Restrictions on the use of public resources are in place during the pre-election period before elections and referendums. The Cabinet Office issues guidance for civil servants on their conduct during this period.
This note sets out the background to the debate about televised debates between party leaders during a general election campaign.
The Armed Forces can register to vote as ordinary electors, as overseas voters, or as service voters. There has been concern about the under-registration of the Armed Forces, especially those serving overseas, and the difficulties they face in participating in the electoral process more generally.The Note also gives a brief history of how the system of voting by members of the Armed Forces has changed, particularly during the periods directly after each World War.
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Data Dashboard
Constituency-level data on electorates in the UK, including data for both the parliamentary and the local government franchise
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Research Briefing
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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Research Briefing
This dataset presents UK general election results by constituency from 1918 onwards. It draws on several sources, described below, which may contain errors. For each constituency, the dataset includes the number of votes and vote share for different political parties, as well as the electorate and turnout. Turnout was calculated as valid votes divided by the electorate.
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Research Briefing
This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2017 Parliament. There were five by-elections in the two year Parliament, details can be found in the report. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
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Research Briefing
This paper presents an overview of election results since 1918. It provides summary results for all elections from 1918 to 2019, focusing on elections to the House of Commons.
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Insight
Does your demographic background affect how you vote?
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Data Dashboard
Use the interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics including unemployment, house prices and election results
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Insight
Almost 23 million people have started or signed a petition on Parliament’s petitions website.
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Research Briefing
This Commons Library Briefing Paper analyses the results of the 2019 General Election. It provides maps, charts and tables showing winners, votes, vote shares and turnout by party, region and constituency.
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Insight
During the election period parties received a total of £30.7 million in registered donations
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Where are the 'student seats', what were the results there, and how did this compare to other 'young seats'?
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Insight
General election results are counted and declared at constituency level, while local and European Parliament election results are counted and declared at local council area level.
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220 women were elected to Parliament on 12 December 2019 – the highest number ever.
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