Why Vote?

This page is about why we think people should vote.

Voting is your chance to help choose the people who run your local area, the country and Europe. These people are called politicians.

You can have your say in how politicians run the country by voting for them in an election.

Politicians make decisions about lots of different things.

Politics is the name for the way these politicians make these decisions.

Find out some of the things politicians are responsible for.

Find out some of the things that are affected by politics.