Petitions/Rolling General Election: 20% of seats elected each year in first week of May
StatusOngoing
Opened23 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Change the General Election format so that it is fixed, with one-fifth of seats contested each year in the first week of May just like local government elections. The Government cannot choose the date, it is fixed by Parliament.

At present, the Government can choose when to have the GE, up to five years after the last one. In the interim, there is nothing the electorate can do if the Government does the opposite of what they promised in their pre-election manifesto. If one-fifth of the seats are up for grabs every year, then an unpopular Government would lose its majority and have to change direction. A popular Government could strengthen its control and ensure they could make more changes.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Mohammad Yasin
1Mohammad Yasin MP
Bedford
2
Jack Abbott
2Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
2
Tim Roca
3Tim Roca MP
Macclesfield
2
Martin Wrigley
4Martin Wrigley MP
Newton Abbot
2
Maya Ellis
5Maya Ellis MP
Ribble Valley
2
Chris McDonald
6Chris McDonald MP
Stockton North
2
Chris Webb
7Chris Webb MP
Blackpool South
1
Natalie Fleet
8Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
1
Yasmin Qureshi
9Yasmin Qureshi MP
Bolton South and Walkden
1
Phil Brickell
10Phil Brickell MP
Bolton West
1
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