Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 21 April 202609:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee: Modernising Elections

Committee hears from witnesses

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is conducting oral evidence sessions to examine how UK elections could be modernised. This inquiry will explore potential reforms to electoral systems, processes, and administration at local and potentially national levels to make voting more accessible, efficient, and fit for contemporary needs.

Electoral modernisation affects every voter and democratic institution across the UK. This inquiry could influence future reforms to voting methods, registration systems, and election administration, with implications for turnout, accessibility for disabled voters, and the cost and efficiency of running elections nationwide.

Committee members

Andrew CooperLabour Party

Mid Cheshire

Andrew LewinLabour Party

Welwyn Hatfield

Chris CurtisLabour Party

Milton Keynes North

Florence EshalomiLabour and Co-operative Party

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Mr Gagan MohindraConservative and Unionist Party

South West Hertfordshire

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