Voting for Sussex and Brighton’s first mayor is likely to be through the first past the post system, although city councillors would like to see a different approach. Currently, the proposals are for ...

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Earlier this month Britain’s Labour government said it would lower the voting age in general elections from 18 to 16—the biggest change in suffrage in half a century. A more radical idea would be to ...

Public reaction to Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing party has been mixed, with many Independent readers more concerned about the UK’s electoral system than the party itself. While some welcomed the ...