To ask your election night plans (if any)

Keir Starmer is an award winning human rights lawyer, @PropertyManager , not a 'builder'.

His name really isn't that difficult to remember, although if previous threads are anything to go by it's the most difficult four letter word in the English language to spell.

The builder? Why do you call Starmer that @PropertyManager ?

Never has one, will hold out as long as possible, just plain stubborn, hate the idea "papers please" not for me - teacher, so regularly (well, 3 yearly) have a DBS, opened bank accounts, been an executor, always worked round it.

44 now, last went on holiday when I was 16, bloody miserable experience, never again!

Not self pity, a combination of stubbornness against the whole photo ID soviet "papers please" approach and the fact that as a lifelong Tory voter, I can't vote for them as they have made such a monumental fuck up of everything - but then I don't like the builder and his mates either, and think they will only make it worse.

In any case, it will be a Tory slam dunk here, always is, always will be, albeit with a reduced majority, so it doesn't matter if I turn out or not.

I'm sure the builder will get in, and things will go from bad to worse, as they would with sunak, no win.

It'll be a usual night here and the toddler will wake us up around 5am I'll narrow eyed watch the results.

Taking a cake to my aunty and hopefully singing happy birthday to a new Nan (my cousin is pregnant and we are SUPER excited)

Thank you to all the presiding officers, poll clerks, vote counters and everyone else that makes to all happen behind the scenes.
I hope you get good snacks and plentiful tea.

I am not a regular volunteer but think I will take election day off and volunteer to knock on doors to get the Labour vote out in Deal. Spending election night at a friend's house with sleeping bag, her husband will make an excellent Indian feast. Can't drink alcohol or will fall asleep so will save the champagne to toast just before giving up and falling asleep around 3am.

Genuinely curious, those who don't have photo id, do you never not need it for anything else? I've had to use mine for both banking issues and holiday bookings recently.

I've just realised it is my son and daughters first time being able to vote and my son will be home from uni so I'll watch it with him and get what snacks he wants.

I’ve got a 14 hour shift the next day so off to bed early for me, would have stayed up for the drama otherwise

FFS, there's no need to wallow in self pity. You can get a free voting ID certificate online. It is quick and easy to apply for. Alternatively you can apply for a postal vote which is very simple to do.

This - I think the Tories have really managed to improve political engagement among the young. All the ones I know are angry.

Exactly this!

You can definitely get a postal vote without a passport or driving licence. I registered my elderly mum this evening and they only needed her National Insurance number.

Agree with others, don't lose your right to vote!

Thinking the result of the election will change anything, and enjoying watching the election results come in, are two completely different things.

I was 17 in 1997 - so the huge night there was lost on me.

I was out of the country in 2010 and missed the switch back to blue.

My only consolation was that I found myself at the Cincinnati Democrats party the night Obama got in - the mayor thanked me for coming all the way from the UK for it. I hadn't. I was working and just happened to be in town and got chatting to some guys who invited me along. But it was a great night!

Anyway, on July 4th I'll be stopping up as long as possible - perhaps in the little lounge with the comfy reclining chairs so I can snooze a bit, wake a bit etc. I have the day off the following day and wonder how many people booked that Friday off as soon as they heard the date (I did).

I'll be hoping for 1997 v2, but will settle for any degree of Red majority.

I've booked the next day off work. Adult DC are coming home especially to party! I will probably get some snacks in and keep the coffee going all night. If I drink, I'll be asleep and miss all the fun, although I might have a glass of fizz to celebrate a few Portillo moments,

When we get the exit poll, at around 10pm

The days when they were hopelessly inaccurate are long gone, and unless it's a very small majority or hung parliament - both pretty unlikely - we'll have our answer

I'd like to join the party. I've never stayed up all night before. With the 1997 election I got to work, in a private house and the dad had stayed up all night and was singing The Red Flag very loudly 😂

We always have chicken sandwiches on election nights. And stay up. I love an election!

Dinner,walk the dog,bath and bed before half nine.

Friday's usually my busiest day.

I think, if I'm not mistaken it was king toff himself, Mr Reese Mogg

Yes @PropertyManager you don't need to lose your vote!

Plus voter ID was a Tory policy was it not? I don't think it was the Electoral Commission's decision to introduce it?

@PropertyManager Please do apply for free photo ID certificate or a postal vote. https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

Don't lose your right to vote

You can get free ID. This is exactly what the Tories want to happen. Don't give them the satisfaction

Why not get a postal vote, @PropertyManager?