Election 2022: Dogs at polling stations

5 May 2022

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.

A dog poses next to a polling station sign in Sheffield — Image caption,
In Sheffield, Morris, a seven-month-old British Bulldog, was feeling his democratic duty

A dog outside a polling station in Sunderland — Image caption,
This eager dog looked straight down the lens in Sunderland

A dog and its owner outside an election polling station in Wimbledon, London — Image caption,
A patient pooch was spotted in Wimbledon, south west London

Two dogs pose next to polling station signs on election day 2022 — Image caption,
It was first time at the polling stations for BeBe (left) and Seamus the Schnauzer (right)

A dog poses next to a polling station sign in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets — Image caption,
Nine-month-old Bruno Bolam-Clarke, a cockapoo and schnoodle mix, also enjoyed his first election in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

A dog is held next to a polling station sign at Llandaff North, Cardiff — Image caption,
Tilly appeared wistful at a polling station at Llandaff North, Cardiff

A dog stands in a pram outside a polling station in Marston, Oxford — Image caption,
Corgi Jack Russell cross Bert, 15, travelled in style in Marston, Oxford

A puppy poses next to a polling station sign in Stocksbridge, Sheffield — Image caption,
Three-month-old Cocoa posed for a photo in Stocksbridge, Sheffield

Two dogs pose next to polling station signs in — Image caption,
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

A dog stands outside a polling station at Llangynog Village Hall, west of Carmarthen — Image caption,
Seth looked regal this morning at Llangynog Village Hall, west of Carmarthen

A dog poses next to a polling station sign in Elmbridge — Image caption,
Jade appeared to give a big smile in Elmbridge and her owner said she was "Woofing for democracy!"

A dog poses next to a polling station sign in West Lothian — Image caption,
Hoshi, a one-year-old Japanese Spitz, attended in elegant attire in West Lothian

A dog poses next to a polling station sign in East London — Image caption,
One-year-old whippet Claude also chose to dress up for the occasion in east London

Two greyhounds pose next to a polling station sign in London — Image caption,
Greyhounds Paddy and Pearl were snapped together in Walthamstow, also in east London

A guide dog stands outside a polling station — Image caption,
Kika the guide dog was happy to be at a polling station in the sunshine

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