Elections and voting explained (UK)

About

Discover how elections work in the UK and take a closer look at the General Election, exploring: our right to vote, how candidates and parties gain votes and what happens once elected.

If you are a teacher, this animation is a quick and easy way to introduce the General Election with secondary students studying subjects such as Citizenship or Government & Politics.

This is just one chapter of the ‘An Introduction to Parliament’ video.

Find the full video, along with further chapters, such as Parliament’s Structure and Your Voice, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAMbIz3Y2JA

Archive

Wikimedia Commons, in Wikimedia Commons

Licence or status

CC BY 3.0, as the Wikimedia Commons states it.

Rights statement

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Credit

UK Parliament

Subtitles

English

Who can watch

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