Early Day Motions

ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND REGISTRATION

EDM (Early Day Motion) 721: tabled on 21 January 2015

Tabled in the 2014-15 session.

This motion has been signed by 77 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House recognises that there were 7.5 million electors missing from the electoral register in 2010 and that no improvement has been made in registering these missing millions of voters over the past five years; notes this figure has now increased by the loss of one million young voters; further recognises that in the 2010 General Election the Electoral Commission set itself a very low target to register just 1.8 per cent of unregistered voters, totalling 142,000 people; further notes that the Electoral Commission 2014-19 Corporate Plan, page 16, continues with a lack of ambition as it is prepared to accept similar low levels of non-registraton of 7.5 million over the next five years; further notes that the Electoral Commission has failed to take effective action against electoral registration officers who repeatedly fail to implement their statutory duties; and further notes that the cumulative effect of this inaction and low ambition will have a negative effect on voter turnout and engagement in the General Election and leave off millions of voters when the new parliamentary boundaries are redrawn in December 2015.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Ruane, Chris
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Vale of Clwyd
Primary
Jones, Mr Kevan
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
North Durham
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Knowsley
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Coventry South
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Gateshead
Morris, Grahame M.
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Easington

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Blaydon
Barron, Kevin
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Rother Valley
Bayley, Sir Hugh
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2015
York Central
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Sheffield South East
Blears, Hazel
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Salford and Eccles
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Sheffield Central
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 22 January 2015
Worthing West
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Gower
Clarke, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Coffey, Ann
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Stockport
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Islington North
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 10 February 2015
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Stockton North
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Aberdeen North
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Eltham
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Liverpool, Riverside
Engel, Natascha
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
North East Derbyshire
Esterson, Bill
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Sefton Central
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Newport West
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Ilford South
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 26 January 2015
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hamilton, Fabian
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Leeds North East
Hancock, Mr Mike
Independent
Signed on 26 January 2015
Portsmouth South
Harris, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Glasgow South
Hendrick, Mark
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Preston
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Jarrow
Hood, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Lanark and Hamilton East
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 26 January 2015
Luton North
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2015
Hampstead and Kilburn
James, Mrs Siân C.
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Swansea East
Lammy, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Tottenham
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2015
Wansbeck
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 29 January 2015
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Mahmood, Mr Khalid
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2015
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Mann, John
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Bassetlaw
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 3 February 2015
South Antrim
McDonagh, Siobhain
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Mitcham and Morden
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Middlesbrough
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2015
Hayes and Harlington
McGovern, Jim
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Dundee West
McInnes, Liz
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2015
Heywood and Middleton
Morden, Jessica
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Newport East
Morrice, Graeme
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Livingston
Mudie, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Leeds East
Murphy, Paul
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Torfaen
Osborne, Sandra
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Ynys Môn
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Bolton South East
Robertson, John
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Glasgow North West
Robinson, Mr Geoffrey
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2015
Coventry North West
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Liverpool, Walton
Roy, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Motherwell and Wishaw
Russell, Sir Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 January 2015
Colchester
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 22 January 2015
Strangford
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Huddersfield
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Bolsover
Smith, Nick
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Blaenau Gwent
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Blackley and Broughton
Stunell, Sir Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 February 2015
Hazel Grove
Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Bradford South
Tami, Mark
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Alyn and Deeside
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Walsall South
Walley, Joan
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2015
Stoke-on-Trent North
Ward, Mr David
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 28 January 2015
Bradford East
Williamson, Chris
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Derby North
Winnick, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Walsall North
Wright, David
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2015
Telford

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.