Original: The United Kingdom general election of 2010 was held on Thursday 6 May 2010 to elect members to the House of Commons . The election took place in 650 constituencies across the United Kingdom under the first-past-the-post system .
Simplified: The 2010 United Kingdom General Election was an election held on 6th May 2010 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom .