Doggy democracy: Meet the dogs at polling stations

By PA

June 8, 2017, 12:16 pm

Wolfie the dog at a polling station (Karen Faughey/PA)

AS people up and down the country cast their vote in the General Election, there are many, many patient pups waiting outside polling stations – much to the joy of Twitter.

It’s one of the most eagerly awaited trends to appear on polling day – voters posting pictures of their dogs with the hashtag #dogsatpollingstations.

Here are a few of the very good dogs who’ve helped their human carry out their democratic duty:

Phoebe from Manchester

pug at polling station (@SAMiCURE) — (@SAMiCURE)

Hugo from Nottingham

dog at a polling station (Paul Hodgson) — (Paul Hodgson)

Digby (Mr Woofs on formal occasions) from Leicester South

dog in a bow tie at a polling station (Richard Walker) — (Richard Walker)

Fionn, Luna and Ruby from Cumbria

three dogs at polling stations (Katie Clarke) — (Katie Clarke)

Roky from Dunblane

dog with scottish flag outside polling station (@RokAndWag) — (@RokAndWag)

Wolfie from York

dog stood by polling station sign (Karen Faughey) (Karen Faughey)

Prune from Suffolk

a dog outside a polling station (Edward Packard) — (Edward Packard)

Effie from Norwich

fluffy dog at polling station (Emma Buchanan) — (Emma Buchanan)

Gus from Bristol

dog at polling station (@joesteph) — (@joesteph)

Pi from the Derbyshire Dales

the dog outside polling station sign (Sophie Barkerwood) — (Sophie Barkerwood)