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The next '''[[general election (UK)|general election]]''' to select [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Members of Parliament]] in the [[House of Commons (United Kingdom)|House of Commons]] of the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' (UK) is to take place on 7 May 2015. This is the first election whose date was known well in advance, a result of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011. The current [[coalition government]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] will contest the election as competing [[political party|parties]]. The latter have announced, as they did for the previous election, that, if no party gets an overall majority, they will give priority in negotiations to the largest party in the Commons. | The next '''[[general election (UK)|general election]]''' to select [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Members of Parliament]] in the [[House of Commons (United Kingdom)|House of Commons]] of the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' (UK) is to take place on 7 May 2015. This is the first election whose date was known well in advance, a result of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011. The current [[coalition government]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] will contest the election as competing [[political party|parties]]. The latter have announced, as they did for the previous election, that, if no party gets an overall majority, they will give priority in negotiations to the largest party in the Commons. | ||
Timetable ([http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/general/general-election-timetable-2015/]): | |||
*30 March: dissolution of Parliament | |||
*9 April: nomination deadline | |||
*7 May: polling day | |||
*7/8 May: counting and announcement of results | |||
*18 May: new Parliament meets to (re)elect Speakers and swear in members | |||
*27 May: Queen's Speech: votes on this over the following days will confirm the Government | |||
Revision as of 08:49, 30 March 2015
The next general election to select Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (UK) is to take place on 7 May 2015. This is the first election whose date was known well in advance, a result of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011. The current coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will contest the election as competing parties. The latter have announced, as they did for the previous election, that, if no party gets an overall majority, they will give priority in negotiations to the largest party in the Commons.
Timetable ([1]):
- 30 March: dissolution of Parliament
- 9 April: nomination deadline
- 7 May: polling day
- 7/8 May: counting and announcement of results
- 18 May: new Parliament meets to (re)elect Speakers and swear in members
- 27 May: Queen's Speech: votes on this over the following days will confirm the Government