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Election results in the London Borough of Sutton.
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  1. %nav

  2.   %a{ :href => '/guides'} « Guides

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  4. %h1 How parliamentary elections work

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  6. %p In parliament elections you can vote for your local member of parliament (MP) and help to decide who governs the UK.

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  8. %p The UK is divided into 650 areas called constituencies. Each constituency elects one MP.

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  10. %p

  11.   There are two constituencies in Sutton borough: 

  12.   = succeed ", and " do

  13.     %a{ :href => "/bodies/uk-parliament/constituencies/sutton-and-cheam" } Sutton and Cheam

  14.   = succeed "." do

  15.     %a{ :href => "/bodies/uk-parliament/constituencies/carshalton-and-wallington" } Carshalton and Wallington

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  17. %p You get one vote to help choose the MP for your area from a list of candidates.

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  19. %p The person with the most votes becomes the MP.

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  21. %p If a political party gets 326 or more out of 650 MPs they can form a government to run the country.

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  23. %p If no party gets 326 MPs the parties have to agree among themselves who will run the country. This is called a “hung parliament”.

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  25. %p Elections for parliament must be held at least once every five years. The prime minister can choose to have an election earlier if they wish.