Finally, it is time to select your region's Members of European Parliament (MEPs).
People across the UK will be heading to their nearest polling stations today (Thursday, May 23) to choose the party they want to represent them in Parliament.
MEPs pass laws in the European Parliament, and will not be involved in negotiations or talks about Brexit. But how we vote could send a strong message to the country's leaders.
The votes will be counted up using a proportional form of voting call D’Hondt. It allocates seats using a formula based on the percentage of the vote a party wins per region.
Polling station pictures
Londoners are already posting their photos of pets at polling stations. Here are a few to lighten your day:
✖️made my mark! #DogsAtPollingStations #dogsatpollingstations2019 #EUElections #London #Labrador pic.twitter.com/jhPMFRXhql
— Richard Swann (@RichardSwann1) May 23, 2019
VOTED! A VOTE!#DogsAtPollingStations #London #EuropeanElections #CorgOfDuty pic.twitter.com/oDQf7mp1Ym
— Marcel Le Corgi (@lecorgi) May 23, 2019
Open for a surprise #dogsatpollingstations - Mabel voted at #Rotherhithe #London pic.twitter.com/Ts2wrqouUF
— Luke Rigg (@lukerigg) May 23, 2019
We're keen to see your polling station photos. If you'd like to submit a photo and/or tell us why you feel it's important to vote today, send an email to ann.yip@newsquest.co.uk.
Who can I vote for in the London region?
There are eight MEP positions for the London region. Your candidates are:
Animal Welfare Party
Vanessa Helen Hudson, Jane Catherine Smith, Sam Morland, Ranjan Kumar Joshi, Mina Da Rui, Jonathan David Burton Homan, Simon Gouldman
Change UK
Gavin William James Esler, Jan Rostowski, Carole Tongue, Annabel Jean Charlotte Mullin, Karen Melanie Newman, Nora Mulready, Jessica Margaret Poppaea Simor, Haseeb Ur-Rehman
Conservative and Unionist Party
Syed Salah Kamall, Charles Tannock, Joy Inboden Morrissey, Tim Barnes, Scott Curtis Pattenden, Attic Rahman, Kirsty Miranda Finlayson, Luke Richard Parker
Green Party
Scott John Ainslie, Gulnar Hasnain, Shahrar Ali, Rachel Anne Collinson, Eleanor Phoebe Margolies, Remco van der Stoep, Kirsten De Keyser, Peter Underwood
Labour Party
Claude Ajit Moraes, Seb Dance, Katy Clark, Laura Parker, Murad Qureshi, Taranjit Kaur Chana, James Anthony Beckles, Sanchia Anita Alasia
Liberal Democrats
Irina Von Wiese, Dinesh Dhamija, Luisa Manon Porritt, Jonathan Harold Fryer, Hussain Shah Khan, Helen Diana Cross, Graham David Colley, Rabina Khan
The Brexit Party
Benyamin Naeem Habib, Lance Philip Forman, Graham Barry Shore, Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, Jimi Ogunnusi, Simon Joel Solomon Marcus, Mehrtash A'zami, Aileen Janet Quinton
UK European Union Party (UKEUP)
Pierre Edmond Kirk, Richard John Stevens, Saleyha Ahsan, Anna Novikova, Angela Antetomaso, Richard Philip Boardman
UKIP
Gerard Joseph Batten, Richard William Maguire Braine, Peter Spencer Muswell, Freddy Vachha, Robert Stephenson, Peter John McIlvenna, John Edmund Poynton, Ronie Devere Johnson
Women’s Equality Party
Catherine Mayer, Bea Gare, Nanci Karyn Hogan, Aliyah Zoe DunbarHussain, Hannah Sarah Barham-Brown, Alison Hilary Marshall, Olivia Vincenti, Leyla Mohan
Unaffiliated independents
Daze Aghaji, Roger Hallam, Alan Dennis Kirkby, Kofi Mawuli Klu, Zoe Delemere Lafferty, Claudia Mcdowell, Andrew Medhurst, Henry Muss, Mike Shad, Ian Sowden, Andrea Venzon
Read more: How you can vote tactically in the European Parliament election
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