(4 Jul 2024)
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Henley, United Kingdom - 4 July 2024
1. Wide pan down of Henley Town Hall and election polling station
2. Close of polling station sign
3. Various of people going inside to vote
4. Close of town council sign
5. Various of entrance, people entering and exiting
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Wilkinson, restaurant manager:
"Henley, I would say, is a bit of a separate beast maybe. This is a blue (Conservative) town, it always has been. I mean, we can try, so my generation won't necessarily vote blue, not necessarily, but at the same time who else do you vote for? It's really tricky. I'm just kind of looking out for my kids really, hopefully more money into education and the arts."
7. Various of voters entering and exiting polling station
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia Mulcahy, retired:
"The younger generation are far more interested in change. So I think whatever happens in Henley, in the country, there will be a big shift. But, you know, whoever gets in, they've got a heck of a job ahead of them. It's not going to be easy."
9. Various of polling station exterior, campaigner outside
STORYLINE:
Voters in the historically conservative English town of Henley-on-Thames cast their ballots on Thursday in an election that is projected to sweep the opposition Labour Party to power against a gloomy economic backdrop.
British voters are participating in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised his own party on May 22 when he called the election, which could have taken place as late as January 2025.
After 14 years in power under five different prime ministers, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the main opposition party, the left-of-center Labour Party led by Keir Starmer.
Sunak's party has struggled to reassure voters on issues including the rising cost of living and a crisis in the National Health Service.
"The younger generation are far more interested in change. So I think whatever happens in Henley, in the country, there will be a big shift. But whoever gets in, they've got a heck of a job ahead of them. It's not going to be easy," said retired voter Patricia Mulcahy.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 10 p.m. on Thursday night.
Even before in-person voting began, hundreds of thousands of people had cast their ballot by postal vote.
An exit poll commissioned by the main U.K. broadcasters will be published as soon as the polls close, giving an indication of the likely result.
Counting will begin immediately but most of the results will only be announced in the early hours of Friday.
AP Video shot by Tian Macleod Ji
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