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Google UK Search For “UK Ballot” Delivers List Of Parliament Candidates In Upcoming Elections

Searching for "UK ballot" or "UK election candidates" serves up box that lets voters enter postcode or constituency to see candidate list.

Amy Gesenhues on May 1, 2015 at 11:23 am | Reading time: 1 minute

Google UK is doing what it can to help inform UK voters for the upcoming May 7 Parliamentary elections.

Similar to search results it has delivered during past US election seasons, search terms like “UK ballot” or “UK election candidates” on Google’s UK homepage results in the following box that lets voters enter a UK postcode or constituency to view a list of candidates.

Entering a UK postcode or constituency will deliver the following list outlining candidates running in the respective area. Clicking on a candidate’s name returns a results page for the person.

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