Local Elections 2025

On 1 May 2025 Local Elections will be held. You must be Registered to be able to Vote.

Electoral Commission Guidance

Being in hospital does not stop you voting:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/running-electoral-registration-england/eligibility-register-vote/how-does-mental-capacity-affect-right-register-vote

Assistance with voting for disabled voters:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-returning-officers-assistance-voting-disabled-voters/ensuring-voting-accessible

Voter ID:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id

Equality Campaigns

Centenary Action - Disabled Women in Politics:

https://centenaryaction.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CAG-Overcoming-the-barriers-to-womens-involvement-in-politics.pdf

My Vote My Voice - a coalition of organisations, groups and self-advocates who want equal voting access:

https://www.myvotemyvoice.org.uk/about/who-has-joined-my-vote-my-voice/

Learning Disability England - Accessible resources and information to help you use your vote or support others to use theirs in the upcoming elections:

https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/news/latest-news/voting-resources-2024/

Mencap - Guide to voting for people with a learning disability:

https://www.mencap.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-mencap/elections

Operation Black Vote - OBV aims to increase political representation of black and minority ethnic communities:

https://www.obv.org.uk/

The Fawcett Society - see page 12 of this report calling for MP job sharing:

https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/a-house-for-everyone

Inclusion Scotland - Supports disabled people to have their voices heard by policy makers, decision makers and others in wider society:  

Inclusion Scotland

Inclusion London - This report is about how well the government in Westminster is doing to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People:

https://www.inclusionlondon.org.uk/campaigns-and-policy/uncrdp/shadow-report/shadow-report/

International

Australia - Melbourne women plan to run for Federal Parliament as a job share:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/21/double-or-nothing-australias-first-job-sharing-political-candidates-raise-constitutional-questions

election access - is a global initiative to enfranchise people with disabilities:

http://www.electionaccess.org/

General

The Equality Act 2010: Guide for Political Parties:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/equality-act-2010-guidance-for-political-parties.pdf

House of Commons Library - Political participation:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9718/

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Supporters

Parliament

Parties

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