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Photos: Britain’s general election gets underway

March 31, 2015 12:28PM ET

The smaller parties could make the difference in a transformed electorate

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British PM and Conservative party leader David Cameron leads Michelle Donelan, a prospective Conservative parliament member, to a rally in her constituency, Chippenham, March 30, 2015, the day Queen Elizabeth II formally dissolved Parliament. Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images
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Ed Milliband, the leader of the Labour Party, the Conservatives’ main opposition, addresses business leaders and members of the media at Bloomberg LP's European headquarters in London, March 30, 2015. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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Voters listen to a Cameron speech, Monday. In the campaign, the two main parties must appeal to an electorate which now has many parties to choose from. Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images
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Cameron’s deputy, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, hammers an election board into the ground during his party's campaign launch in Abingdon, Sunday. Toby Melville / Reuters
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A dog is dressed with a rosette supporting the Liberal Democrats. Election day is May 7. Toby Melville / Reuters
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Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon campaigns in Glasgow Monday. Smaller parties like the SNP could hinder Labour's chance to prevail by winning seats they currently hold in Scotland. David Cheskin / PA / AP
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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative George Osborne, right, works in the kitchen at a Pizza Express restaurant on Tuesday in Hove, England. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
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United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, center, unveils his party's key election pledges on Monday. Carl Court / Getty Images
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UKIP’s Farage speaks to media. The UKIP is poised to take seats away from the Conservatives. Carl Court / Getty Images
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Prime Minister Cameron, center, tours the headquarters of supermarket chain Sainsbury’s in London, March 31, 2015. Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images