A voter leaves a polling station in London, Britain, May 2, 2024. Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers of voters switched their allegiance in town hall elections across England. (Xinhua) LONDON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Britain's...
This was aided by the U.K.'s "first past the post" system, where voters choose only one single candidate from their local list in each of the country's 650 constituencies. The person with the most votes in each constituency is elected as a Member of Parliament to the House of Com...
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the UK's local elections.
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses outside Islington Town Hall, north London, after handing in his nomination papers for the General Election on July 4, Wednesday June 5, 2024. (Lucy North/PA via AP) Jeremy Corbyn, who led the Labour Party into the general elections of 2017 and...
A woman leaves a polling station after casting her vote for the local elections in Manchester, Britain, May 5, 2022. The United Kingdom's (UK) ruling Conservative Party lost some of its traditional strongholds in Thursday's local elections. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)...
's President and lead European Parliament election candidate Jordan Bardella and President of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen, ahead of the upcoming European Union (EU) parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on May 24, 2024....
Labour’s Landslide Victory in UK Elections: What It Means for U.S. Business UK citizens delivered an unambiguous message about their desire for change. Topics/ International/Zach Helzer Senior Director, EuropeHead, U.S.-UK Business Council Published July 09, 2024 Share The UK went to...
Politics May 22, 2024 Est. 5min As Irish voters head to the polls for local and European elections on 7 June, neither the ruling parties nor the opposition have a clear lead following the recent emergence of independent candidates, but the tables could still be turned as ‘hot ticket’ ...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is expected to be re-elected in May, has warned that young people and voters from ethnic minority backgrounds, who typically lean towards Labour, could be particularly affected by the change. Voter ID was trialled in the May 2023 local elections and a preliminary...
Northern Ireland’s local elections overshadowed by Brexit stand-off DUP seeks to retain council dominance on Thursday in test of support for Stormont boycott April 18 2023 Northern Ireland Key players in N Ireland peace deal urge DUP to end Stormont boycott ...