08/06/2017

Polling Stations Open Across NI

Over 600 polling stations have now opened across Northern Ireland for people to vote in the Westminster election.

A total of 109 candidates are standing in NI to elect 18 MPs to seats in the House of Commons.

The polls opened at 7am and will close at 10pm tonight, 08 June.

An overnight count will then begin and the first results are expected at around 1am on Friday, 09 June.

(CD/JP)

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