Voting gets underway in the general election

Polls open until 10pm across the country


PA

By Josh May

08 Jun 2017

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to a Labour party worker as he arrives to cast his vote. Photo credit: PA

Voting is underway across the country, as the public choose their MPs for the next parliament.

The total number of people registered is just under 47 million, according to the Electoral Commission, with Labour expected to benefit if a high proportion of young people come out to vote. Overall turnout in 2015 was 66.4%.


RELATED CONTENT


The SNP is attempting to replicate its success at the last general election, when it won 56 of 59 seats north of the border.

The Liberal Democrats had eight MPs at the start of the last parliament, while the Greens and Ukip had one each.

Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 10pm.

Counting then gets underway through the night, with some seats expected to declare before midnight before the bulk of announcements through the early hours of Friday morning. 

Read the most recent articles written by Josh May - Think tank calls for new cross-departmental drive to boost social mobility

Tags

Parliament
Share this page