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The Government has today introduced a short Bill. This is an attempt to facilitate an early general election on 12 December 2019. This Insight explains why the Bill is necessary and what it will do.
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Requiring voters to show ID aims to prevent ‘personation’.
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The Government states that requiring voters to show some form of ID will reduce the risk of voter fraud and improve the integrity of the electoral process.
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There are more than 1.9 million EU citizens on the electoral registers in England and Wales.
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The Commons Library has now made general election results from 1918 to 2017 available to view in one place.
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Where were the smallest electorates, the highest turnouts or largest majorities?
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This Insight gives two illustrative examples of how the timetable might operate for an early general election.
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Abuse and intimidation of elected representatives is increasing. What steps that are being taken to tackle the problem?
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In the 2019 local elections, the Electoral Reform Society has put the number of uncontested seats at 148, around 2% of the seats being contested.
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How are local boundaries are made and what considerations prompt mergers and restructures?
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On 2 May local government elections will take place in some areas across England. Here we examine the results of recent local elections and the introduction of voter ID pilots this year.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper contains detailed results and analysis of the 2017 General Election, held on 8th June. It provides election results by party & constituency, as well as analysis of voter trends, MP characteristics, and more.
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The Prime Minster has repeatedly ruled out holding a second referendum on Brexit. This Insight briefly sets out what would be required for a second referendum to be held.
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Final plans to update constituency boundaries were published on 10 September 2018. What is the boundary review and what are the next steps?
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What is a 'recall election' and how can one be held in the UK?
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