St. Mary's Primary School is getting stuck into the election, with its very own hustings.
The school has held its annual election for 'House Captain', with children as young as seven taking part.
As well as understanding the voting system, pupils expressed their own views of democracy:
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William Smedley has previously been a parish councillor in England