Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C), opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron (R) and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg shake hands after taking part in the second of Britain's leadership election debates, in Bristol, southwest England. Photo/REUTERS
Fifteen thousand Kenyans residing in Britain are among millions of non-British citizens who could swing the UK elections.
Figures published by the Royal Commonwealth Society suggest that the Kenyans, who are part of more than one million Commonwealth citizens living in the UK, could vote in next week’s general election.
Labour Force
According to the figures based on information from the UK Labour Force Survey, for the last quarter of 2009, the Kenyans have been living in Harrow West and Brent North areas of London, and Leicester East.
All adult citizens of Commonwealth countries who are resident in the UK, even if they are not British citizens, are eligible to vote in the UK elections.
But most citizens of the European Union, except those from Cyprus and Malta, are unable to vote in UK national elections.
Potentially representing more than 2 per cent of the UK electorate (roughly 45 million), these Commonwealth nationals could swing the election.
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