Technical words for the election campaign explained. The airwaves are full of talk of marginals, hustings and spin. But what do all these things really mean? We're here to help. Use our translator ...

The UK will go to the polls on December 12 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Early General Election Bill was passed in the House of Commons. Brits will be asked to vote for their preferred ...

Yahoo’s live coverage below will feature all the latest updates from Yahoo’s journalists plus the best content from some of our key partners (such as Sky News, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The ...

When he launched the Brexit Party in April, Nigel Farage said it would change the course of UK politics for good. He could well be right, as the party he created continues to wield power over the ...

Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opened at 07:00 GMT. Polls will close at 22:00 GMT. The contest is the first to be held in December in ...

We're closing our live election coverage for the the county. The Conservative landslide is the national story - and it's reflected here where all seven MPs have retained their seats. For more election ...

Sixteen and seventeen-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the next general election as part of a mission to “modernise UK democracy”, the government has announced. The current minimum age for voting ...

The Liberal Democrats have won the North Shropshire by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of nearly 23,000. Called after the resignation of previous MP Owen Paterson - who resigned after ...