Both main leaders have voted. Keir Starmer is the clear favourite near London and Rishi Sunak in Richmond, Yorkshire.
Polling stations opened this Thursday at United Kingdom for a general election that could return Labour to power after 14 years in opposition.
50 million voters in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are called to the polls to elect their representatives.
HAS Henley-on-Thamesa town west of London that has historically been conservative, is expected to swing to Labour this year.
“The younger generation is much more interested in change. So I think whatever happens in Henley, in the country, there will be a big change. But, you know, whoever gets elected, they’ve got a hell of a job on their hands. It’s not going to be easy..” explains a resident.
A victory announced for the Labor Party
For months, opinion polls have been predicting a big victory of the Labour Party, to the detriment of the Conservatives.
The latter, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose seat is hanging by a thread, are bracing for defeat, and have spent the last few days urging voters not to give Labour a parliamentary “supermajority”.
The first trends around 11 p.m. French time.
This is the first general election in the United Kingdom since the country officially left the European Union.
650 constituencies are at stake. The deputies will be elected for the next 5 years.
Besides the two major parties, The Liberal Democrats, the Greens and the party Reform UK Nigel Farage’s party will also compete for popular support.
Polls will be open until around 22:00 GMT tonight, when we will have the first exit polls and early estimates of the results.
Confirmed results will then come in overnight and by tomorrow morning we should have a clearer idea of who the next British Prime Minister will be.
