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The UK Election: 10. What happens on election day?

Understand the UK Election is a simple 10-part guide to everything that is going on in the election, hosted by Adam Fleming. In this episode, it's all about what happens at the end of the campaign and what everything has been building up to – election day! All you need to know from what happens when the polls open to when we can expect the first results, and how a government is formed. Hosted by Adam Fleming, from Newscast and AntiSocial with BBC News presenter Reeta Chakrabarti one of the team hosting election night coverage on BBC 1, and Henry Zeffman the BBC’s Chief Political Correspondent who will be on BBC 5 Live and Radio 4 overnight. Also featuring a special message from Peter Snow - the man who was in control of the BBC’s Swingometer for decades. Producers: Alix Pickles and Alex Lewis Production Manager: Janet Staples Editor: Sam Bonham

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  The UK Election: 1. How do you get the campaign right?

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  The UK Election: 2. How are candidates selected?

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  The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?

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  The UK Election: 4. Why do people vote the way they do?

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  The UK Election: 5. How do you make sure voting runs smoothly?

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  The UK Election: 6. How important are marginal seats?

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  The UK Election: 7. What can polling predict?

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  The UK Election: 8. What’s the media’s role in an election?

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  The UK Election: 9. How does the election differ across the UK?

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  The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions

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  The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail

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  The US Election: 3. The TV Debates

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  The US Election: 5. Becoming President

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  The US Election: 4. The General Election

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  Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians