2015 General Election Q&A: What happens if there’s a hung parliament? May 6, 2015 Q What is a hung parliament? A When no single party secures a majority of seats in the House of Commons, it is described as a hung parliament. Q How likely is it that today’s General Election will result in a hung parliament? A A total of 650 seats are up for grabs, so [...]
General Election 2015: After six weeks party leaders in final sprint to finish line May 6, 2015 Political party leaders took their battle-buses on gruelling final legs of their campaign tours last night, travelling across the country. Prime Minister David Cameron has taken part in a 36-hour tour of the country, which included Wales, Scotland, London and Devon. In the course of his travels he visited road building schemes, as well as [...]
General Election 2015: Five days in May that changed UK politics May 6, 2015 With the polls tight, Charlotte Henry looks at the process that brought about Britain’s first peacetime coalition government in May 2010 7 MAY 2010 Britain has a hung parliament. Nick Clegg appears outside his party’s headquarters, reiterating that his party will talk to the largest party, the Tories, first. David Cameron makes a [...]
10 seats to watch after the vote: From marginals to bellwethers, these are the contests to follow as the General Election results roll in May 6, 2015 KINGSTON AND SURBITON LIBERAL DEMOCRAT (2010) Energy minister Ed Davey is defending his seat in this southwest London constituency. In 2010, Davey took half of the votes, with the Conservatives coming in second with 37 per cent. This time around, the Tories are targeting the seat, hoping to win with support from voters opposing [...]
Watch: How election night (and the next morning) will unfold as constituencies declare across the country – from the first seat in Sunderland South to the last in St Ives May 6, 2015 It feels like everything has been building up to the one day when the country casts its vote. However, the crucial part of the General Election comes slightly later after votes have been cast, when each of the UK's 650 constituencies declares the much-anticipated result. As ballots are counted, checks made and rules followed, the announcements [...]
General Election 2015: Final polls put Labour and Conservatives neck and neck May 6, 2015 After weeks of claims and counter-claims, of campaigns and counter-campaigns, of polls and counter-polls, it's here: the day the final opinion polls are published. Alas, not much has changed: in an ICM poll for The Guardian published this afternoon, the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck, with 35 per cent of the vote – although [...]
Ed Miliband’s road from awkward little brother to Milifan idol: The man who would be General Election king May 6, 2015 Whether he's tucking into a bacon sandwich while sauce falls everywhere, chatting with mums about the importance of fatherhood or posing for hen-do selfies, Ed Miliband's encounters with the general public never fail to cause a stir. But as the General Election campaign reaches its finale, the Labour leader will be hoping to [...]
When will Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Hexham, Middlesbrough and the North East constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 6, 2015 The Labour constituencies in Sunderland will be some of the first to report their results. Houghton & Sunderland South is due to report at 11:00pm, followed by Washington & Sunderland West at 11:30pm and Sunderland Central at midnight. Hexham, by far the largest current Conservative seat, will report at midnight. At the same, time, its [...]
End of term report: How has the coalition actually done? May 6, 2015 We're on the edge of what has been repeatedly referred to as the most unpredictable election in living memory. The Conservative Party has put its ability to manage the economy at the heart of its election campaign, while the Lib Dems have positioned themselves as the party to "cut less than the Tories and borrow less [...]
General Election 2015: Campaigners are trying to take Boris Johnson to court May 6, 2015 Activists unhappy that Boris Johnson is trying to become an MP while being the Mayor of London at the same time are trying to take him to court. Johnson is fighting for the Conservative seat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, but an online petition called #SackBoris, which currently has around 500 signatures, is trying to [...]