May elections live: millions cast their votes across England, Scotland and Wales

This is from Zack Polanski , the Green party leader. A man with his dog outside a polling station in Wimbledon this morning. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock Here is the message to voters from Ed Davey , the Lib Dem leader. double quotation mark The polls are open, and the choice is clear. We have less than 24 hours to stop Reform and defend the country we love from Nigel Farage’s Trump-style politics. We’ve now seen what Reform looks like in power - banning journalists, scrapping renewables, closing care homes and raising council tax despite their promises. Our communities can’t afford that chaos. Across the country, from Hampshire to Hull, the battle is now between the Liberal Democrats and Reform. We are the ones taking the fight to them and standing up for decency, tolerance, and the rule of law. Liberal Democrats don’t do division, we do the hard work that actually gets things done. Whether it’s fixing the church roof, ending the GP surgery crisis, or finally cleaning up the sewage in our rivers, a vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote for a local champion who works hard for their community. Don’t wake up tomorrow to a result you’ll regret. Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria voted early today. Here they are arriving at a polling station in Westminster. Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at a polling station in Westminster. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA For years Westminster was a Conservative-run council, but it went Labour in 2022. …