WriteToThem doesn’t just cover MPs. In 2005, WriteToThem users sent a total of 42,515 messages to their elected (and unelected) representatives, including 12,539 to local councillors, MEPs, Lords, and members of regional assemblies.
Rank | Elected body | Response rate (in 2 to 3 weeks) * | People writing for first time † | Messages sent |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | House of Commons | 63% (14,051 out of 22,231) | 44% (9,416 out of 21,514) | 29,976 |
2. | Welsh Assembly Members | 58% (105 out of 180) | 35% (60 out of 170) | 252 |
3. | London Assembly Members | 56% (192 out of 342) | 36% (110 out of 308) | 569 |
4. | Members of the European Parliament | 53% (2,087 out of 3,970) | 36% (1,322 out of 3,630) | 7,069 |
5. | Councillors | 49% (1,229 out of 2,497) | 53% (1,253 out of 2,365) | 3,720 |
6. | Members of the Scottish Parliament | 28% (158 out of 573) | 38% (202 out of 538) | 929 |
Total / average | 60% (17,822 out of 29,793) | 43% (12,363 out of 28,525) | 42,515 |
Note: The Northern Ireland Assembly was added to WriteToThem.com in February 2006, so does not appear here.
* Measured by survey of all users, asking 2 to 3 weeks after sending the message
if they have got a response yet.
† Measured by survey of all users, asking if this is the first time they
have written to an elected representative of any kind.