Voting Day

Very Exciting!

I have never voted in the UK before, so like a good (new) citizen off I went to the polling booth.

This was right outside our door. Most handy.

Things I Learned:

NO GUNS!! This is the first time I have voted without guns being present.

No ink on the thumbnail. Pity, I rather liked that bit

No ID books. Or passports , or any form of ID apart from your official poll card.

Funniest thing....all we have heard for bloody weeks is election election election....BUT on this, the day of the election, no mention of it is allowed AT ALL on the radio or TV, until 9.55pm.

Our morning jock on LBC Radio , Nick Ferrari ( just like John Maytham) was at a total loss for words, you could tell it was just killing him to do an entire show with no mention of the elections.

Things you probably would not know:

Dogs may not yet be entitled to vote but they are allowed to come and watch as long as they don't disrupt the vote. According to previous guidance issued by the Electoral Commission, dogs must be in an "accompanying" role rather than "free-range".

In cases where a voter has two or more dogs and will struggle to control them while casting their ballot, polling station staff may hold the dogs' leads. Rural constituencies might have cases of voters riding to the polling station. In such cases, horses and ponies should be tethered up outside. There is no guidance on other animals such as rabbits, ferrets or pot-bellied pigs, so any decision will be at the discretion of presiding officers.

"The Queen lives in the constituency of Westminster but she isn't on our electoral register," Mr Tonkin says. "As head of state, she is part of the institution of Parliament so cannot vote." The same applies to close family members like Prince Charles and his sons. But "minor" royals not so closely related to the Queen may be able to vote.

"Pyjamas are fine, provided they're not indecent. And so is a builder who's stripped to the waist. We want people to vote, we don't want to turn people away," he says. But a line does have to be drawn somewhere, he says. "A topless woman wouldn't be appropriate as voters might get distracted."

Was totally overcome by the whole thing and did a tick instead of a cross.

The Hubby won't tell me who he voted for so i am jolly well not telling him who I voted for either.