Professor Stuart Wilks-Heeg BSc (Econ), MSc (Econ), PhD

Since 2004, Stuart's research has mainly addressed issues concerned with the democratic process in the UK. He has particular expertise in issues concerned with the mechanics of elections, including electoral administration, electoral registration, electoral fraud and integrity, boundary changes, and election finance. Stuart also has wider research interests in other aspects of UK democracy, including the funding of political parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and election outcomes, and the functioning of local government. From 2009-12, he served as Executive Director of Democratic Audit, an independent research organisation which monitors all aspects of democracy in the UK. From 2019-20, he was a specialist adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.