1. Glenn Verbauwhede Wouter Vandewaetere Tanguy Soubry Matthieu Demeyer

3.  9 regions: ◦ Greater London ◦ South East ◦ South West ◦ West Midlands ◦ North West ◦ North East ◦ Yorkshire and the Humber ◦ East Midlands ◦ East of England

4.  There are 8 parties  Most important: ◦ Labour party ◦ Conservatives ◦ Liberal democrats

5. Name# SeatsConviction EnglandConservative191 Conservatives (central left) Labour Party298 Conservatives (central right) Liberal democrats 43Democrats (2010)

6.  There are 32 council areas  Most important: ◦ Glasgow ◦ Aberdeen ◦ Dundee ◦ Edinburgh

7.  Scottish National Party  Scottish Labour Party  Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scottish Liberal Democrats  Scottish Green Party  Independants

8. Name# SeatsConviction Scotland SNP6 Social - democratic Labour41 Conservatives (central left) Liberal democrats 11Democrats (2010)

9.  There are 22 principal areas  Administrative structure of unitary authority  The most important are: ◦ Swansea ◦ Cardiff

10.  Most important parties: ◦ Welsh Labour ◦ Welsh Conservatives ◦ Welsh Liberal Democrats ◦ Plaid Cymru

11. Name# SeatsConviction WalesLabour Party26 Conservatives (central left) Conservatives8 Conservatives (central right) Liberal democrats3Democrats (2010)

12.  In the early days there were 6 counties, nowadays there are 26 districts  The most important are: ◦ Lisburn ◦ Belfast ◦ Derry

13.  Some political parties are: ◦ DUP ◦ Sinn Féin ◦ SDLP ◦ Alliance ◦ UUP

14. Name# SeatsConviction Northern IrelandDUP8Democrats Sinn Féin5 Republicans UUP3 Unionist (2010)

15. Largest Parties Name# seatsConviction The UKConservatives306 Conservatives (central right) Labour Party258 Conservatives (central left) Liberal democrats57 Democrats

16.  Queen Elizabeth II ->  UK Prime Minister David Cameron (Conservatives)  First Minister of Scotland: Alex Salmond (Social democratic)  First Minister of Wales: Carwyn Jones (Conservatives-central left)  First Minister of Northern Ireland: Peter Robinson (Democrats)

17.  Capital of United Kingdom  Officially 8 million inhabitants  Greater London = City of London + London boroughs

18.  Political leader is Boris Johnson  Big election 2012  London assembly of 25 members  Labour and Conservatives are biggest parties  Responsable for economy, transport, policing and strategy planning.

19.  Head is Lord mayor  Assisted by the town clerk  Promotes the city and it regional economy  Court of aldermen  Court of common council  Historical financial city

20. What’s the biggest party in the UK? a. Conservatives b. Liberals c. Labour d. Pirate party

21.  Who is the queen/king of UK? a. Elizabeth I b. Camilla c. Edward d. Elizabeth II

22.  Which country is divided in several counties ? a. England b. Wales c. Northern Ireland d. None of them