Useful Links : Elections
| Background Information |General Election | By-Election | Local Elections |
| House of Commons | House of Lords |
| Devolved Parliaments and Assemblies | European Parliament Elections |
| Related Links |
Background Information
Parliamentary Election Timetables
House of Commons Library Research Paper 09/44 (13 May 2009)
Further information about Elections is available as part of the About Parliament series.
First-time voters
Voting Times
The Speaker of the House of Commons has published this guide for voting in elections for the first time.
General Elections
UK Election Statistics: 1945-2003
General Elections and New Parliament Procedures (FAQs)
Parliamentary Elections and the House of Commons [HCIO Factsheet]
By-Election
Local Elections
2004 London Elections
House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/48 (18.06.04)
Local Elections 2003
House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/44 (12.05.03)
House of Commons
Election of the Speaker
The House of Commons elects its own Speaker and further information can be obtained from the How Parliament Works series which includes details on the Election of the Speaker.
House of Lords
Speakership of the House of Lords
Election of the First Lord Speaker
Hereditary Peers By-Election
By-election arrangements for vacancies among elected hereditary Peers are included as announcements on the By-elections in the House of Lords webpage.
Devolved Parliaments and Assemblies
The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension)Bill
House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/43 (09 May 2003)
Welsh Assembly Elections: 1 May 2003
House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/45 (14.05.03)
Welsh Assembly Elections: 6 May 1999
House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/51 (11.05.99)
Scottish Parliament Elections: 1 May 2003
House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/46 (14.05.03)
Scottish Parliament Elections: 6 May 1999
House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/50 (11.05.99)
European Parliament Elections
European Parliament Elections 2004
House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/50 (23 June 2004)
The European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill [Bill 160 of 2002-03]
House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/76 (16 Oct 2003)
European Elections Web site (10 - 13 June 2004)
The European Parliament has developed a web site on the European elections. On this web site it will be possible to see the election results from all 25 countries on June the 13th at 22.45 o'clock. The web site also includes election related information (legislation, etc.)
