The Electoral Reform Society is campaigning to change the way we choose our politicians. We believe that a fair voting system will improve our democracy, allow politicians to better represent you and help them to tackle the serious issues facing our society. Fairness, accountability and a real choice for voters should not be compromised.

The Society's principal activities are:

• lobbying politicians, political parties and opinion makers
• publishing books and leaflets
• running an education programme for schools, colleges and the general public
• arranging lectures and seminars
• analysing and commenting on public elections
• providing an information service to respond to enquiries about public elections and electoral procedure

The Society has two subsidiary companies and associated charitable trust:

Electoral Reform Services

In 1988, in response to increasing demands for advice and services in the conduct of ballots, the Electoral  Reform Society created a subsidiary company called Electoral Reform Ballot Services.  Reflecting the broad range of services that are provided today, the company is simply known as Electoral Reform Services.  As well as market research and membership services, it helps organisations of all sorts to conduct their elections and ballots in a manner that is fair, independent and transparent.

Electoral Reform International Services

Since its foundation in 1884, the Electoral Reform Society has worked for the development of democracy not only in the United Kingdom but also abroad, promoting, organising and monitoring elections.  As a result of increasing overseas requests for assistance Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS) was established in 1991 as a separate subsidiary of the main Society.  Its defined aim is to offer a comprehensive advisory service for all democracies.

The McDougall Trust

The McDougall Trust is an independent charity associated with the Electoral Reform Society whose principal objective is to advance the knowledge of elections, voting systems and representative democracy.  It does this by publishing a periodical entitled 'Representation: the journal of representative democracy' and by maintaining and developing the Lakeman Library for Electoral Studies.