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A synagogue, a laundrette, and a caravan: check out UK's quirkiest polling stations *CORRECTION*
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15.12.2019
W/S Polling station at Central Synagogue, London
M/S Sign "Polling station"
SOT, Simran, Voter: "I think it's a nice way to bring people together, like, from different faiths. Because, you know, it's the elections. It's everyone involved together. So, I think it's quite nice that people from different faiths can come to the synagogue and place their vote."
M/S Voters leaving polling station at Central Synagogue *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Serena, Voter: "I think it's great. Why not? You're just registering your vote. It doesn't matter where you vote, does it?"
W/S Polling station at Central Synagogue
C/U Sign "Polling station"
SOT, Edward, Voter: "I do find it hilarious, yeah. Yeah, it's great. But, why not, you know? I think other places have some pretty strange polling stations as well. But I've not voted in a place like a laundromat before."
W/S Voter enters laundrette polling station *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Andrew, Voter: "For me this is just totally British, really, having a polling station in the middle of a laundrette. There is polling stations in people's front rooms, and yeah, why not go for a laundrette as well?"
M/S Voter enters laundrette polling station
SOT, Andrew, Voter: "There was one year when someone's actually getting on with their laundry in the background, you know. So you got people taking their washing out, while democracy's happening right next to them. Which is quite a good fun really."
C/U Sign "Polling station"
SOT, Barbara, Voter: "Very handy. Very handy indeed. I probably wouldn't have voted at the ones if I couldn't have been able to come here."
W/S Caravan polling station in Carlton
SOT, Helen, Voter: "A quirky polling station. The village loves it because we have the same couple come every election, and they know who we are, and she's lovely. And we wouldn't have it any other way. Our dogs are welcome, and we are made welcome as well, so it's lovely."
W/S Caravan polling station in Carlton
SOT, Voter: "I've been coming here for so many years that I am quite used to this rural setting, and a caravan is an excellent setting to tackle the issue of having enough places for a polling booth."
W/S Caravan polling station in Carlton
SCRIPT
Voters were filmed heading towards unconventional polling stations, in London, Oxford and Carlton, on Thursday, in what has become a tradition for British voters to cast their ballots in unusual places.
Londoners have had the chance to cast their ballots in the Central Synagogue, some Oxford residents voted in a laundrette, while Carlton residents voted under the tent of a caravan polling station.
"For me this is just totally British, really, having a polling station in the middle of a laundrette. There are polling stations in people's front rooms, and yeah, why not go for a laundrette as well?" said Andrew, a voter.
"There was one year when someone's actually getting on with their laundry in the background, you know. So you got people taking their washing out, while democracy's happening right next to them. Which is quite a good fun really," he added.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 GMT in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Official results are expected to start coming in after polls close at 22:00 GMT. This is the third UK general election in less than five years.
[CORRECTION: A previous edit of this video included images which, although they were filmed outside the polling stations, could potentially have compromised the secrecy of the ballot, all such images have subsequently been removed]
M/S Sign "Polling station"
SOT, Simran, Voter: "I think it's a nice way to bring people together, like, from different faiths. Because, you know, it's the elections. It's everyone involved together. So, I think it's quite nice that people from different faiths can come to the synagogue and place their vote."
M/S Voters leaving polling station at Central Synagogue *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Serena, Voter: "I think it's great. Why not? You're just registering your vote. It doesn't matter where you vote, does it?"
W/S Polling station at Central Synagogue
C/U Sign "Polling station"
SOT, Edward, Voter: "I do find it hilarious, yeah. Yeah, it's great. But, why not, you know? I think other places have some pretty strange polling stations as well. But I've not voted in a place like a laundromat before."
W/S Voter enters laundrette polling station *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Andrew, Voter: "For me this is just totally British, really, having a polling station in the middle of a laundrette. There is polling stations in people's front rooms, and yeah, why not go for a laundrette as well?"
M/S Voter enters laundrette polling station
SOT, Andrew, Voter: "There was one year when someone's actually getting on with their laundry in the background, you know. So you got people taking their washing out, while democracy's happening right next to them. Which is quite a good fun really."
C/U Sign "Polling station"
SOT, Barbara, Voter: "Very handy. Very handy indeed. I probably wouldn't have voted at the ones if I couldn't have been able to come here."
W/S Caravan polling station in Carlton
SOT, Helen, Voter: "A quirky polling station. The village loves it because we have the same couple come every election, and they know who we are, and she's lovely. And we wouldn't have it any other way. Our dogs are welcome, and we are made welcome as well, so it's lovely."
W/S Caravan polling station in Carlton
SOT, Voter: "I've been coming here for so many years that I am quite used to this rural setting, and a caravan is an excellent setting to tackle the issue of having enough places for a polling booth."
W/S Caravan polling station in Carlton
SCRIPT
Voters were filmed heading towards unconventional polling stations, in London, Oxford and Carlton, on Thursday, in what has become a tradition for British voters to cast their ballots in unusual places.
Londoners have had the chance to cast their ballots in the Central Synagogue, some Oxford residents voted in a laundrette, while Carlton residents voted under the tent of a caravan polling station.
"For me this is just totally British, really, having a polling station in the middle of a laundrette. There are polling stations in people's front rooms, and yeah, why not go for a laundrette as well?" said Andrew, a voter.
"There was one year when someone's actually getting on with their laundry in the background, you know. So you got people taking their washing out, while democracy's happening right next to them. Which is quite a good fun really," he added.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 GMT in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Official results are expected to start coming in after polls close at 22:00 GMT. This is the third UK general election in less than five years.
[CORRECTION: A previous edit of this video included images which, although they were filmed outside the polling stations, could potentially have compromised the secrecy of the ballot, all such images have subsequently been removed]
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