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- What to Know
- What’s astatine Stake
- Keir Starmer’s Rise
- What Changed Under Conservatives
- Frustrated Young Voters
As voters began casting their ballots successful a pivotal U.K. election, galore successful the confederate English metropolis of Portsmouth expressed disillusionment implicit what they spot arsenic nationalist and section decline.
By Megan Specia
Megan Specia visited Portsmouth, England, connected Election Day to perceive from voters and different residents astir their temper arsenic Britain heads to the polls.
July 4, 2024, 8:44 a.m. ET
Voters streamed into a polling presumption successful Portsmouth, a metropolis nestled on England’s confederate seashore that is known for its naval basal and historical dockyard, connected Thursday greeting arsenic ballot workers greeted them warmly.
Older couples walked manus successful manus into the section church, which had been temporarily fitted retired with ballot boxes, alongside parents with children successful strollers, and young adults rushing successful connected the mode to work.
One by one, they weighed successful connected the aboriginal of the federation successful a ballot that polls suggested could extremity 14 years of Conservative-led government.
“I conscionable privation to spot change,” said Sam Argha, 36, who was extracurricular the polling presumption connected Thursday morning. “I conscionable truly privation to spot america bash thing differently.”
Many radical successful the metropolis expressed a akin tendency for a caller commencement astatine a infinitesimal of aggravated nationalist uncertainty. Polls person predicted that the predetermination could beryllium a large turning point, with the center-left Labour Party expected to unseat the right-wing Conservative Party, perchance with a crushing landslide.
The metropolis of Portsmouth is divided into 2 constituencies, and the Portsmouth North spot is considered a bellwether — the country has voted for the winning governmental enactment successful each wide predetermination since 1974.
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