First-past-the-post voting

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Joy, tears and Elmo - the story of the election in pictures

Polls close in Northamptonshire for general election

Suffolk polling stations close for general election

Norfolk polling stations close for general election

Peterborough polls close for general election

Essex polling stations close for general election

Cambridgeshire polls close for general election

General election: Polls close in Beds, Bucks and Herts

Polls open for general election across Yorkshire

How does the UK's voting system affect smaller parties?

In Plain English. First Past the Post. Audio, 5 minutesIn Plain English

Figures show voters turned away due to no photo ID

Securing democracy or disenfranchising voters?

A Point of View. Proportional Representation and a New Politics. Audio, 9 minutesA Point of View

Calls to scrap 'unfair' voter ID scheme plans

The forgotten referendum of 2011

What was the result by total votes... and other questions

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Croydon voters say 'massive changes needed'

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Who are the UK's three million tactical voters?

Deadline for registering to vote passes