Recall elections
Recall allows voters to remove an elected representative between elections by signing a petition. This briefing explains how UK recall petitions work.

Impartial research and analysis from the Commons Library on issues related to Parliament, government and elections.
Library briefings on the Crown, its role in Parliament, the Commonwealth and the Overseas Territories, and the roles associated with the UK’s constitutional monarch.
Recall allows voters to remove an elected representative between elections by signing a petition. This briefing explains how UK recall petitions work.
Fast-tracked bills in the House of Commons
A list of opposition day debates since 1992 with links to debates and divisions on opposition day motions.
Explore the 2021 local election results handbook and download a comprehensive results dataset for English electoral districts and wards.
View datasets and interactive dashboards focusing on government, parliament and elections.