UK goes to polls in parliamentary general election

UK goes to polls in parliamentary general election

PanARMENIAN.Net - Millions of people will be casting their votes in the UK general election, BBC News reports.

Polls open at 07:00 BST at around 50,000 polling stations across the country. A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 50 million people registered to vote.

As well as the general election, there are more than 9,000 council seats being contested across 279 English local authorities.

Mayors will also be elected in Bedford, Copeland, Leicester, Mansfield, Middlesbrough and Torbay.

This means that nearly every voter in England - excluding London where there are no local elections - will be given at least two ballot papers when they enter polling stations.

Some votes have already been cast, through postal voting, which accounted for 15% of the total electorate at the 2010 general election, when the overall turnout was 65%.

For the first time, people have been able to register to vote online.

A handful of seats are expected to be declared by midnight, with the final results expected on Friday afternoon.

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