Category: Domestic Observations

What does it really mean to vote freely? In modern democracies, the secret ballot is so familiar that it can feel almost invisible — a routine part of elections...

'Today we have seen concerningly high levels of family voting in Gorton and Denton. Based on our assessment of today’s observations, we have seen the highest levels of family...

Democracy Volunteers has released the report on the 2025 English local elections, held on May 1st. The team deployed observers across every area in England holding elections, with the exception...

Democracy Volunteers has links to many international observer groups, which it tries to support and cooperate with to help improve election observation and also to support those where election...

As part of Democracy Volunteers’ election observation for the 2025 English Local Elections, held on May 1st, the team worked with students from Manchester University to assess the impact...

From Kent in the South East to Lancashire in the North West and from Northumberland in the North East to Cornwall in the South West, Democracy Volunteers deployed election...

Democracy Volunteers observed the electoral process in 204 Westminster parliamentary constituencies across the UK. The organisation deployed two or more observers to each constituency. In total, the number of...

Since May 2023, Democracy Volunteers has observed each of the Westminster Parliamentary By-elections across the UK. The organisation deployed between two and eight observers to each by-election. These observers...