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Have you ever been with your mum or dad to go and vote?. They might go into a school- like ours and into a little booth like these. Inside they put a cross on a piece of paper to choose one person they want to represent them. At the end of the day all the crosses are counted.
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They might go into a school- like ours and into a little booth like these.
Inside they put a cross on a piece of paper to choose one person they want to represent them.
Local elections are for representatives on local and parish councils.
Local councils deal with housing, rubbish collection, schools, sports centres, care for those who need support and other local services.
They go to meetings and make decisions for those in their local community.
Sometimes the people who voted for them agree with their decisions and sometimes they don’t.
We elect members of parliament (M.P.) to represent us in the government of our country, at least every five years.
Your M.P. speaks for the people in your area in the House of Commons.
The national government, in London, makes decisions on many different things that affect your life.
These include: hospitals, schools, the environment, relations with other countries, the police and the economy.