British Political System

[DanaC]

There's also of course the local elections as well. At a local level, we have councils, which have some powers over local distribution and decision making. Similar to the National elections, there are two main parties, but unlike the local elections there is more likely to be a spread of votes to the smaller parrties and the winning party often has to form an alliance with another smaller party ( for instance, my local council is dominated by the Conservatives who have a de facto alliance with the Liberal Democrats)

Har! I shall be able to give you an insider's view of it all at the local level soon ( hopefully) as I am hoping to stand as a Labour Councillor for my area in the local elections next spring. I have been shortlisted by my branch and have to attend a selection meeting this Wednesday ( am dreading it hehehe) where I have to give a five minute presentation on what I stand for and what I think the party's priorities should be in Council.