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Polling day.
The politicians say: ‘You decide.’
The six weeks of campaigning are over.
Polling booths and stations are open for business.
It started at 7 am and finishes at 10 pm.
650 constituencies will be voting in the same number of MPs.
73 of the constituencies are in Greater London.
38 are held by Labour, 28 by the Conservative Party, and seven by the Liberal Democrats.
This means that Londoners play a very big role in deciding whose fox it is who walks into Downing Street.
Given the background of electoral history in Tower Hamlets, the Met Police have officers attending every polling station for the Borough’s constituencies of Limehouse and Poplar and Bethnal Green and Bow.
Our Lady and Catherine of Siena Church, Bow Road. Labour councillor Mark Francis, operating as ‘Teller’ outside. Image: Tayo Popoola
Tower Hamlets police are out today making sure #Election2015 runs smoothly. Officers are posted to each polling station #TowerHamlets
— Tower Hamlets MPS (@MPSTowerHam) May 7, 2015
If you attend a polling station & have any questions then please speak to the officer dedicated to that polling station and they can assist
— Tower Hamlets MPS (@MPSTowerHam) May 7, 2015
Quite a few churches are being used today as polling stations.
St. Agatha’s Church in Richmond Park constituency. Image: Katie Rogers
Flowton Church in rural Suffolk open for voting though the village has a population of only 119. Image: LMMNews
It would appear UKIP’s Nigel Farage was the first of the party political leaders to cast their votes.
Nigel Farage- the first of the UK’s political leaders to vote in the 2015 General Election. Image: @NigelFarage & UKIP.
The political parties are not allowed by law to campaign while voting takes place, but they did campaign ‘right to the wire.’
This has been described as the social media general election.
Emails, tweets, Instagram, YouTube, vimeo, Facebook chatter lit up the digital channels of the Internet Information age with a fibre-optic glow up to the last second.
David Cameron sent out his last email to Conservative supporters at 6.55 am- five minutes from the campaigning moratorium deadline:
Today is about Britain’s future. Today is about keeping our economy strong and our United Kingdom secure. It’s about ensuring a strong, stable Government – and building a brighter future for our children and grandchildren. 
Thank you so much for everything you have done over the last five years to help turn our country around. When you vote today, you’ll be voting to safeguard everything we have achieved together – and to make sure the next five years are even better for our country. So please make sure you head down to your polling station today – and let everyone know you’re proud to be voting Conservative by sharing our graphic on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you,
David Cameron |
David Cameron has won the number of followers on Twitter ‘election.’
He’s passed the million mark.
Ed Miliband has 475,000, Nick Clegg 242,000, Niel Farage 225,000 and the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon comes in last at 193,000.
When the polling stations opened at 7 am opinion polls had indicated it may well be one of the most uncertain General Elections with no party likely to emerge a clear winner.
The last tweets:
Today you can vote for a Labour government that stands up for working people, you can vote to put your NHS & your family first. #VoteLabour
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) May 7, 2015
I’m not asking you to vote simply for Labour tomorrow. I’m asking you to vote for yourself and your family → https://t.co/pOvCOwOd5H
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) May 6, 2015
Waking up in Sheffield after an epic 1,000 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats #WinningHere pic.twitter.com/PLFJ74TRkS
— Nick Clegg (@nick_clegg) May 7, 2015
I’m voting for a stronger economy & a fairer society. Tomorrow I’m voting Liberal Democrat. #libdems #GE2015 http://t.co/a1uRQW0XWg
— Nick Clegg (@nick_clegg) May 6, 2015
Polling stations will be open today from 7am till 10pm. #VoteUKIP to get REAL change in British Politics. pic.twitter.com/xdkpRsQXs7
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) May 7, 2015
RT @sky_larking: The only party leader who makes sense: Vote Green tommorrow UK https://t.co/8RFmNxjpzS @natalieben @TheGreenParty
— Natalie Bennett (@natalieben) May 6, 2015
Let’s not turn our back on #climatechange. #VoteGreen2015 @CarolineLucas @natalieben @MollyMEP @Amelia_Womack pic.twitter.com/q8n8ftsj2C
— St Ives Greens (@StIves_Greens) May 6, 2015
Our officers will be visiting polling stations in our borough throughout the day. #SayHi#GE2015#barking#dagenhampic.twitter.com/EqibybJjNQ
— Barking&Dagenham MPS (@MPSBarkDag) May 7, 2015
Images from the Polling stations 7th May 2015
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