Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Establish clear, objective criteria and metrics for assessing future election effectiveness
Recommendation
There need to be clear criteria and, where appropriate, metrics, for assessing and judging how effectively an election has been run. The Electoral Commission should establish such criteria in consultation with Government and other stakeholders. This should be in place in 64 advance of the next general election, and reports should be made to this Committee regularly on progress towards establishing the criteria, and afterwards on monitoring the criteria. As part of this, there needs to be a clear understanding of what election failure looks like. (Recommendation, Paragraph 16) Turnout
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 October 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗