Polling is set on 7th May 2015 for United Kingdom. Everyone want to know who is going to be the head of the country. It is a close match between Conservative Party head David Cameron and Labour Party’s Ed Miliband.
Before UK goes to polls on 7 May here are few things to you can know about UK elections 2015 :
- David Cameron has promised to conduct a referendum, UK remains a part of the European Union or not if he is elected to power. The results of this election will possibly determine that.
- British elections run on a constituency-based system – a constituency is a geographical area containing approximately 60,000 people.
- The UK Independence Party (UKIP) stands at 12, while the Liberal Democrats at 10.
- 650 members of Parliament, but only 427 seats on the benches of the House of Commons.
- A record breaking 469,000 people registered online to vote on Monday 20th April – the registration deadline.
- The Scottish National Party is expected to win almost all 59 seats in Scotland, which represent 9% of the House of Commons. The Scottish National Party is expected to become the third largest party in the United Kingdom.
- Liberal Democrats, which had formed a coalition government with the Conservatives in 2010, is now open to forming a government with the Labour Party, and the latter is reportedly considering the option.
- While Cameron has pledged a five year ‘tax-lock’ if he comes to power, Miliband has promised to slice tuition fees. “I will cut tuition fees. If I don’t do it, I won’t stand for PM in five years.
- The House of Commons, the democratically elected house of the UK Parliament, has 100 staircases, 5km of passageways and thousands of rooms.
- 502 male MPs and 148 women MPs were in elected in 2010. In fact since 1918 there has been a total of 370 female MPs.
- The smallest constituency is Islington North in London.