A History of British Democracy

As the country prepares for the forthcoming general election, it is worth stepping back for a moment to consider the struggle that went on for the vote. The key date is 1832 when the vote was extended to a wider range of people.

However not everyone got the vote in 1832 by any means and so we need to look more widely at the history of British democracy to discover just how we got to the situation we are in today. Click here to read more, then look at this site for an interesting diagram about the development of democracy in Britain.

Once you have looked at all these pages, try the Struggle for Democracy quiz on this page.

The Election

We're swinging into top gear as we prepare for the general election and for the St Mary's mock election on Thursday 6th May. So here's some advice on how to vote, an explanation of what a hung parliament means and a few ways of crunching the numbers from the BBC. You can also watch it all happening here.