The document summarizes how the UK Parliament works. It is made up of three parts: the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Monarch. Members of Parliament are elected by constituents to represent their local areas as either members of a political party or independents. The House of Lords is made up of both hereditary and life peers who review bills passed by the Commons. A general election determines the governing party whose leader will become Prime Minister and form the government.

1. Parliament’s Education Service

2. Who represents me? Gravesham Borough Council United Kingdom Europe M.E.P. M.P. Councillor

6. House of Commons Members of Parliament Green Elected Paid 646 Prime Minister

7. Your MP Paul Truswell MP Constituency: Pudsey Political Party: Labour

8. Pudsey General Election 2005 In the Pudsey constituency there were approx 66,444 people who were eligible to vote. In total 46,444 voted (66%). This means approx 20,000 did not. The voting split: Labour 21,261 (45.8%) Conservative 15,391 (33.1%) Liberal Democrat 8,551 (18.4%) UKIP 1241 (2.7%) The Labour candidate won by a majority of 5,870 votes

11. House of Lords Lords/ Peers Life Peers 739 Hereditary Peers No salary*

13. 646 Members of Parliament Independent 7 MPs Labour 349 MPs Democratic Unionist Party 9 MPs Social Democratic & Labour Party 3 MPs Sinn Fein: 5 MPs Ulster Unionist 1 MP Plaid Cymru 3 MPs Scottish National Party 7 MPs Respect 1 MP Conservatives 193 MPs Liberal Democrats 63 MPs

14. Parliament v Government? Political Party Political Party Political Party

15. Political Party Political Party Political Party MPs Party Leaders

16. General Election

17. Election Results Governing Party

18. Party Leader Prime Minister

19. The Government Lords Backbenchers

20. Government Cabinet

21. Government

22. The Monarch Constitutional Head of State State Opening of Parliament

26. Parliament’s Education Service