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More than a thousand people, mainly wearing purple, came to Westminster to demand a fair voting system, feeling cheated by the recent election results which failed to produce a government reflecting how people voted. London, UK. 15/05/2010

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Purple Protest Demands Fair Votes

More than a thousand people, mainly wearing purple, came to Westminster to demand a fair voting system, feeling cheated by the recent election...

by Peter Marshall in United Kingdom on 15/05/2010

Man with Lib-Dem rosette in crowd calling for a fair voting system and a government that reflected peoples votes outside the building as Liberal Democrats met to discuss progress on a coalition with the Conservatives. London, UK. 10/05/2010

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Take Back Parliament - Fair Votes

Around 1000 people, many wearing purple, called for a fair voting system and a government that reflected peoples votes outside the building, as...

by Peter Marshall in United Kingdom on 10/05/2010

Picture looking down across lines of tables with tellers sitting at them counting election papers. Candidates and other people milling around. Stoke-on-Trent City Council branding on the stage

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Counting Local Election Ballot Papers

A collection of images taken at the Stoke-on-Trent Election count. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. 07/05/2010

by Mike Rawlins in United Kingdom on 07/05/2010

BREAKING NEWS

15/05/2010 - Purple Protest Demands Fair Votes - United Kingdom - More than a thousand people, mainly...
10/05/2010 - Take Back Parliament - Fair Votes - United Kingdom - Around 1000 people, many wearing purple...
07/05/2010 - Counting Local Election Ballot Papers - United Kingdom - A collection of images taken at the...
07/05/2010 - Joan Walley Declared As MP For Stoke-on-Trent North - United Kingdom - Joan Walley declared as MP for Stoke-on...
07/05/2010 - Ben Bradshaw re-elected as MP for Exeter - United Kingdom - Exeter Labour Party's Ben Bradshaw...
07/05/2010 - UK election 2010 counts in East London - United Kingdom - UK election 2010: verification and vote...
06/05/2010 - Voting Tory in Huntingdon - United Kingdom - Votting slip marked conservative for...
06/05/2010 - Diverse London crowd turn up to vote for the General Election - United Kingdom - The Young and old arrived by foot,...
06/05/2010 - Burn your ballot in London - United Kingdom - The Whitechapel Anarchist Group host a...
06/05/2010 - Early Election Voting in Exeter - United Kingdom - First votes being cast in the 2010...

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General Election day 2010, Labour candidate Jane Thomas canvassing.
General Election day 2010, Labour Party candidate Jane Thomas defending a small majority in Keighley West Yorkshire; a key marginal constituency. Keighley, UK. 06/05/2010
Purple Protest Demands Fair Votes
More than a thousand people, mainly wearing purple, came to Westminster to demand a fair voting system, feeling cheated by the recent election results which failed to produce a governme...
Take Back Parliament - Fair Votes
Around 1000 people, many wearing purple, called for a fair voting system and a government that reflected peoples votes outside the building, as Liberal Democrats met to discuss progress...
Take Back Parliament protest for electoral reform
A flash mob organised by Take Back Parliament and Unlock Democracy at The Work Foundation. Campaigners were demonstrating for electoral reform after decades of a First Past The Post sys...
Rob Flello Declared As MP For Stoke-on-Trent South
Rob Flello declared As Labour MP For Stoke-on-Trent South constituency. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. 06/05/2010
Joan Walley Declared As MP For Stoke-on-Trent North
Joan Walley declared as MP for Stoke-on-Trent North at Stoke-on-Trent Civic Centre in the UK General Election. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. 07/05/2010
Counting Local Election Ballot Papers
A collection of images taken at the Stoke-on-Trent Election count. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. 07/05/2010
Election night message to David Cameron
A disaffected voters message written on a wall in Bethnal Green addressed the soon to be Prime Minisiter David Cameron. London, United Kingdom. 06/05/2010.
UK election 2010 counts in East London
UK election 2010: verification and vote counting in east London. London, United Kingdom. 07/05/2010.
2010 Election return in Cheshire East - Tatton constituency
George Osborne (Shadow Chancellor), Conservative candidate for Tatton increased his share of the vote by comfortably taking 54.6% an increase of 3%. David Lomax for the Liberal Democrat...
Ben Bradshaw re-elected as MP for Exeter
Exeter Labour Party's Ben Bradshaw being re-elected as a Member of Parliament, on a majority of 2721. Hannah Foster the Conservative candidate came second and Graham Oakes the Lib...
Diverse London crowd turn up to vote for the General Election
The Young and old arrived by foot, bicycle, motorbike and even on skates in order to vote in the Kensington constituency for the General Election being held today. Kensington, UK. 06/05...
Early Election Voting in Exeter
First votes being cast in the 2010 General Election at St. Sidwell polling station in Exeter at 7am: Exeter, UK. 06/05/2010
Voting Tory in Huntingdon
Votting slip marked conservative for Huntingdon for the General Election. Huntingdon, UK, 06/05/2010
UK election 2010 polling day in east London
UK election 2010 polling day in east London, with Respect party supporters and candidate Abjol Miah
Croydon Votes
Party workers campaign for every last vote in the Croydon South constituency. The 2010 UK General Election is being held on May 6th.
Voting for the General Election 2010 takes place in Brick Lane
Voters come to cast their vote at the Brick Lane polling station in London, United Kingdom. 06/05/2010.
Barking constituency votes
Images taken in Barking on the day of the the General Election 2010. London, United Kingdom. 06/05/2010.
Hackney North and Islington pass the 'way in' to the polling station
Residents of Hackney North and Stoke Newington pass the "Way In" sign to the polling station London, UK. 06/05/2010
Elections in the Hampstead & Kilburn Constituency
Voters are visiting polling stations all over the country to cast their votes for the 2010 General Parliamentary Election. Images taken at the Heath branch library polling station, Keat...