Voting day meant one thing for sure, dogs sitting patiently outside the polling stations waiting for their owners to do their democratic duty.
We asked our readers across Bedfordshire for snaps of pooches posing. Here are some of them:
5. Freddie and Ivor
Freddie and Ivor checked out the polling station on Old Bedford Road in Luton. Photo: Rachel Warwick
6. Dunstable dogs
Lisa's pooch looked like they were smiling outside a polling station in Dunstable. Photo: Lisa Mansell-McCool
7. Dunstable dogs
Lianne's Golden Retriever looked very happy posing in Dunstable. Photo: Lianne Randlesome
8. Leighton Buzzard spaniels
Georgia's spaniels accompanied her as she voted in Leighton Buzzard. Photo: Georgia Rose
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