Dear John,

May’s local elections in England showed just how unfit-for-purpose the voting system is, as voters were left with restricted choices and random results.

For voters of all parties, the local elections saw democracy denied: the First Past the Post voting system meant that millions of voters were unrepresented.

In our latest report, Democracy Denied: The 2019 Elections Audit, we present new analysis of local, regional and national results. Councils across England saw the wrong party winning, hugely disproportionate results, and voters left voiceless as many seats were completely uncontested.

The generous support of our members and supporters has helped us make waves and gain some excellent coverage of the report. Today the Independent published an article highlighting our work.

It was thanks to dozens of ERS supporters like yourself – all named in the report – who helped made this vital research happen.