Teesside politics expert tells us difference between US and UK elections
The polls open in the United States to decide on their new President
It is set to be an explosive night across Teesside and over in America.
Whilst we gear up for Bonfire Night, people in the states are heading to the polls to pick their new President.
It is neck and neck between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Ellie Lucas, Middlesbrough College history and politics lecturer, said: "The big thing is that obviously the American election is much more focussed on a single candidate, whilst in our elections you vote for your MP for your area. Although in recent years a lot more people have seen it more as a 'who's going to be the Prime Minister?' that's not technically who you are voting for, whereas in American it obviously is. You're voting for your President.
"It means that the President come out with a very personal mandate, they can say to the people 'I won this election. People voted for me.' Whereas the Prime Minister can't really do that to the same extent, especially when you think between 2019 election and 2024 election, how many Prime Ministers did we have?
"One thing that's kind of similar in our elections, you vote for your MP for your area, then whichever party has the most seats, they're the ones who form the Government. America has the Electoral College where each state is worth so many points and you have to get a majority of points to win.
"It's why back in 2016, Donald Trump didn't win the majority of votes, Hillary Clinton did, but he won more states so he got more points, so he won. And that's kind of similar to our way of winning seats for MPs, so there are some similarities."