English general election, 2011 (Napoleon's World)

The 2011 English general election will be held on May 1st, 2011 as per the Constitution of the Republic of England. In contest will be all 601 seats of the English Parliament, of which currently the Whig Party controls 342 and the Labour Party controls 259. The current Prime Minister, Hugh Grant (MP) will stand as leader of the Whig Party against Jack Davenport, the newly elected leader of teh Labour Party. As per the final results, the 2011-2014 English government will officially form and be sworn in on May 4th.

Background
The 2011 general election will, for the first time, be the incumbent Prime Minister's first as party leader, as Hugh Grant assumed the Premiership on October 23rd, 2008 (five and a half months after the general election) following then-Prime Minister Jeremy Irons' announcement that he would resign due to a scandal implicating his sons and investigative officers who granted them preferential treatment and obstructed the process of law due to their father's position. Grant won the December 15th, 2008 Whig Party leadership election without opposition to continue on as Prime Minister.

Due to a healthy economy and the strength of the pound as an international currency, the Whigs have generally been expected to win - however, Labour has announced they will run on a largely social platform and included planks detailing the investment of government funds into clean energy, education reform and progressive subsidies while slashing interest rates and taxes, an unusually centrist approach for the liberal party. The March 4th-7th Labour Party Conference 2011 in Gateshead was well received and Jack Davenport, Labour's new, young and "long term" leader, is extremely popular and his national campaign has been very well received.