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  1. File photo dated 15/02/24 of a polling station in a church in Kingswood.

  2. Centre of Higham Ferrers, showing a two-storey stone building in the centre, two bare trees to the right, a church steeple in the background, and two notice boards in front of the stone building. There are further stone buildings in the background and a road sweeping round to the right.

  3. A woman watches TV while holding the remote in one hand and a tablet in the other

  4. A dog outside a polling station in Hull in 2019

  5. A 20mph speed limit sign near Banbury Cross in Banbury - the sign is in focus in the foreground, with a pelican crossing light behind it, and then a row of shops and houses beyond that.

  6. Stephen and Sheila are taking a selfie. Stephen has grey hair and wears black glasses and a beige top with red and navy stripes. Sheila has short grey hair and wears black glasses. She is wearing a dark blue blouse with light blue flowers

  7. An image of a woman tying a polling station sign to iron railings, with a multicoloured triangle superimposed on the photo.

  8. Chris Mason on a town centre street - he wears a blue suit and brown glasses

  9. Chris Mason on city street

  10. A woman wearing black t-shirt with white stripes and a woman wearing a yellow top smile into the camera. It is sunny and they are standing in a plaza where other young people are walking by.

  11. Composite image showing a dog at a polling station

  12. The candidates are sitting in a row, from left to right, Anna Smith, Lorna Dupre, BBC Radio presenter Chris Mann,

  13. Image shows large black box with BALLOT BOX written on it in white. There is a hand placing a folded slip of paper into the box.

  14. Shoppers mill about around a town centre market. Some food stalls, cast in shadow, are dotted about. A large civic building looms overhead.

    15. Prof Sir John Curtice, wearing a tie and sitting at his desk

    • An exterior view of an L-shaped part County Hall in Exeter. It is a neoclassical-style brick building with a clock tower.

    • Sarah Turner is in a purple windbreaker and is holding black walking sticks. She is at the top of a mountain with clouds in the background and blue sky surrounding her

    • A small boy wearing a yellow raincoat walks with his dad into a polling station in a primary school.

    • A polling station sign outside a polling station in Wakefield. The laminated sign is on metal railings surrounded by flowering shrubs

    • An aerial view of Shrewsbury, in the bottom of the frame is a river with a footbridge suspended above it. Next to the river is a long stretch of road lined with trees and other greenery. Behind that are several streets of houses and other buildings, mostly made of red brick

    • A woman with short grey hair wearing a pink blazer whilst stood in front of a black statue

    • A pothole on Dolvin Road in Tavistock with a passing navy blue car