The prospects for a dramatically more representative Parliament post 2015 are bleak

The next election is an unknown quantity, with pundits and pollsters both divided on the likely outcome. However one thing is becoming increasingly clear: there is unlikely to be a large-scale move towards a realignment in the House of Commons, with party selectorates continuing to exert influence which amounts to a continuation of a white, prosperous, and above all male, dominance of Britain’s lower chamber, argue Catherine Durose, Liz Richardson, Ryan Combs, Francesca Gains and Christina Eason.