Advance UK’s members voted to join forces with the Great British PAC

The result

“Should Advance UK join forces with GBPAC?”

7,363 members voted, out of 37,696 who were eligible (19.5%). The percentages are of the 7,363 votes cast. Voting was open from midday on Friday 5 June 2026 to 10pm on Sunday 7 June 2026.

Independent verification

The verifier’s statement

I, David Atherton, was appointed by Advance UK to act as independent verifier of the ballot of its members held between midday on Friday 5 June 2026 and 10pm on Sunday 7 June 2026, on the proposal to join forces with the Great British PAC. In that capacity I confirm the following.

I have no beneficial interest in, and hold no office or paid role with, either Advance UK or the Great British PAC. I had no involvement in the proposal put to members, and I have carried out this verification independently and impartially.

I was given access to the ballot records, the voting system data and audit logs, and the record of votes cast. To verify the result I reconciled the recorded votes against the membership database directly. On the basis of the records provided to me, I find the result of the ballot to be:

Votes in favour: 6442

Votes against: 921

I did not identify any evidence of tampering, duplication or alteration affecting the recorded votes. This certification is based on the records and data made available to me and on the matters set out above.

How the ballot was run

Who could vote

Every member whose membership was active (or within the renewal grace period) and who joined before voting opened was entitled to one vote. Eligibility was determined from the live membership record.

A secret ballot

Each member’s choice was recorded separately from their identity: the system recorded that a member had voted, so that no one could vote twice, but not how they voted.

One member, one vote

Each eligible member was sent a single, unique, single-use voting link, only to the email address held on their membership record. Once used, a link could not be used again.