After weeks of campaigning, polling stations are open today as voters cast their ballots in local elections being held in Wales, Scotland and large parts of England.
And it is not just the electorate exercising their democratic right to vote today, it is their canine friends as well.
The tradition of taking a picture of your dog waiting patiently for you outside the polling station while you cast your ballot has continued to grow.
#DogsAtPollingStations is one of the highest trends on X today, with adorable pooches pictured next to signs.
So whether you’re a lover of golden retrievers, corgis or terriers, here are some of the best canine-centric photographs from today’s election.
A golden retriever is pictured with its owner at a polling station in Burrelton, Scotland
A dog poses for a photo at the polling station in St Davids, Wales, for the Senedd election
A person is seen with three dogs as they leave a polling station in London today
A dog named Obi-Wan Kenobi outside the St James Church polling station in Edinburgh
Rory the dog waits next to a sign put outside the polling station at St James Church Hall in Inverleith, Edinburgh
A dog waits for its owner outside a polling station in Edinburgh, Scotland
A dog jumps outside a polling station in London today as voters cast their ballots
A daschund waits for its owner outside a polling station in Edinburgh today
A dog is seen outside a polling station in Edinburgh today
A dog waits outside a polling station as voters cast their ballots at Pollokshields Burgh Hall in Glasgow
A dog waits outside as people cast their vote at Pollokshields Burgh Hall in Glasgow
A spaniel sits outside a polling station in London today
A dog waits by a polling station as voters in Hartlepool head to the polls during the local elections
A border terrier waits for its owner outside a polling station in Lewes, East Sussex
A Whippet dog waits outside a polling station in Wimbledon while its owner votes at the local election
