After Cabinet
On 10 May 2010 Reid argued on BBC television that David Cameron should become the next Prime Minister in the interests of honouring the democratic wishes of the British people with the Conservative Party having received more votes than any other party - even though had Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed an alliance, their combined votes would outnumber Conservative ones at the 2010 General Election - stating that a Labour / Liberal Democrat alliance would still not form a parliamentary majority.
In May 2010 it was announced that Reid had been made a life peer in the dissolution honours after the 2010 Election. He was created Baron Reid of Cardowan.
In April 2011, to the distress of Labour colleagues, he successfully campaigned with the Conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron, and others against changes to voting. During the campaign he made the claim that the Alternative Vote would violate the principle of 1 person 1 vote. He wrote that "it gives the supporters of unpopular fringe candidates numerous votes, while mainstream voters only get one".
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