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LONDON, Dec. 12-- Millions of voters on Thursday flocked to cast their ballots in Britain's third election in less than five years as polling stations opened across the country at 7:00 a.m. (0700 GMT). Polling stations across the country will close at 22:00 p.m. (2200 GMT) on Thursday in what is the first December election since 1923. A total of 650 members of parliament will be chosen under the first-past-the-post system from a total of 3,322 candidates who are standing for election. The BBC will publish an exit poll at 2200 GMT to give the first real indication of the outcome. Most results are due to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning. Voter turnout may be affected by cold, wet and windy conditions across the country, with the Met Office warning wind gusts could reach 30 mph. Hill snow can be expected in the north, with wind in southern and eastern parts of the UK. Temperature wise, there will be highs of four degrees Celsius in Edinburgh, nine in Cardiff, six in Belfast and nine in London. The election followed a busy final day on the campaign trail, in which the current British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is the leader of the Conservative Party, and Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, zig-zagged across the country in a last-ditch push for support. Both the Labour and Conservatives said the vote offers a stark choice between the two parties over Brexit, which has been plunged into a stalemate over the past three and a half years. | 
