Dogs at polling stations: The best snaps throughout the UK on general election day 2019

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Tim Baker12 December 2019
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In one of the great traditions of British politics, people are posting pictures of their dogs as they head out to vote in the general election.

Using the tag #DogsAtPollingStations people shared snaps of their furry companions throughout the day.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson took his dog Dilyn for a walk to Methodist Central Hall in Westminster as he exercised his democratic right - and the dog.

Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was also among those to take his canine companion with him.

Sadiq Khan with his dog Luna (@sadiqkhan )
@sadiqkhan

The Electoral Commission states that dogs are allowed to join their owners as they fill in their ballot, but they should be kept on a lead.

Owners were quick to start posting pictures of their dogs as soon as the polls opened at 7am.

Fans of felines were hoping to see a mercurial moggy today - and some did strike lucky.

And Esyllt Sears’ dog, Twm, sported a Christmas tree hat as he turned up to a polling station in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ms Sears told the PA news agency: “Twm’s been accompanying me to polling stations before #DogsAtPollingStations was even a thing.

“He hates dressing up, and the rain, and waiting for me to vote, and I think his face in this photo reflects how many of us feel this morning … having to think about politics when all we really want to do is stay indoors and eat mince pies.”

Singer Nerina Pallot was accompanied by her dog, Maggie – complete with Christmas sweater – as she cast her vote.

There was a strong canine turnout in Dulwich Village in south-east London, where a picture posted to Twitter by Kate Turner showed eight dogs waiting outside one polling station.

For those without dogs, there was an attempt to get other animals involved.

Liberal Democrat candidate Ed Davey tweeted: “Sadly no #dogsatpollingstations from me, but my family wanted Carrot the Guinea Pig to be involved… #GE2019”

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