The general election has been set for 4 July 2024, with the nation taking to the ballot boxes to cast their vote on which party should form the next government.

As you may have noticed when making a note to vote in your diary, this election falls on a Thursday. Cast your thoughts back to the last election and you may remember it was held on 12 December 2019, also a Thursday. The one before that, on 8 June 2017 was once again, you guessed it, held on a Thursday. In fact, you’d have to go as far back as 1931 to find an election that was held on a different day of the week.

Intrigued as to why our voting history shows we always take to the polling stations on a Thursday? Stylist explains…

General Election 2024: why do we always vote on a Thursday?