Preparing for Elections
We'll prepare you for upcoming elections, helping you to register to vote, find your polling station, and make your mark.
We explain the different types of elections that take place across Britain so you know who and what you are voting for.
British politics can be complicated, we're here to help you understand how it all works to support you in engaging with it.
There are more ways to have your say beyond voting, we'll help you find opportunities to share your views with decision makers.
British politics can be complicated, we’re here to help you understand how it all works to support you in engaging with it.
There are more ways to have your say beyond voting, we’ll help you find opportunities to share your views with decision makers.
Cookies Information
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __cfduid | 1 month | The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. |
| AWSALBCORS | 7 days | This cookie is used for load balancing services provided by Amazon in order to optimize the user experience. |
| catAccCookies | 1 month | This cookie is used to store the acceptance of the cookie policy on the website. |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| PHPSESSID | session | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance metrics of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _gat | 1 minute | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to throttle the request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| d | 3 months | This cookie tracks anonymous information on how visitors use the website. |
| YSC | session | This cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. |
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics like the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __gads | 1 year 24 days | This cookie is set by Google and stored under the name doubleclick.com. This cookie is used to track how many times users see a particular advert. |
| _ga | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. |
| _gid | 1 day | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information on how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report. |
| is_unique | 5 years | This cookie is set by StatCounter Analytics. The cookie is used to determine whether a user is a first-time or a returning visitor and to estimate the accumulated unique visits per site. |
| sc_is_visitor_unique | 2 years | This cookie is used to store a random ID to avoid counting a visitor more than once. |
| vuid | 2 years | This domain of this cookie is owned by Vimeo. This cookie is used by Vimeo to collect tracking information. |
Advertisement Cookies
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ab | This domain of this cookie is owned by agkn. The cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. | |
| CMID | 1 year | The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. |
| CMPRO | 3 months | This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. |
| CMPS | 3 months | This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. |
| CMST | 1 day | The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. |
| DSID | 1 hour | This cookie is setup by doubleclick.net. This cookie is used by Google to make advertising more engaging to users. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website. |
| KADUSERCOOKIE | 3 months | The cookie is set by pubmatic.com for identifying the visitors' website or device from which they visit PubMatic's partners' website. |
| KTPCACOOKIE | 1 day | This cookie is set by pubmatic.com for the purpose of checking if third-party cookies are enabled on the user's website. |
| mc | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is associated with Quantserve to track anonymously how a user interacts with the website. |
| NID | 6 months | This cookie is used to profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | This cookie is set by YouTube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website. |
Other Uncategorized Cookies
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _gat_gtag_UA_51535358_1 | 1 minute | No description |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 30 minutes | No description |
| _hjFirstSeen | 30 minutes | No description |
| _hjid | 1 year | This cookie is set by Hotjar. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | 2 minutes | No description |
| AWSALB | 7 days | AWSALB is a cookie generated by the Application load balancer in the Amazon Web Services. |
| CONSENT | 16 years 10 months 11 days 1 hour | No description |
| gadsTest | session | No description |
| helpful_user | 1 month | No description |
| i | 1 year | The purpose of the cookie is not known yet. |
| spuid | 5 years | No description |
| u | The purpose of this cookie is targeting and marketing. |