In Pictures: Britons go to the polls
The public and party leaders alike are heading to polling stations in a wide range of venues.
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The public, party leaders and even the occasional celebrity have been pictured arriving to cast their votes in the General Election.
Polling stations have been set up in a variety of venues, from schools and village halls to pubs, caravans and even a laundrette.
![Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty walking hand-in-hand to a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/6882e3e9ff3d52585abb0d9441a537b1Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTczMDky/2.76742710.jpg?w=640)
![Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria walk hand-in-hand towards a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/f1360ab03af54f7b705ea66c01044f0aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTczMDky/2.76743416.jpg?w=640)
![A protester dressed as a bear stands outside a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/d298d9a0b124bac109739e77f85b15d6Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTczMDky/2.76742935.jpg?w=640)
![Sir Ed Davey and his wife Emily Gasson leave a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/2e64500884edd9cc9284fa2348125183Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTc0MDc2/2.76745076.jpg?w=640)
![A dog looks at a polling station in a temporary building](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/ad50928436855d863788054d63732b62Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTczMDky/2.76743112.jpg?w=640)
![John Swinney with his son and an SNP candidate outside a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c825afa0c786d2a625bc4828b13e6ca7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTczMDky/2.76743020.jpg?w=640)
![A man leaves a polling station in a laundrette](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/fd1dee59d2aafcb3d9b7f8298d9468bfY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTcyOTc5/2.76743965.jpg?w=640)
![Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer sits on a wall outside a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/73d95d55cfd8c3a3f33e1ea9f590b9f6Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTc0MDk2/2.76745057.jpg?w=640)
![Charles Dance waits in line outside a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/03b2732d7a493c553dd8964496ff3519Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTczMDky/2.76742896.jpg?w=640)
![Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross and his wife holding their sons outside a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/255ae7d881e65e60fa5cfb325acc1ed8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTcyOTc5/2.76744611.jpg?w=640)
![A dog in a pram outside a polling station in a church](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/60b7dabeb041751bf0aa9eb70db4296dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTgwMTEw/2.76745725.jpg?w=640)
![Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill smiles as she leaves a polling station](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/ab3db545be72016304f6bb1a1fb77236Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTgwMTQ5/2.76746637.jpg?w=640)
![A polling station sign outside a cemetery](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/63cb31964e78d6ba0d33e9e85774cc9eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTgwMTMw/2.76746009.jpg?w=640)