Constituencies (a.k.a. parliamentary constituencies): each electing one Member of Parliament (MP) every 5 years to the House of Commons (Parliament). There are 650 constituencies in the UK. Wards (a.k.a. electoral divisions or electoral wards) is the primary unit of English electoral geography for borough and district councils, county councils or city councils. Each ward elects either one or two councillors to be members of the local council. There were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK and each ward has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population can vary substantially. Local council is made up of a number of Councillors (Cllr) who meet regularly to make decisions about the direction of the council and the work it does for the community. As elected bodies local councils are responsible to their local community. Attending a council meeting is the best way to find out what they do and how they make decisions. Members of public can attend public council m
If I were a butterfly I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings, And if I were a robin in a tree I'd thank you Lord that I could sing, And if I were a fish in the sea I'd wiggle my tail and I'd giggle with glee, But thank you Lord for making me, Me, me, me. For you gave me a heart And you gave me a smile, You you gave Jesus and you made me your child, And I Just thank you Father for making me, Me, me, me. If I were an elephant thank you Lord by raising my trunk, And if I were a kangaroo You know I'd hop right up to you, And if I were an octopus I'd thank you Lord for my fine looks, But I thank you Father for making me, Me, me, me. Chorus If I were a wiggly worm I'd thank you Lord that I could squirm, And if I were a crocodile I'd thank you Lord for my big smile, And if I were a fuzzy wuzzy bear I'd thank you Lord for my fuzzy wuzzy hair, But I just thank you father for making me, Me, me, me.