to Thursday 25th September 2014
159 signatures
Conduct a 2nd, more complex, EU membership referendum with multiple answers.
Open from Thursday 25th August 2016 to Saturday 25th February 2017
159 signatures
Establish a cross-party Constitutional Convention on European membership.
Open from Monday 10th April 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
158 signatures
Ensure fair & impartial referendum by providing factual leaflets to all UK homes
Open from Thursday 18th February 2016 to Thursday 18th August 2016
156 signatures
Hold a general Election in 2016 after the decision was made to leave the EU
Open from Wednesday 29th June 2016 to Thursday 29th December 2016
154 signatures
“That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.”
Open from Thursday 19th January 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
153 signatures
Hold a referendum on the mandatory Foreign Aid target
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
152 signatures
Give the English a referendum to decide on a song to be our national anthem.
Open from Friday 25th May 2018 to Sunday 25th November 2018
152 signatures
Hold a referendum before changing the State Pension Age
Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
150 signatures
Let the people of the UK decide if it should be split by Scotland's departure.
Open from Friday 6th May 2016 to Sunday 6th November 2016
150 signatures
Hold a referendum on the UK meeting net zero much earlier than 2050.
Open from Friday 11th March 2022 to Sunday 25th September 2022
147 signatures
In the next Scottish independence referendum Scots ex-pats must be given a vote.
Open from Thursday 23rd March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
146 signatures
EU nationals paying taxes here, to have a vote in all future GEs and referenda.
Open from Monday 26th November 2018 to Sunday 26th May 2019
145 signatures
Offer tax relief on the fees for the EU Settlement Scheme
Open from Monday 7th January 2019 to Sunday 7th July 2019
145 signatures
UK residents aged 16 and 17 year olds should be able to vote in referendums.
Open from Wednesday 30th May 2018 to Friday 30th November 2018
145 signatures
Make Central Eurozone Governance Conditional on Repatriation of Powers
Open from Friday 11th November 2011 to Sunday 11th November 2012
143 signatures
Cancel the Validity of the EU referendum as the government held it illegally.
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2016 to Thursday 5th January 2017
142 signatures
Hold a public enquiry to the conduct of both sides of the EU referendum campaign
Open from Wednesday 13th July 2016 to Friday 13th January 2017
142 signatures
Referendum on Petitions with over 3million signatures
Open from Saturday 6th August 2011 to Monday 6th August 2012
142 signatures
Hold a referendum on HS2. Give the public the vote like we had for Brexit.
Open from Friday 18th May 2018 to Sunday 18th November 2018
139 signatures
Referendum on the Death Penalty/Capital Punishment
Open from Monday 8th August 2011 to Wednesday 8th August 2012
139 signatures
Require a referendum in the local area subject to a council being abolished
Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
138 signatures so far
Referendum for Universal Basic Income, paid monthly for UK working age citizens.
Open from Monday 28th November 2016 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
137 signatures
Repeal all law of EU origin from UK law completely
Open from Thursday 17th April 2025 to Friday 17th October 2025
137 signatures
Referendum on HS2
Open from Monday 4th February 2013 to Tuesday 4th February 2014
137 signatures
Referendum for gay Marriage
Open from Friday 26th October 2012 to Saturday 26th October 2013
137 signatures
Hold referendum if a petition reaches over 650,000 signatures
Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
136 signatures
Ensure balance and fairness in political reporting
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
136 signatures
After The EU, Let The Public Decide Where £350 Million A Week Should Be Spent .
Open from Wednesday 10th August 2016 to Friday 10th February 2017
135 signatures
Ensure Scots living in the UK have a vote in any future independence referendum
Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
135 signatures
Re-apply for Membership of the European Union once we Leave by 2020.
Open from Friday 24th March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
135 signatures
Parliament to debate meaning and functioning of democracy in Britain
Open from Wednesday 11th October 2017 to Wednesday 11th April 2018
134 signatures
Hold a referendum on the Chagos Deal & scrap it if the public votes “no”
Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
134 signatures so far
Demand Change to Burma's 2008 Constitution
Open from Monday 2nd June 2014 to Tuesday 2nd September 2014
133 signatures
Review and hold a referendum on the presence of a Monarchy in the UK
Open from Friday 5th August 2011 to Sunday 5th August 2012
133 signatures
New Powers to Freeze Current Accounts and Assets of Corporate Bankers
Open from Monday 31st October 2011 to Wednesday 31st October 2012
133 signatures
Hold a referendum on establishing an English devolved parliament
Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
133 signatures
To appoint an independent judicial body to review the EU referendum campaign
Open from Wednesday 13th July 2016 to Friday 13th January 2017
131 signatures
Not just blindly leave the EU but instead establish a Royal Commission
Open from Thursday 21st July 2016 to Saturday 21st January 2017
131 signatures
Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues
Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
131 signatures
Referendum On British Pound For Scotland
Open from Tuesday 11th February 2014 to Wednesday 11th February 2015
130 signatures
In a further Brexit referendum ignore any result that fails to reach 60% support
Open from Thursday 9th May 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
130 signatures
Referendum on Foreign Aid
Open from Tuesday 11th October 2011 to Thursday 11th October 2012
129 signatures
A UK wide referendum on the forced introduction of the 2025/30/50 and EV rules
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
128 signatures
Allow European residents living in UK to vote if there's another EU referendum
Open from Friday 1st July 2016 to Sunday 1st January 2017
127 signatures
Combine the May 2015 General Election with an in/out EU referendum on one ballot paper
Open from Monday 17th November 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
127 signatures
Hold a Referendum on Capital Punishment for heinous crimes
Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
126 signatures
Vote for whether there should be another EU referendum
Open from Thursday 1st February 2018 to Wednesday 1st August 2018
125 signatures
A Referendum on a Proportional Voting System
Open from Friday 5th August 2011 to Sunday 5th August 2012
123 signatures
Hold a referendum on the UK abolishing the Monarchy and becoming a Republic
Open from Monday 4th December 2017 to Monday 4th June 2018
123 signatures
The BBC must be protected from privatisation
Open from Thursday 4th December 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
122 signatures
Give the Welsh people a referendum on whether to keep the Welsh Assembly or not
Open from Wednesday 1st February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
122 signatures
Call a referendum on the UK remaining in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Open from Friday 14th October 2016 to Friday 14th April 2017
122 signatures
Update Parliamentary procedures so that impeachment is reinstated as a sanction
Open from Tuesday 2nd August 2016 to Thursday 2nd February 2017
122 signatures
Appoint a youth representative to negotiations on exiting the European Union.
Open from Monday 11th July 2016 to Wednesday 11th January 2017
121 signatures
We call on the Government to hold a Referendum to Reform the House of Lords ,
Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2016 to Tuesday 23rd August 2016
119 signatures
House of Lords/Commons respect the will of people and not stop Article 50
Open from Monday 3rd October 2016 to Monday 3rd April 2017
119 signatures
Reject any EU customs deal that stops the UK making independent trade deals
Open from Monday 4th March 2019 to Wednesday 4th September 2019
118 signatures
Hold on a referendum on an Independent North of England
Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
117 signatures
Stop David Cameron agreeing to draft EU deal and go back to the table again
Open from Thursday 4th February 2016 to Thursday 4th August 2016
116 signatures
Let the Public Decide: Hold a UK Referendum on Swiss-Style Direct Democracy.
Open from Tuesday 15th April 2025 to Wednesday 15th October 2025
115 signatures
Parliament to debate the matter of forcing schools to convert to academies
Open from Thursday 17th March 2016 to Saturday 17th September 2016
115 signatures
Ban the BBC from accepting money from outside sources.
Open from Friday 11th September 2015 to Friday 11th March 2016
115 signatures
Referendum on staying in or leaving the European Economic Area (EEA)
Open from Friday 4th October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
114 signatures
To ask the UK government to call a General Election after the referendum
Open from Wednesday 29th June 2016 to Thursday 29th December 2016
114 signatures
Require government to secure consent by referendum to delay a local election
Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
113 signatures so far
Approve an Independence Referendum if the Scottish Parliament votes to call one.
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
113 signatures
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