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
Changing the bank used to be tedious and time consuming. Most people never bothered to change after they first started using a high street bank. To change this atmosphere of stagnation and to induce greater competition, the UK government has introduced a scheme were your bank must be able to close and transfer your account to another bank within 7 days. This is a process which normally took around a month to do which was the reason for people to be reluctant in switching. Here are some of the features: 1. For 13 months, payments accidentally made to your old accounts will be transferred to your new account. The sender will also be contacted with your updated bank details. 2. Direct Debit’s and standing orders as well as pay will be automatically transferred to the new account. 3. Any money in the account will be transferred! 4. New bank will refund any losses if there is a mistake made which incurs charges or interest lost. 5. This se