Parliament and elections

Procurement statistics: a short guide

Procurement accounts for about a third of public sector spending. This briefing is a guide to the key statistics.

• Government
• Public spending

Representation of the People Bill: progress of the bill

This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.

• Elections
• Parliament
• Voters

Historic restrictions on members of the Catholic and Jewish faiths

Since the 19th century there have been statutory restrictions on members of the Catholic and Jewish faiths making – and advising the Crown on – appointments in the Church of England. This includes the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, who advise the Monarch on bishops and other offices in the established church. This research briefing looks at the historic basis of these restrictions and how they work in practice.

• Government
• Monarchy
• Parliament

2022 Local Elections Handbook and dataset

Explore the 2022 local elections results and download a comprehensive results dataset for electoral districts and wards.

Parliament and elections data

Explore data and analysis about Parliament, MPs, general election and by-elections results, and the Government.

Briefings

Politically impartial publications produced by Commons Library researchers, covering legislation, policy areas and topical issues.