Insight
Boundary Review 2023: Changes to consultation and implementation
The Boundary Commission for England has announced its initial proposals for new constituency boundaries.
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Research Briefing
Parliamentary boundary reviews: public consultations
Constituencies are reviewed periodically by independent Boundary Commissions, one for each part of the UK. This briefing outlines how the public can get involved in the consultation stages.
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Research Briefing
Constituency boundary reviews and the number of MPs
Parliamentary constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically by independent Boundary Commissions. This House of Commons Library briefing summarises the current rules and procedures for boundary changes and how they have changed over time. It also gives an overview how the number of MPs has reached the current level of 650.
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Research Briefing
Recall elections
Recall is used to describe a process where the electorate in an area can trigger a special election to remove an elected representative before the end of their term. A recall procedure was introduced in the UK in 2015. It only applies to Members of Parliament.
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Research Briefing
PCC Elections 2021
On Thursday 6 May 2021 the third elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) took place in 39 PCC areas in England and Wales.
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Research Briefing
Combined authority mayoral elections 2021
Seven combined authority areas held mayoral elections in May 2021. This briefing shows who won and analyses data on vote share, turnout and candidates.
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Research Briefing
London Elections 2021
Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 6 May 2021. The Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan was elected as Mayor of London. Labour won 11 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly, the Conservatives 9, the Green Party3 seats and the Liberal Democrats 2. Turnout in the mayoral election was 40.9%.
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Research Briefing
Directly-elected mayors
This briefing paper explains the status of directly-elected mayors in English and Welsh local government, and the routes to establishing them, including the use of local referendums. It also includes an up-to-date list of elected mayors and statistics on previous referendums.
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Research Briefing
May 2021 local elections
This briefing looks at the results of the local elections that took place in England on 6 May 2021.
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Research Briefing
Scottish Parliament Elections: 2021
The SNP won the most seats in the Scottish Parliament in the elections on 6 May 2021. This paper provides data on voting trends and electoral turnout for constituencies, electoral regions, and for Scotland as a whole.
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Insight
May 2021 elections: Candidates and results by party
How did the parties do across all elections, and what was the gender breakdown?
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Research Briefing
Chad: prospects after the 2021 election
Chad held a presidential election on 11 April 2021. The winner died the day after the election result was announced and a Transitional Military Council has since seized power.
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Research Briefing
Overseas voters
British citizens living overseas are currently entitled to be registered to vote in UK Parliamentary elections for up to 15 years in the constituency they were registered in before leaving the UK. The Government has committed to end the 15-year limit and introduce 'votes for life'. This Briefing Paper provides details of the provisions relating to overseas voters in the Representation of the People Act 1985 and the proposals for change. It also summarises earlier attempts to change the 15 year rule.
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Insight
May elections: Up to four elections taking place in some areas
Three-quarters of voters in Great Britain will be able to vote in more than one election.
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Research Briefing
Uganda: Reaction to the 2021 election
This briefing discusses why the UK, US and EU have all voiced concern about politics in Uganda following elections in January 2021.
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