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Culture and Wellbeing: Voting

Guide to support events in the Library, College and the wider environment.
About Voting and Elections
The United Kingdom is made up of 650 parliamentary constituencies, which each elect a representative to take a seat in the House of Commons.
Any party which can accumulate 326 seats will hold a majority in the house.
The political party with the highest number of elected members will usually form the Government, even if they do not have the majority of seats.
On the most recent general General Election on 4th July 2024 the Labour party won a majority with 412 seats forming a new government.
The last elections were held on the 12th December 2019, 8th June 2017 and 7th May 2015.

Recommended Books

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Key Websites

House of Commons Library
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
The House of Commons Library is a research and information service based in UK Parliament.

UK Parliament
www.parliament.uk/about
Research and analysis about the Houses of Commons and Lords, each plays an important role in how Parliament works.

GOV.UK
www.gov.uk
The websites of all government departments and many other agencies and public bodies.

BBC Election Coverage
www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/crggn4j2lm0t
BBC coverage of the UKs General Election.

ITV Election Coverage
https://www.itv.com/news/topic/general-election
ITV coverage of the UKs General Election.

Voting Counts
votingcounts.org.uk
Voting Counts aims to be a simple, unbiased political resource that helps make informed decisions about voting.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/why-should-i-register-to-vote
Details about why you should register to vote along with links to local candidates and Constituencies.

Political Parties

In the recent General Election MPs were elected in Bradford for these constituencies :

The following political parties contested these and other seats around Bradford* :

Alliance For Green Socialism Alliance For Green Socialism
Christian Peoples Alliance
Conservative Party Conservative Party
English Democrats
Green Party Green Party
Labour Party Labour Party
Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Reform Party
Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
Workers Party of Britain
Yorkshire Party Yorkshire Party
*There will also be a number of independent local candidates not affiliated with any larger groups or parties.