Members of the public will be heading to the polling stations this week as the European elections 2019 take place.
The vote, which happens every five years, is on Thursday May 23 with the count and the results revealed overnight on Sunday May 26.
But following the local elections earlier in the month, and five years since the last EU vote, there may be some confusion over what people are being asked to do this time around.
So, this time voters are being asked to choose 73 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to represent the country in the European Union .
This is divided into 12 multi-member constituencies and each region has a different number of MEPs to elect based on its population.
The North West has one of the highest MEP counts alongside London with eight.
In England, Scotland and Wales the voting system for the European elections is based on proportional representation using the D'Hondt method.
This basically means that political parties will put forward names of candidates in an order they decide and the party will gain seats in proportion to the number of votes that are cast for them.
So, for example, if Party A gets 1,000 votes, Party B gets 800 and Party C gets 600, Party A will get the first seat as they have the most votes.
To select the second MEP, the votes of Party A will be divided by two.
European elections 2019: Full list of candidates standing in North West
From the example above, this means that Party B now has the highest number of votes and will be awarded the second seat.
This will continue until one party wins a second seat - in which case their original vote tally is now divided by three (one plus the number of MEPs elected).
Basically. The party with the most votes will win the most seats.
But voters don't get a say in specifically who gets the seat as when you head to the polling station, you vote by choosing the party your preferred candidate is a part of - unless they are standing independently.
