What is happening on May 7th 2015?

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

Ed Milliband UKIP

Nigel Farage

Conservatives

David Cameron

Liberal Democrats

Nick Clegg

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

Don’t want to give 16 and 17 year olds the vote

Keep money for schools the same

Don’t want to give 16 and 17 year olds the vote

Some schools will be able to choose the children that go to their school

Would include 16 and 17 year olds in voting

Get rid of SATs and Year1 Phonics Screening Test

Would include 16 and 17 year olds in voting

Keep money for schools the same

People who want to move to the UK will have to be checked

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

Let anyone into the UK (open border)

All immigrants must learn English

What’s it like to be Prime Minister?

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8600000/newsid_8605500/8605544.stm

What would you do if you were Prime Minister?