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The Basics
...but were afraid to ask. A step-by-step guide to voting in a UK general election.
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Frequently asked election questions
A-Z glossary of election terms

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Turnouts, majorities, seats - the general election by numbers
PARTY PROFILES
 
PARTY LEADER PROFILES
 
PARTY WEBSITES
PARTY WEBSITES
 
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SPECIAL FEATURES
Past elections
What happened in every ballot box battle of the last 60 years
Election timetable
All the deadlines and key dates running up to polling on 5 May
Poll trackerPoll tracker
Find out who's up and who's down in the latest opinion polls

FROM OTHER BBC WEBSITES
Our election guidelines
Find out about the BBC's poll coverage rules
Coverage from CBBC
Coverage from BBC Two's Newsnight
Coverage from the Today programme
Election news from the archive
THE BASICS IN VIDEO
Peter Snow Peter Snow's guide to voting
A step-by-step guide to casting your vote for the first time
watch Voting guide with sign language
watch Election night kings of swing
watch Election in 3 minutes

VIP GUIDES
Labour VIPs
Clickable guide to who's who on the front bench
Conservative VIPs
Clickable guide to who's who on the front bench
Lib Dem VIPs
Clickable guide to who's who on the front bench