There are two Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom, which are the House of Commons and the House of the Lords. The House of Commons has more power than the House of Lords. There are 659 constituencies in the UK, England has 529 because of the density of the population, Scotland has 72, Wales has 40 and Northern Ireland has 18. Not all constituencies cover the same geographical area. The political party with most MPs forms the government and the leader of the party becomes the Prime Minister. There is an unusual voting system in the UK called “ first past the post “ which means the person who wins the most votes is elected even if there is only 1 vote more than the next candidate .
