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General Elections To stand for an election you must:● Be 18 or over
● General elections occur every 5 years in the UK.
● Be registered to vote
What’s the difference between a general election and a by-election?
● Be a citizen of the UK or the commonwealth or an
1. A general election functions to elect a national government. A by-
EU citizen
election functions to elect a single MP.
2. A usual turnout for a general election is a high 60%. A by-election
` ou are not eligible to stand for local election if you are employed by the
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has a low turnout of 18%.
local authority, are subject to bankruptcy restrictions or have been
3. The general election is taken seriously by the public and has 3 main
sentenced to a prison term of three months or more.
parties that dominate the results.
4. A by-election is fought across a narrower range of policies, such as
The local election cost is no money at all because the central government
local topics
pays the expense.
The first past the post electoral system is a “plurality” vote system where
the candidate who wins the most votes in each constituency is elected.
To get support in a local election you might:
The criteria to stand for election:
● Build a campaign message
● A british citizen or republic of Ireland
● Communicate with the public,
● a citizen of a commonwealth country who does not require leave to
● Have leaflets with information
enter or remain in the UK, or has indefinite leave to remain in the
● Attend local places
UK
● Have a social media campaign page
This will cost you a £500 deposit and a complete set of forms
To get people to vote for you, you should:
The local councillors job is:
● Build a campaign message (manifesto), communicate with the public
● Represent the ward in which they are elected
, have leaflets and attend local places, have social media accounts.
● Decision making- developing and reviewing council policy
People will go to polling stations to vote between the hours of 7am to 10pm.
● Scrutinising decisions taken by the councillors on the executive
The job of an MP is to…
or cabinet
● raising issues affecting their constituents, attending debates and
● regulatory , quasi-judicial and statutory duties
voting on new laws. This can either be by asking a question of a
government minister on your behalf or supporting and highlighting
particular campaigns which local people feel strongly about.
It is very important to know that it won’t cost you any money to vote in the
general election.
Local elections
● Local elections usually are on the first thursday in May
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