[bots]

i'm saving shoe leather

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[arista]

Nice Loyal dog

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Cherie]

The best bit of election day....dogs at polling stations

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wonder when we will se the Lib Dem leader (who ever he or she is) on the TV tomorrow saying that they have had a great result

[Alf]

Just been to spoil my ballot.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

Just been to spoil my ballot.

Make an effort and Vote

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

Make an effort and Vote

Nobody to vote for. Why would I vote for someone who has no intention of representing me? Infact they'd be the opposite to representing me.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

Just been to spoil my ballot.

Good man

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Originally Posted by arista

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

they would probably do a better job of running the country

[Cherie]

Apoodle dressed as a Star Wars character and a golden retriever with her own photo ID have joined an election tradition as dogs gathered at polling stations across the UK on Thursday.

The hashtag #dogsatpollingstations has become a highlight of election days for many animal lovers on social media, as people share photos of themselves exercising their pets and democratic rights at the same time.

This year’s local elections are the first major electoral test for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, but they also fall on May 4 – also known as Star Wars Day – which inspired Helen Jakes to mark the occasion with her canine companion in costume.

The 31-year-old dressed up as Princess Leia and had her poodle cross Pekoe don an Ewok outfit for their trip to a polling station in Batley, West Yorkshire.

“I’ve always been a big fan of Star Wars and General Leia, who would definitely exercise her right to vote, so the stars just aligned,” Ms Jakes, who works in communications, told the PA news agency.

Among others sharing tweets for the trending hashtag were those reminding voters to bring photo identification as this is the first election where ID is compulsory.

Annette Hill, from Weston-super-Mare, made her dog Ruby her own photo ID, complete with name, photo, and an “authorised signature” of a paw prin

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[arista]

[Crimson Dynamo]

Look at this rural lady waiting for you to put your vote in her box


absolute filth!

[bots]

[bots]

haha

[joeysteele]

I wonder what the turnout will be?

It's been the usual it seems in my area but then that's pretty low in recent years anyhow.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I wonder what the turnout will be?

It's been the usual it seems in my area but then that's pretty low in recent years anyhow.

36%?

is a guess

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

36%?

is a guess

You're likely very near the mark there.

[MTVN]

I have just been but felt very uninformed as I've had no election material and can't find anything online for the candidates

[GoldHeart]

Might seem bad ...but I didn't bother to vote

[MTVN]

I did not vote conservative for the first time in an election since 2015 (when I voted Lib Dem because I thought they deserved some recognition for being unselfish in the coalition and I knew their vote was going to collapse)

[Oliver_W]

As my council was restructured a year or so ago we don't get to vote, as the council is "too new."

[bots]

the weather has been nice so that should have encouraged folk to vote.

I very rarely vote because where i live, it just doesn't make a difference. I will vote at the next GE though out of principle