A Bill to make provision about the holding of referenda in relation to voting systems in local government elections.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
This Bill would create a legal framework for referendums on the voting system used in local government elections. It aims to give local communities the power to decide, via referendum, which voting system should be used in their local elections, and sets out how such referendums would be held and used in practice.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords; after this it will go to committee stage for detailed scrutiny and then on to the Commons for consideration.
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First reading took place on 13 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
