Yes, although some schools may be closed if it is used as a polling station for the surrounding area.
In the UK the date for a General election is set by the Government, these are not an annual event but usually every four to five years.
Yes.
Voting in the UK, on election day, is their local polling station, provided they are on the Election Register.
You can wear a rosette on any day you wish in the UK.
United KingdomA 'General Election' can refer to a Westminster Parliamentary Election, held in the UK, where electors can vote for the Government they would like to govern the country.
A total of 29,687,604 men and women cast valid votes in the 2010 UK general election. This represents a turnout of 65.1% of the total electorate.
All though party strength was difficult to judge and not properly recorded prior to the general election of 1830 (only 56% of MPs in 1820 belonged firmly to a party group), the UK general election of 1820 resulted in a working majority for the Tory Party - the spiritual precursor to the modern Conservative Party.
The UK populace at the general election.
Thursday 6th May 2010.
A general election takes place every five years.
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We are having one and we have to have one. The UK must have a general election within five years of the last one. The last general election was in 2005 this being means the government have waited until the last possible year to have one. It is important to follow the rules strictly, since any weakness could be exploited by a would-be dictator.