In the U.S., one election season begins pretty much as soon as the vote has been counted on the previous one. From one election to the next, tens of billions of dollars are spent - on ads, on lobbying efforts, on attempts to buy influence and to secure primary and then general election votes.
There are no fixed dates in the U.K. national election schedule, only a requirement that a general election for members of Parliament be held at least once every five years.
Boris Johnson called a snap contest at the end of 2019, shortly after becoming prime minister (PM), meaning a new vote had to be called by year's end.
The Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, has outpolled the Conservatives by upwards of 20 percent for over a year now, though a few recent outlier polls have shown a 12 or 14 percent lead instead.
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