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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Living in the UK

UK citizens have the right to stand as candidates in which elections?

A) Only local council elections
B) Local council, UK Parliament, and devolved parliaments or assemblies
C) National elections only, not local or devolved elections
D) UK Parliament elections only, if they have lived in the UK for more than ten years

Correct answer: Local council, UK Parliament, and devolved parliaments or assemblies

UK citizens have the right to stand as candidates in elections for local councils, the UK Parliament, or the devolved parliaments and assemblies.

Related handbook facts

Citizens of the United Kingdom have the right to stand as candidates in elections for local councils, the UK Parliament, or the devolved parliaments and assemblies, where members are known as MSPs (Scotland), Members of the Senedd or MSs (Wales) or MLAs (Northern Ireland).

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