Electoral Procedure

EDM number 581 in 1998-99, proposed by Louise Ellman on 22/04/1999.

That this House recognises that the electoral law relating to procedure in local elections has not changed since the Ballot Act 1872; supports the Local Government Associations's call for urgent reform of antiquated procedures to enable people to vote at more convenient locations and times; calls for the Ministerial Working Party set up by the Home Office to implement changes to electoral procedure in time for next year's local government elections; and supports the innovative work of all local authorities to encourage voter turnout and recognises that changes to legislation will help increase turnout and renew local democracy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 66 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Louise Ellman	22/04/1999	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Proposed
Lawrence Cunliffe	26/04/1999	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Christine Butler	27/04/1999	Castle Point	Labour	Signed
Peter Bradley	27/04/1999	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	27/04/1999	Edmonton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Bob Laxton	27/04/1999	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	27/04/1999	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	28/04/1999	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	28/04/1999	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	28/04/1999	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dobbin	28/04/1999	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Valerie Davey	28/04/1999	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	28/04/1999	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	28/04/1999	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	28/04/1999	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	28/04/1999	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Ivan Henderson	28/04/1999	Harwich	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	29/04/1999	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Maria Eagle	29/04/1999	Liverpool, Garston	Labour	Signed
Teddy Taylor	29/04/1999	Rochford & Southend East	Conservative	Signed
Betty Williams	29/04/1999	Conwy	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	29/04/1999	Easington	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	29/04/1999	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	29/04/1999	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
David Kidney	29/04/1999	Stafford	Labour	Signed
Phil Hope	29/04/1999	Corby	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Angela Smith	29/04/1999	Basildon	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Dave Watts	30/04/1999	St Helens North	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	30/04/1999	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	30/04/1999	Gower	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	30/04/1999	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Bill Olner	30/04/1999	Nuneaton	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	04/05/1999	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	04/05/1999	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	04/05/1999	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	04/05/1999	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	04/05/1999	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	04/05/1999	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	05/05/1999	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	05/05/1999	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Patrick Hall	05/05/1999	Bedford	Labour	Signed
Robert Jackson	07/05/1999	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
David Drew	11/05/1999	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Eric Illsley	11/05/1999	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	12/05/1999	Dover	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	12/05/1999	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Jones	13/05/1999	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	13/05/1999	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	13/05/1999	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	14/05/1999	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	18/05/1999	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Brian White	18/05/1999	North East Milton Keynes	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	19/05/1999	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Oona King	19/05/1999	Bethnal Green & Bow	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	19/05/1999	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	20/05/1999	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Tom Cox	24/05/1999	Tooting	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	25/05/1999	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Phil Sawford	25/05/1999	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Roger Casale	08/06/1999	Wimbledon	Labour	Signed
John Austin	08/06/1999	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Anthony D Wright	08/06/1999	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	09/06/1999	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Campbell	16/06/1999	Tynemouth	Labour	Signed
Jane Griffiths	17/06/1999	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Jackie Lawrence	23/07/1999	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed

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