12th June 2008
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

On 3 May 2007, Scottish councils were elected by the Single Transferable Vote for the first time.  One year on, the Electoral Reform Society hosted a major conference to examine the impact of this historic reform and the implications for future democratic change.
 
Topics included:

• What impact has STV had on Scottish Local Government?
  

• How has it affected communities and councils?

• How have the politicians and media reacted?

• Where does this implementation of STV lead the wider debate on democratic reform?

For any additional details contact scottishconference@electoral-reform.org.uk

DOWNLOADS

• Full conference programme (PDF)
• Keynote speech from Bruce Crawford MSP, the Scottish Government Minister for Parliamentary Business (PDF)
  
• Local Elections: One Year On (POWERPOINT)
• The 2008 Scottish Councillor Survey: Local Government after electoral reform, Dr Martin Steven (ERS/COSLA 2008). (PDF) (POWERPOINT)
• 2008 Scottish Councillor Survey, provisional findings(PDF)
  
• Scotland’s Councillors 2007,  William Maloney,  April 2008 (PDF)
• Local Authority Elections in Scotland, 3 May 2007: Report and Analysis, Lewis Baston (ERS 2008) (PDF)

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