By Matthew Tucker
BBC News
The election day tradition of photographing dogs at polling stations has been loyally followed again. With voters in many parts of the UK taking part in elections, some canine companions have joined their owners for a moment in the spotlight.
Image source, Megan Clarke / Twitter
In Sheffield, Morris, a seven-month-old British Bulldog, was feeling his democratic duty
Image source, Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
This eager dog looked straight down the lens in Sunderland
Image source, Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock
A patient pooch was spotted in Wimbledon, south west London
Image source, pameliapudding / Niamh Sweeney / Twitter
It was first time at the polling stations for BeBe (left) and Seamus the Schnauzer (right)
Nine-month-old Bruno Bolam-Clarke, a cockapoo and schnoodle mix, also enjoyed his first election in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Image source, Adam Didcott / Twitter
Tilly appeared wistful at a polling station at Llandaff North, Cardiff
Image source, Richard Parnham / Twitter
Corgi Jack Russell cross Bert, 15, travelled in style in Marston, Oxford
Image source, The Yorkshire Grey Sheep / Twitter
Three-month-old Cocoa posed for a photo in Stocksbridge, Sheffield
Image source, Gary Cushway / Loz Harvey / Twitter
Rufus, a 13-year-old Kelpie X (left), waited obediently in the southside of Glasgow, and Trigger, a Norfolk Terrier Sheepdog cross (right), took a relaxed approach in north Sheffield
Image source, Sheena Campbell / Twitter
Seth looked regal this morning at Llangynog Village Hall, west of Carmarthen
Image source, JadeTheDog / Twitter
Jade appeared to give a big smile in Elmbridge and her owner said she was “Woofing for democracy!”
Image source, Barry Epoch / Twitter
Hoshi, a one-year-old Japanese Spitz, attended in elegant attire in West Lothian
Image source, Lydia Birtwistle-Sawyer / Twitter
One-year-old whippet Claude also chose to dress up for the occasion in east London
Image source, Kevmarmol_CT / Twitter
Greyhounds Paddy and Pearl were snapped together in Walthamstow, also in east London
Image source, Dr Amit Patel / Twitter
Kika the guide dog was happy to be at a polling station in the sunshine
All pictures are subject to copyright.
