Data dashboards
Constituency dashboard
Use our interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics such as unemployment, house prices and election results.
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Insight
Can EU citizens take part in UK elections after Brexit?
Now that the UK has left the European Union, what voting and candidacy rights will EU citizens have in UK elections?
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Research Briefing
Local election 2023: Results and analysis
This briefing summarises the results of the 2023 local elections in England and Northern Ireland, when Labour and Sinn Fein became the largest parties in local government.
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Research Briefing
Dissolution of Parliament
Unless a Parliament runs for a full five years, the King may dissolve Parliament before the expiry of its maximum term. By convention, the King exercises those powers only following a request by the Prime Minister.
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Research Briefing
Pre-election period of sensitivity
Government and local authority resources cannot be used for party political campaigning at any time. In the run up to an election, the pre-election period of sensitivity, particular care is taken. Government departments and councils will normally observe discretion about making new announcements or decisions that could influence voters.
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Research Briefing
Electoral swing
Electoral swing is a way of comparing the performance of parties at elections. This paper shows how to calculate swing using examples from the 2019 General Election and gives detail of general election swings since 1945 and record by-election swings.
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Research Briefing
Turnout at elections
This Library Briefing presents statistics on turnout at elections in the UK, including general, local and European Parliament elections and elections to the devolved administrations.
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Research Briefing
Voting systems in the UK
This briefing paper provides an overview of the different voting systems currently used for elections in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Regency and Counsellors of State
A briefing paper on the statutory arrangements for a Regency and Counsellors of State in the event that a monarch is too young to assume all Royal functions, ill or absent from the UK
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Debate Pack
E-petition debate relating to an early general election
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 17 October on e-petition 619781, calling for an early general election. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee.
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Research Briefing
The death of a monarch
The death of a monarch – and the accession of a new sovereign – involves the Cabinet, the Privy Council, Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the Church of England. This paper outlines the historical precedents for the events that will follow the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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Research Briefing
Local Elections 2022: Results and analysis
This briefing analyses the results of the Local Elections which took place in England, Scotland and Wales on 5 May 2022
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Data dashboards
Constituency data: electorates
Constituency-level data on electorates in the UK, including data for both the parliamentary and the local government franchise
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2021 Local Elections Handbook and dataset
Explore the 2021 local election results handbook and download a comprehensive results dataset for English electoral districts and wards.
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Research Briefing
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022: Progress through Parliament
The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 24 March 2022. The Prime Minister is now able to request a dissolution at the time of their choosing.
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