Where is my polling station? How to find out where to vote

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Heavy outbreaks of rain are forecast for Thursday 8 June, which is election day - it's likely to be the wettest day of the week for Londoners.

Global desk - Polling stations have opened for people to cast their vote in the general election in the United Kingdom.

"I'm thinking of using invisible ink just to make 100% sure no one can see who I've voted for", Bob Johnston tweeted.

The staff at the polling station will give you a ballot paper listing the parties and candidates you can vote for.

If you wish to vote for no candidate, and wish to register your decision to abstain, you can do so by writing "NONE" across the ballot paper and putting a single line (/) through all the boxes.

Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said: "There's nervousness about the potential to disrupt the democratic process but while we are still operating at United Kingdom severe, there's no intelligence that any election event, location or venue is going to be the target of any sort of action or terrorist activity".

To form a majority in the House of Commons one party must win 326 seats.

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If you turn up after the 10 o'clock cut-off, you could potentially qualify for an emergency proxy vote.

Once you know who it is you want to vote for (or perhaps have chose to spoil your ballot paper), it's time to head to the polling station and cast your vote!

When do polling stations shut?

Unusually, no local elections are taking place at the same time, so results might come through earlier than in recent general elections.

But you never received your polling card or somehow managed to lose it.

What if I get to the polling station and don't want to vote for any of the candidates?

If it's a landslide - as initial polls predicted, although it could be closer than many thought - a result could be known by 3am or 4am, but obviously the tighter the race the longer the wait. The BBC's election night show will be hosted by David Dimbleby, ITV's will be hosted by Tom Bradby with Ed Balls vs George Osborne, while Channel 4 will host an alternative election special with David Mitchell and Jeremy Paxman.

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