The A-Z of the 2015 General Election night: What time do polling stations open, how to find your nearest one, and when results come out May 7, 2015 If you're wondering what time the polling stations open, to how you can you find out which one they need to go to, to how long you'll have to stay up if you want to watch the results as they come out. From absentee ballots to voters who choose "zero", here's our quick A-Z guide of [...]
Where are the most marginal seats in the 2015 General Election? The closest constituencies mapped May 7, 2015 The 2015 General Election has been consistently described as one of the closest we've ever seen, with polls showing Labour and the Conservatives neck and neck with the public set to head to the polls today. With the situation so delicately poised, voters in the highlighted constituencies on the map above could hold the key [...]
General Election gridlock: Tories and Labour insist on majority but polls reveal outcome too close to call May 6, 2015 Cameron says Brits can still vote for a stable government Miliband insists he won’t need the support of the SNP Yet a new coalition is inevitable, say the Lib Dems Senior Conservative and Labour party figures insist that they can win an outright majority in today’s General Election, but a flurry of last-minute [...]
General Election 2015: What our business leaders want from the next government May 6, 2015 City leaders want the next government to back new businesses in a big way, supporting start-ups and promoting financial education in schools, according to a survey by City A.M. For the last three weeks, City A.M. has asked leaders of FTSE 100 companies and Tech City start-ups alike what policies would entice them to [...]
2015 General Election Q&A: What happens if there’s a hung parliament? May 6, 2015 Q What is a hung parliament? A When no single party secures a majority of seats in the House of Commons, it is described as a hung parliament. Q How likely is it that today’s General Election will result in a hung parliament? A A total of 650 seats are up for grabs, so [...]
General Election 2015: After six weeks party leaders in final sprint to finish line May 6, 2015 Political party leaders took their battle-buses on gruelling final legs of their campaign tours last night, travelling across the country. Prime Minister David Cameron has taken part in a 36-hour tour of the country, which included Wales, Scotland, London and Devon. In the course of his travels he visited road building schemes, as well as [...]
General Election 2015: Five days in May that changed UK politics May 6, 2015 With the polls tight, Charlotte Henry looks at the process that brought about Britain’s first peacetime coalition government in May 2010 7 MAY 2010 Britain has a hung parliament. Nick Clegg appears outside his party’s headquarters, reiterating that his party will talk to the largest party, the Tories, first. David Cameron makes a [...]
10 seats to watch after the vote: From marginals to bellwethers, these are the contests to follow as the General Election results roll in May 6, 2015 KINGSTON AND SURBITON LIBERAL DEMOCRAT (2010) Energy minister Ed Davey is defending his seat in this southwest London constituency. In 2010, Davey took half of the votes, with the Conservatives coming in second with 37 per cent. This time around, the Tories are targeting the seat, hoping to win with support from voters opposing [...]
General Election 2015: Why I will be voting Conservative, by Morgan McKinley’s Hakan Enver May 6, 2015 The most fiercely contested and unpredictable General Election for a generation has finally arrived. I wanted to share why it is important that the City of London, and in particular the banking and financial services sector, shows support and unity in voting for the Conservative Party today. With no clear frontrunner and despite recent surges [...]
General Election 2015: Why I will be voting Labour, by Simon Franks May 6, 2015 As a nation, today we need to decide which party is most likely to deliver the kind of society we want. The society I want is balanced, dynamic, outward looking, just, entrepreneurial, and meritocratic. A society full of opportunities for all, regardless of where you live, what your parents do, or what type of school [...]