Around 50,000 polling stations across the country have opened their doors as the General Election vote gets underway, and if pollsters are correct this could be the closest result in many years.
A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with almost 50 million people registered to vote. The magic number for parties looking to form a government is 326.
Local candidates:
EDINBURGH NORTH AND LEITH
Sarah Beattie-Smith (Green)
Deidre Brock (SNP)
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour)
Iain McGill (Conservative)
Alan Melville (UKIP)
Martin Veart (Liberal Democrat)
Bruce Whitehead (Left Unity)
EDINBURGH WEST
Pat Black (Green)
Mike Crockart (Liberal Democrat)
Cammy Day (Labour)
George Inglis (UKIP)
Lindsay Paterson (Conservative)
Michelle Thomson (SNP)
Polls are open from 7am – 10pm – don’t leave it too late to vote!
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