Who's on the ballot? A look at Democracy Club's general election database
The demographics, past electoral histories, and biscuits of GE candidates.
Read moreDemocracy Club Blog
Our work, election news, and other items of interest.
Voter information and UK law: an overview
A short history of public information provision in UK electoral law.
Read moreOpening the register of political parties
We take a look at the UK’s register of political parties: its history, contents, and our plans to improve its accessibility.
Read moreTesting the Representatives Project
There’s a whole world of council sub-committees to discover. Isn’t it exciting?
Read moreWe collected data on 1,500 politicians' favourite biscuit. Here's what we found.
What’s the link between biscuits and voter information?
Read moreWhere and Who are our Users?
We present a host of graphs (and a map!) in an attempt to understand the people behind the postcode searches.
Read moreTracking Democracy Club's International Users
Turns out we’re more popular in Romania than we thought.
Read moreThe 4,314 times when postcodes aren't good enough
4,314 UK postcodes are split across council boundaries. Here’s why it matters and what we’re doing about it.
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