# UK Constitution and Government/Elections


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## General Elections

Members of the House of Commons are elected in General Elections.
General Elections are called by the Prime Minister. General Elections
are held at least once every five years. The maximum term that a
parliament can exist before a new election interrupts it is defined by
parliament. Currently, the Parliament Act
states that five years is the maximum length.

## Local Elections

From 2007 Scotland will use Single Transferable Vote to elect all of its
local councillors. England and Wales use first past the post or
multiple-member first past the post for local elections. Northern
Ireland uses STV for its local elections.

## European Elections

Members of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland are elected
using Single Transferable Vote (STV). MEPs for England, Scotland and
Wales are elected using the D\'Hondt method.

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Unido/Elecciones
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