Title: UK election: How does Britain's voting system work?
Headings: Here’s how Britain’s voting system works
Here’s how Britain’s voting system works
Key Points
How is the British voting system set up?
What’s first-past-the-post?
When will we know the result?
What happens next?
What if there’s a hung parliament — again?

Content: This allows the elected party to form an executive and implement their plans over the next five years. However, this voting system is not without its critics. That’s because, in most constituencies, the majority of Britons typically end up voting against the winning candidate rather than for them. In fact, of the 21 general elections held between 1935 and 2017, the majority of voters only voted for parties that formed the government on two separate occasions, according to the Electoral Reform Society. Some of the U.K.’s political parties also argue the system prevents them from receiving fair representation in Parliament. When will we know the result? An exit poll published when polls close at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday usually gives a reliable indication of how the election has gone. In 2017, this poll correctly called that Theresa May ’s Conservative Party had fallen short of an expected parliamentary majority. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech as he visits Nelson Library in Market Square on December 10, 2019 in Nelson, England. Mr Corbyn will address Labour activists in the North West as part of his final campaign tour before polling day.