All 650 seats in the British Parliament’s House of Commons today (July 4). Elections Polling is going on for, in which 4515 candidates belonging to different political parties are participating.
Polling began at 7:00 a.m. local time on July 4, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., following which votes will be counted and the results are expected to be announced by July 5.
Out of a total of 650, England has 543 seats and Scotland has 57 seats, while Wales has 32 seats and Northern Ireland has 18 seats.
Britain’s Tory, Labor and Liberal Democrat parties are expected to be in a tight contest, fielding 635, 631 and 630 candidates respectively, while smaller parties and independents are also in the fray.
During the elections, 98 different political parties have fielded their candidates, 459 are independent candidates and 30 percent are women.
The Tory Party is led by the current Prime Minister Rishi Sonik and the leadership of the Labor Party Keir Starmer while the Liberal Democrats are led by Ed Davey.
A large number of British Pakistanis are also participating in these candidates. British Pakistani and Kashmiri candidates are competing from cities like London, Greater Manchester, Bolton, Bradford, Birmingham, Bedford, Nottingham, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
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Voters must be registered to vote in British elections. They must be over 18 years of age and either a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen or resident in the UK or registered as an overseas elector. Prisoners and members of the unelected upper house of Parliament, the House of Lords, cannot vote.
According to The Independent, 46 million voters are eligible to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, while according to the Democracy Club, around 40,000 polling stations have been set up across the country.
UK general elections use a first-past-the-post system, which means that the candidate and party with the most votes wins. Any party must win at least 326 seats for an overall majority.
If the ruling party loses following the overall final results, the prime minister is expected to tender his resignation to the king on Friday, according to Reuters. The leader of the winning party will then meet the king, who will ask them to form a government. He will then go to Downing Street to address the British people as the new Prime Minister.
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2024-07-04 18:09:10