Charlie Smith
THE polls have opened for Gibraltar’s snap general election today as Boris Johnson has claimed he ‘has a Brexit deal’ with the EU.
Gibraltarians have 15 polling stations to choose from in total, with five new sites for these elections.
The Catalan Bay Social Club is among the sites being used as polling stations for the first time.
The others include the Laguna Estate Social Club, the former Westside school building and the Bayside drama studio.
The result of these election is expected after 10pm tonight, but may not be announced until the early hours of Friday morning.
The full list of polling stations is as follows:
- Catalan Bay Social Club – Catalan Bay Village
- Laguna Estate Social Club – 34B Laguna Estate
- Ex-Bayside School Drama Studio – Bayside Road (Entrance via Glacis Estate)
- Plater Youth Club – Castle Road (Entrance via Tarik Road)
- Ex-Westside School Gym, Queensway
- Ex-Westside School Gym, Queensway
- GASA, Europort Avenue
- Brownies’ Hut – Canton House, VBE
- Mid-Harbour Social Centre – Mid-Harbour Estate, Blue Wave House
- Gibraltar Youth Centre – Montagu Bastion, Line Wall Road
- Senior Citizens Social Club – Town Range
- Ince’s Hall Complex – Main Street
- Central Hall – North Pavilion Road
- Central Hall – North Pavilion Road
- Dolphin’s Youth Club – Rosia Road
The full list with addresses and pictures of the polling stations can be accessed on the Gibraltar Parliamentary website.
In case you are not sure which polling station you have to vote at, download this list of streets which corresponds to each polling station.
For the first time there will be 25 counting rooms at John Mackintosh Hall tonight as opposed to the usual average of 20, so expect a fast result.
