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After 15 years, five general elections, 4 million users and the incredible support of this community, I’m writing to share that Vote for Policies will not be continuing into the next UK General Election – and we are no longer … Read More

It was another ‘surprise’ election, announced just six weeks and one day before polling day. Of course you could argue that this wasn’t a surprise election given we knew it was 99.9% certain to to happen this year. But the … Read More

Policies matter when deciding who to vote for. The evidence speaks for itself: 35% uplift in voting intention, 20% likely to change vote. But when the election’s over, what happens to those manifesto promises? Rather than disappear until 2029, Vote … Read More

We all want a stake in our future. We all want a say in how things are run. Yet right barely half of us vote in general elections, and trust in the government and media is at a 10-year low. … Read More

When you take the Vote for Policies survey you’ll most likely choose policies from more than one party (here’s the data). So how do you decide which party to vote for? And can they even deliver on their promises? In the … Read More

Here are the general election manifestos we’re using for our 2024 election survey. We cover the main political parties in the UK (see our FAQ for how we select them). You can also find the full list of 2024 candidates … Read More

The stats suggest it does. We all want to protect the integrity of elections. After all, voting is the ‘flagship’ act of democracy. That’s why it is a real concern that from 2023 voters will be required to show ID … Read More

Looking back at the 2019 general election, how did it go from the perspective of an organisation committed to improving participation in elections? One of the more surprising outcomes was that the Vote for Policies survey was taken 1.1 million … Read More