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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign state in the European Union. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of "Great Britain" (a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country), the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-southwest. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 93,800 square miles (243,000 km2), the UK is the 80th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also is the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 64.5 million inhabitants.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. Its capital city is London, an important global city and financial centre with an urban population of 10,310,000, the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union. The current monarch—since 6 February 1952—is Queen Elizabeth II. The UK consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The latter three have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capitals, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, respectively. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation.
A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.
In presidential systems, the term refers to a regularly scheduled election where both the president, and either "a class" of or all members of the national legislature are elected at the same time but sometimes refers to special elections held to fill prematurely vacated positions. A general election day may also include elections for local officials.
The term originates in the elections in the United Kingdom for the House of Commons.
The elections held to elect the members of the Lok Sabha after expiry of the normal term of five years are called the General Elections. Elections to some State Legislative Assemblies may be held along with the Parliamentary Elections. Earlier up to 1957 simultaneous elections were held for both the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. However, on account of early dismissal and mid-term elections the two got separated.
Full coverage from BBC election night, from the exit poll right through until 7am. All content is owned by the BBC.
Continued coverage from when Huw Edwards takes over from David Dimbelby, right through to the very end of the program. All content owned by BBC.
UK general election results for the Parliament, from the 1832 Great Reform Act, which extended the franchise and reformed constituencies, to the 2010 election, which saw no party achieve a majority for the first time since 1974. One note, the number of seats added or lost to the totals for each year is the number achieved relative to the previous election, not relative to the number of seats going into the election. In-government seat bars are first, followed by the opposition, and subsequent parties.
This excellent film from 2005 studies the issues and the controversies of the British general election in 1945, the year that Churchill was ousted from power and replaced by the socialist Labour government of Clement Attlee. Uploaded for educational purposes only. All videos on this channel are unmonetised and any advertising is unbidden by me.
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil Kinnock to be consistently, if narrowly, ahead. John Major had won the leadership election in November 1990 following the resignation of Margaret Thatcher. During his term leading up to the 1992 elections he oversaw the British involvement in the Gulf War, introduced legislation to replace the unpopular Community Charge with Council Tax, and signed the Maastricht treaty. The UK had gone into recession around the time of Major's appointment, along with most of the other industrialised nations. Joh...
Britain is getting very excited, and apprehensive, about politics at the moment. But why all the fuss? Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Thursday just happens to mark the most uncertain general election in British political history. Here is a guide for non-Britons to the election's contenders and an explanation as to why the election is unlikely to produce a clear winner after the votes are counted. Guardian website ► http://is.gd/guardianhome Endboard videos: General election 2015 is no ordinary election: don't let them take away your voice - Owen Jones ► http://bit.ly/GE2015useyourvoice General election 2015: the view from middle England | Anywhere but Westminster ► http://bit.ly/middleenglandABW Guardian playlists: Comment is Free ► http://is.gd/cifplaylis...
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A selection from amongst the best of the online and party political broadcast ads leading up to the UK General Election of May 7, 2015.
In ten minutes, here's what happened on a night of seismic results that changed the face of British party politics. Read more about the 2015 General Election results here: http://news.sky.com/story/1480848/uk-electoral-map-redrawn-by-tory-triumph SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews For more great content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: iPad https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/Sky-News-for-iPad/id422583124 iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl;=en_GB
The United Kingdom general election of 1923 was held on Thursday 6 December 1923.The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats, but Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, and H.H.Asquith's reunited Liberal Party gained enough to produce a hung parliament. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): Walter Stoneman (1876-1958) License: Public domain ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision. Article available under a Creative Commons license Image source in video
The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, also known as the EU referendum and the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on Thursday 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar to gauge support for the country's continued membership in the European Union.The referendum result was not legally binding.The referendum resulted in an overall vote to leave the EU, by 51.9% on a national turnout of 72% making it the highest ever for a UK-wide referendum and also the highest turnout for any national vote since the 1992 UK General Election.The result was split between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, with a majority in England and Wales voting to leave, and a majority in Scotland and Northern Ireland, voting to remain. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permiss...
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The first half of the 1979 General Election results coverage.
The second half of the 1979 General Election results coverage.
The first half of the 1992 General Election results coverage.
The second half of the 1992 General Election results coverage.
Second half of the coverage of the 1964 UK General Election.
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An overview of what happened and why. The 2015 elections seems to have been a changing of the guard in British politics. Sources: BBC coverage http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32633099 Guardian coverage http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/07/live-uk-election-results-in-full Seats in Commons http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/current-state-of-the-parties/ First past the post voting system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-the-post Majority government http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_government Amount of Voters http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11551700/More-people-than-ever-do-not-bother-to-vote-in-general-elections.html Suffrage http://www2.st...
As the polls close, political editor Tom Bradby takes the chair to head ITV's coverage of the closest and most unpredictable battle for Number 10 in a generation. With the latest results and expert analysis, Tom is joined in the studio by two of the country's leading electoral experts, veteran commentator Professor Colin Rallings and Professor Jane Green of Manchester University, a director of the British Election Study. Julie Etchingham interprets the data in the studio with the aid of state-of-the-art computer graphics. The best analysts share their interpretation of the results as they happen, together with social media charting how the election is being shared online. ITV regional news also has more than 120 reporters at counts across the UK, supporting the network programme throughout...
There's a gang I've just joined
There's a gang I've just joined
Three million strong you'd agree
Four million strong you'd agree
Enrollment was easy, so easy
Getting out proves to be the difficulty
From land's end to john o'groats
From land's end to john o'groats
They are making ends meet
Mending holes in their coat
Fasting and feasting on bread and margarine
Burning dreams build upon buried hopes
United kingdom - you'd better ring them
You've a solution - you better bring them
United kingdom - united kingdom
You've a solution - you better bring them
Opportunity, I guess they all came and went
Finding it hard
Finding the rent you'll find it funny
With your finger running down
Situations vacant
In school he was an athlete
Now he's not so self-assured
"after all of these o-levels is this my reward? "
There's a silent majority, that's seen and
Never heard from charles i, charles ii
To charles iii
United kingdom - you'd better ring them
You've a solution - you better bring them
United kingdom - united kingdom
This busted, rusted, upper-crusted
Bankrupted done and dusted
No-man-to-be-trusted united kingdom
Proud to stand beneath the union jack?
Happy dealing up a no ace pack?
Polishing black boots
Priming the riot squad
There go I but for the grace of god
Covering up the agony with mindless entertainment
You'll be happy when they're ripping up the pavement
Bringing down the axe on steelworks and foundries
Someone said love knows no boundaries
Close your eyes and think of england
Lie back and think of her
United kingdom - you better ring them