6 May 2011

Voting on UK referendum ends

1:03 pm on 6 May 2011

Polls in Britain have closed in a referendum on whether to change the way Members of Parliament are elected to Westminster.

The change would mean voters would rank candidates in order of preference.

The outcome is due on Friday evening.

The BBC reports the referendum was a key demand by the Liberal Democrat Party when it formed a coalition with the Conservatives last year.