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Queen Elizabeth has dissolved the UK parliament at the request of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The national vote, due to take place on May 6, total of 650 seats being contested. The pole may well end without a definite result. Last elections were held during 2005, when the Labour Party enjoyed its third successive election victory under Tony Blair.The Conservative party led by David Cameron is the front runner so far as suggested by the opinion polls. The Liberal Democrats -- known as the third force of UK politics -- may have a crucial role to play after election day in helping either party secure a parliamentary majority. The national parties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, are likely to have an impact on voters in their constituencies. If there is a hung parliament, the money therefore goes on a minority government rather than a coalition.
