Election 2022: Dogs at polling stations

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.

In Sheffield, Morris, a seven-month-old British Bulldog, was feeling his democratic duty

This eager dog looked straight down the lens in Sunderland

A patient pooch was spotted in Wimbledon, south west London

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

Tilly appeared wistful at a polling station at Llandaff North, Cardiff

Corgi Jack Russell cross Bert, 15, travelled in style in Marston, Oxford

Three-month-old Cocoa posed for a photo in Stocksbridge, Sheffield

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

Seth looked regal this morning at Llangynog Village Hall, west of Carmarthen

Jade appeared to give a big smile in Elmbridge and her owner said she was "Woofing for democracy!"

Hoshi, a one-year-old Japanese Spitz, attended in elegant attire in West Lothian

One-year-old whippet Claude also chose to dress up for the occasion in east London

Greyhounds Paddy and Pearl were snapped together in Walthamstow, also in east London

Kika the guide dog was happy to be at a polling station in the sunshine

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