Transcript The General Election

What is happening on May
2015?
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The General Election
What are the main parties?
What are the main parties?
Labour
Conservatives
UKIP
Lib Dem
Green
Who are the party leaders?
Labour
Conservatives
Ed Milliband
David
Cameron
Liberal
Democrats
Nick Clegg
UKIP
Nigel Farage
Green
Natalie
Bennett
Interesting Facts
• This is the biggest election in the UK.
• It's time to pick a new government
• It must happen at least once every 5 years.
• You have to be over 18 and registered to vote
Interesting Facts
• One Member of Parliament (MP) is elected from each of the
UK's parliamentary constituencies.
• There will be 650 of these in the next election.
• Each registered voter gets one ballot paper. They mark it
with a cross next to the name of their chosen candidate.
• The candidate who gets more votes than any other becomes
an MP.
Would include 16 and
17 year olds in voting
Give schools more
money
People who want to
move to the UK will
have to be checked
Don’t want to give 16
and 17 year olds the
vote
Don’t want to give 16
and 17 year olds the
vote
Keep money for
schools the same
Some schools will be
able to choose the
children that go to
their school
Migrants will have to
wait 4 years before
the UK will give them
any money to help
them
Choose which
migrants can come
into the UK
Would include 16 and
17 year olds in voting
Would include 16 and
17 year olds in voting
Get rid of SATs and
Year1 Phonics
Screening Test
Keep money for
schools the same
Let anyone into the UK All immigrants must
(open border)
learn English
What’s it like to be Prime Minister?
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8600000/newsid_86055
00/8605544.stm
What would you do if you were Prime
Minister?