Election Results

Gedling Borough Council has 50 elected members and these are voted in over 4 years.

A parish council is a type of local authority found which is the first tier of local government.

When Parliament is dissolved every seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant and a general election is held. Each constituency in the UK elects one MP (Member of Parliament) to a seat in the House of Commons.

Elections to the European Parliament are held every five years. The European Parliament was directly elected for the first time in 1979.

County council elections are held every four years. A single councillor is elected to represent each division, ensuring that the council is accountable to local people.

A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy.