Country Profile:

Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary (Tentative)
    June 2010
United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Region: Europe

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Gordon BROWN **
  • Assembly: United Kingdom has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the the House of Lords with 693 seats and the the House of Commons with 659 seats.

* Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948)

** Following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually the prime minister.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Queen is inherited N/A.
  • In the the House of Lords, 526 members are appointed by the monarch and 92 members are inherited . In the the House of Commons 659 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 60,441,457 (July 2005 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - June 2010

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010