UK Election Talent Show Explained

UK Election Talent Show Explained The UK General Election is a bit like a national talent show, but instead of singers and dancers, we get politicians promising us the world (or at least a tax cut). Every few years, the British public gets the chance to vote for who will run the country. Sounds simple, right? Well, not always. What is a General Election? A general election in the UK is when people vote for Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent them in the House of Commons. The party that wins the most seats usually forms the government. If one party gets more than half of the 650 seats, they get the keys to 10 Downing Street (and probably a few sleepless nights too).