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General election 2019: Voters set to head to polls across the UK – BBC News, BBC News

General election 2019: Voters set to head to polls across the UK – BBC News, BBC News


        

                                 Polling station signImage copyright                 EPA                                                  

The UK will go to the polls on Thursday for the country third general election in less than five years.

The contest, the first to be held in December in nearly 549 years, follows those in

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Follow election night on the BBC

    Watch the election night special withHuw Edwardsfrom (****************************************************: (GMTon BBC One, the BBC News Channel,) **************** (iPlayer)As polls close at (**************************************************: (********************************************************, the BBC will publish an (exit pollacross all its platforms, including@ bbcbreakingand@ bbcpolitics

  • The BBC News website and app will bring youlive coverage and the latest analysis throughout the nightWe will feature results for every constituency as they come in witha postcode search, map and scoreboardsFollow@ bbcelectionforevery constituency result
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    Details about where to vote can be found on theElectoral Commission website

  • and are also listed on polling cards sent to homes.

    People do not need a polling card to be able to vote but will need to give their name and address at their local polling station. People can only vote for one candidate or their ballot paper will not be counted.

    Ahead of the poll, the elections watchdog has reminded voters that taking selfies and other photos inside polling stations is not permitted and may be a breach of the law.

    Many people have already put a cross next to the name of their favored candidate by voting by post – more than seven million people used a postal vote two years ago.

    Those who applied for a postal vote but have yet to return it to their Electoral Office must do so by (*****************************************************: 00. Alternatively, they can hand it into their local polling station by the close of polls.

    according to the BBC’s weather forecast, Thursday will be a wet day in many parts of the country, with highs of five degrees Celsius in Edinburgh, nine in Cardiff, seven in Belfast and eight in London.

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    Image caption                                    Voting will take place in schools, churches, town halls and more unusual locations, including launderettes                             
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