Polls have opened in Britain's national election, a contest that is expected to produce an ambiguous result, a period of frantic political horse-trading and a bout of national soul-searching. UK party leaders have cast their votes at different polling stations across the country, which will remain open until 10 pm local time.
© AP PhotoLabour Party leader Ed Miliband and his wife Justine leave the polling station after voting at Sutton Village Hall, Doncaster, England, Thursday May 7, 2015.
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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and his wife Justine leave the polling station after voting at Sutton Village Hall, Doncaster, England, Thursday May 7, 2015.
© AP PhotoBritain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave a polling station in Spelsbury, England, after they voted in the general election, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave a polling station in Spelsbury, England, after they voted in the general election, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
© AP PhotoNigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) poses for photographers as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Ramsgate, south east England, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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Nigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) poses for photographers as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Ramsgate, south east England, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
© AP PhotoFirst Minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon poses for photographs after casting her ballot at Broomhouse Community Hall in Broomhouse, Scotland, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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First Minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon poses for photographs after casting her ballot at Broomhouse Community Hall in Broomhouse, Scotland, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
© REUTERSNatalie Bennett (center), the leader of the Green Party leaves after voting at a polling station in London, Britain, May 7, 2015.
Natalie Bennett (center), the leader of the Green Party leaves after voting at a polling station in London, Britain, May 7, 2015.
© AP PhotoLiberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez leave the the Hall Park Centre after voting in Sheffield, England, Thursday May 7, 2015, as Britain takes to the polls in a General Election.
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Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez leave the the Hall Park Centre after voting in Sheffield, England, Thursday May 7, 2015, as Britain takes to the polls in a General Election.