I've voted. You?

Apparently UKIP are out with a megaphone in Tiptree

Are they allowed to canvass today? I thought they weren't allowed to on election day.

Just been and I've never seen the ballot boxes looking so full - wonder if there have been more people casting votes overall. A friend who was working in the polling station said she thought it had been busier than previous years.

We also had local Council elections but there were only 2 candidates for the Parish Council to replace the 2 retirees. Most of the Parish Council are at least my age and I find it very sad that there are no young people coming forward.

Apparently UKIP are out with a megaphone in Tiptree. Where's Pompa?

Went up this am to vote. 10 am

Post here comes about 12.30 pm.

I received a billetdoux from our local Tory candidate , 2nd class stamp asking for my support .

Have the Tories missed a trick as to time of post arrival

Mind you it could have arrived tomorrow!!!

Yes - I have done my bit. But I will confess to putting a line through the local ballot paper, as I would be more than happy to have none of them!

The two officers were sitting in the village hall with the electric heaters blasting our full tilt - and they were just in shirt sleeves. I get quite wound up about such things - what a waste of power - all they needed to do was wear a jumper!

I think Social media has taken over from the loudhailers. It's as old fashioned as reading the news from a piece of paper!

I used to sit outside on election day many moons ago. We were only interested in who had voted, not who they had voted for. This was so the party activists could knock on the doors of those who had yet to vote and maybe offer them a lift.

I've just voted. Interestingly there were no party workers outside the Polling Station. I remember years when there were party workers taking exit vote counts. x

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I remember the loud hailers...... I was once a candidate and I thunk I recall that if a mark was made clearly inside the box and there were no words or names,then it counted. But all the candidates had to agree - I did see some naughty words

Just done it. Polling clerk said there had been a steady flow of people coming through all day and I could see that all the ballot boxes were quite full.

We've just got back. We had district and parish elections as well so the village hall was quite busy. Much nattering and catching up.

DH forgot his glasses. 'Oh that doesn't matter,' said the woman on the desk. 'We have a magnifying glass for idiots people like you!'

We were just saying haven't heard anyone going around with loud hailers - don't they do that any more?

Yep done it- three blue rosettes and one orange one at the door. Us reds stay well hidden in Melton Mowbray.

We just got back from nipping to the library to vote, I was very surprised when OH said he'd come with me as he refused to vote in the last two elections (whats the point they are all the same) , when we came out I said I bet you just spoilt your ballot paper , he said no I just voted for the one whose name I liked . He did as he said it .

Just about to clean my teeth and potter down to vote.

Voted by 7.15. 11 had voted by then which is pretty good going around here. Very complicated though. Three voting papers in different colours and different numbers of candidates and parties on each one. Dyslexic DH had problems so I reckon others will.

This is a safe Conservative seat, unless UKIP, heaven forbid, get in. But the council elections are more open, I think.

They put up a little polling station at the top of our road - all very convenient! So now that it has stopped raining, I'll wander up there. In a minute or two....

I am picking up DD and DGD from the station at noon, so will cast my vote then.

I've voted. Popped down straight after breakfast.

I thought anything but a X was a spoiled ballot paper.

We will stroll over together later this morning- MP is a foregone conclusion but the local council election could be interesting and I'm interested in them having had a very good meeting re the charity I'm on yesterday.

Ditto

Yes Postal vote a week ago.

I went to vote on my way home from work. The polling station was surprisingly busy for a small town. They had had 55 voters through the door in 35 minutes!

Posted votes ages ago. Be glad when it's over.