Election day in Britain!!

Edit: I was originally going to write this post on election day, but  since I was sick that Thursday, I choose to write an after-election post instead, I hope that's alright :)

On May 7th 2015, the UK general election was held to elect the 56 th parliament of the United Kingdom.The election took place in all the constituencies of the UK, where each of the 650  constituencies have the responsiblity to elect one member of the Parliament (MP) that will sit in the House of Commons.The polticial party that has most seats in the House of Commons, usally forms the goverment.

On election day, I personally though that David Cameron would retain his position as prime minister in the UK, but that it will be an even race between the Labour and Conservatives-party. And I was very right. Forming the first Conservative majority goverment since 1992, David Cameron became the first Prime Minister to be re-elected immediately. 

The conservaties recieved 331 seats- against Labour with 232, led by Ed Miliband. However, the Scottish National Party suprised- receiving 4,7% of the votes in UK and won 56 seats. The Campaign also marked a growing support of the UKIP, collecting 12,9% of the votes, but only one single seat in the House of Commons.

It was expected that the Labour and Conservatives were going to be the two leading parties, but at this years election, UKIP also received many more than expected.