general election- a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies election- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, on May 22, 2024. Sunak announced on Wednesday that the country will hold a general election on July 4. (Xinhua) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, on ...
The UK goes to the polls on 4 July for a hotly anticipated general election. With manifestos being published and the usual media circus in full flow, we take…
Pre-election opinion polls gave the main opposition Labour Party a 20-point lead over the Conservative Party, which has been in power for 14 years. Observers say the cost of living, healthcare, education and immigration are among the issues that matter most to voters. ...
In the months before the 2010 election, the Conservatives held a solid lead in the public opinion polls, but there were persistent lingering doubts about the readiness of Cameron and his team to govern, and, as election day neared, the Conservative lead declined. The 2010 campaign brought a ...
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Polls become more informative about the result as election day nears - the difference between how a party is polling and its actual vote falls by about two points on average over the final 100 days.
On May 22, the day Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the General Election, the seven-day averages stood at Labour 45%, Conservatives 23%, Reform 11%, Lib Dems 9% and Greens 6%. The averages have been calculated by the PA news agency and are based on polls published ...
The Financial Times UK election 2024 poll tracker. FT data analysis, news and opinions on the July 4 general election as Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s campaigns begin.
Under the UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system, parties’ national vote shares are not closely tied to the number of seats they win, but ourgeneral election projection modelsuggests that if the polls are broadly correct, Labour could win around 450 of the 650 House of Commons seats. ...