UK E-Petition Investigation into Ghost Petitions Unheard Greivances

Hard-calculated from petition.parliament.uk public API — all 5 parliaments (2010–2026) The true extent of public outrage revealed.

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80,960
Total Published E-Petitions (2010–2026)
554,979
Ghost Petitions Confirmed (2010–2026)
74.7%
Overall Ghost Petition Rate
743,247
True Total (all known ID allocations)
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Summary Table — All Parliaments

Parliament Published Archive Total Formally Rejected Ghost Confirmed Ghost % True Total
2010–201532,87360,94528,07235,38336.7%96,328
2015–166,12123,23217,11146,37366.6%69,605
2016–174,6028,4993,89723,18773.2%31,686
2017–198,15228,10019,94859,61968.0%87,719
2019–2413,75352,03338,280326,72486.3%378,757
2024–26*15,45979,152—63,69380.5%79,152

* 2024–26 session is ongoing — figures will increase as Parliament continues. The hollow red endpoint is marked TBC.