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The UK will hold its first election in almost 5 years. Here's what to know
![Kin Cheung FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ed97f87d25854f2182b7bcb8fd2a7906/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth FILE - Britain's Nigel Farage, Reform UK party leader plays on a game in an amusement arcade holds out some coins whilst spending time with supporters in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, England Friday, June 21, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a440cf2fa19d481691550691dd3ac726/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Nigel Farage, Reform UK party leader plays on a game in an amusement arcade holds out some coins whilst spending time with supporters in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, England Friday, June 21, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
![Phil Noble FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, left, take part in the BBC's Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 26, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eb36efa0b6b54ef8aa4031d88c42ae98/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, left, take part in the BBC's Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 26, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP, File)
![Jon Super FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer smiles as he sits in the audience at the launch of The Labour party's 2024 general election manifesto in Manchester, England, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The election will take place on July 4. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7350895ad95649dfab584438718c4b04/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer smiles as he sits in the audience at the launch of The Labour party's 2024 general election manifesto in Manchester, England, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The election will take place on July 4. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
![Kin Cheung FILE - A Union flag is displayed outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0345fb9c9c3d4e8c9c3a19b62eb14c40/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A Union flag is displayed outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
![Darren Stables FILE - Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, delivers a speech as part of a Conservative campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4, in Leeds, northern England, Thursday, June 27, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Darren Staples/Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f8b4b7861d16408684d329540af0527e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, delivers a speech as part of a Conservative campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4, in Leeds, northern England, Thursday, June 27, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Darren Staples/Pool Photo via AP, File)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth FILE - Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during an interview in Clacton-On-Sea, England, Friday, June 21, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3f4885cd939c4593a04ba78876d1f950/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during an interview in Clacton-On-Sea, England, Friday, June 21, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
![Kin Cheung FILE - Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey, takes part in a general election campaign event, at the center for adults with learning disabilities in Carshalton, London, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a97559bfb09b4d9b9b202dab5d209162/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey, takes part in a general election campaign event, at the center for adults with learning disabilities in Carshalton, London, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
![Henry Nicholls FILE - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks to journalists on his plane as he travels from Northern Ireland to Birmingham during a day of campaigning for this year's General Election due to be held on July 4, on Friday May 24, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Henry Nicholls/Pool photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b41470d8d3394cb39409e0088c8780cc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks to journalists on his plane as he travels from Northern Ireland to Birmingham during a day of campaigning for this year's General Election due to be held on July 4, on Friday May 24, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Henry Nicholls/Pool photo via AP, File)
![Kin Cheung FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he speaks to school children during an election campaign visit to the Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Primary school in Teeside, northeast England, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/10155b2cf79e44db85a2d9a04087569c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he speaks to school children during an election campaign visit to the Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Primary school in Teeside, northeast England, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)
![Stefan Rousseau FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, left, with Labour candidate Alex Baker, 2nd left, visits a veterans coffee morning at Aldershot Town Football Club in Aldershot, England, Saturday June 29, 2024, to mark Armed Forces Day, while on the General Election campaign trail. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6f231874a0c48809e4646901f16aaff/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, left, with Labour candidate Alex Baker, 2nd left, visits a veterans coffee morning at Aldershot Town Football Club in Aldershot, England, Saturday June 29, 2024, to mark Armed Forces Day, while on the General Election campaign trail. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP, File)
![Frank Augstein FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 file photo, a polling station signpost lies on the pavement, in Twickenham, England. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e656e71bfad4925bc2cf36cd34a0133/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 file photo, a polling station signpost lies on the pavement, in Twickenham, England. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
![Frank Augstein FILE - The door to 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, July 8, 2022. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9706948669c140aeb54b974d9b229166/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - The door to 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, July 8, 2022. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
![Gareth Fuller FILE - Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex, while on the General Election campaign trail, Monday July 1, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/62619375480646e89a7a59698d173806/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex, while on the General Election campaign trail, Monday July 1, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP, File)
![Kin Cheung FILE - Labour Party leader Keir Starmer listens to a question from port workers during a general election campaign event Southampton Docks in Southampton, England, Monday, June 17, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c0e8aa7cde1547208fabd399d06b250d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Labour Party leader Keir Starmer listens to a question from port workers during a general election campaign event Southampton Docks in Southampton, England, Monday, June 17, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
![Phil Noble FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in the BBC's Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 26, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f56f332ea3f9403581db46e16548a27a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in the BBC's Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 26, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP, File)
![Jon Super FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks on stage at the launch of The Labour party's 2024 general election manifesto in Manchester, England, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/002434b3ae864c108b1ca3e0e3fd0629/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks on stage at the launch of The Labour party's 2024 general election manifesto in Manchester, England, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)