Electoral Reform Society Scotland

30/04/2026

The key thing to remember is that this is not a Westminster-style election. Holyrood’s voting system wants you to be represented in Parliament.

The 2024 General Election in Scotland was a one-sided affair. Scottish Labour won 35.3% of the vote in Scotland and 64.9% of the available seats. While the SNP came a narrow second place

20/04/2026

We must resist the idea that the solution to our crisis of local government is yet more centralisation and advocate for the restoration of the real local government powers that have been steadily removed from local communities over the last century and more.

At a time when any politician can win a cheap round of applause by proposing fewer elected officials, one campaign group wants Scotland to have many thousands more councillors

29/03/2026

Last week, members of the Dunfermline New City Assembly presented their final recommendations to the City of Dunfermline Area Committee.

A panel of Assembly members spoke about their experience, what they learned, and the recommendations they feel strongest about. They also shared what they hope will happen next as councillors begin considering their ideas.

🎥 Watch the highlights from their presentation below.

See the full recommendations in the Dunfermline New City Assembly summary report - https://dunfermlineassembly.org/summary-report/
Electoral Reform Society Scotland

04/03/2026

The Dunfermline New City Assembly are hosting a webinar next week on the recommendations produced by the Assembly: https://dunfermlineassembly.org/assembly-updates-webinar/

02/03/2026

Fife council will be taking the recommendations from the Dunfermline New City Assembly into account when working out which projects to support with a £5 million fund.

"If national governments of any stripe are not serious about making city status a success then Fife Council must step in."

26/02/2026

Our Director told the Dunfermline Press that "When you give people the space and the time and the evidence, it is amazing what we can come up with and how much they want to make Dunfermline the best place to live."

THE results of an initiative which saw a diverse selection of Dunfermline residents come together to help shape the city’s future will be revealed…

24/02/2026

Everyone knows that First Past the Post favours the largest party. At the last Westminster election, Labour managed to turn 34% of the vote into 63% of parliament – a full 29 percentage points more. Thankfully we don’t use this system in Holyrood, but even here the largest party still gets an uplift.

Everyone knows that First Past the Post favours the largest party. At the last Westminster election, Labour managed to turn 34% of the vote into 63% of parliament – a full 29 percentag

02/02/2026

For the voter, the process would be exactly the same as it is now, but the results would be a better match to how Scotland voted.

Scotland’s Parliament has always been better at representing the political makeup of Scotland than Westminster. A parliament where votes mattered more, where power was shared, and wher

26/01/2026

This weekend saw the first meeting of the Dunfermline New City Assembly. Working with many local community groups, Fife Council and the Scottish Government to bring it to life has shown how people from different organisations with a shared belief in strong communities can do good things.

Dunfermline, Scotland’s ancient capital, feels like the ideal place to explore new ways for communities to influence decisions.This weekend saw the first meeting of the Dunfermline Ne

10/12/2025

Find out what the ERS Scotland team have been doing this year in our Annual Review

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy