In Britain, polling began to elect a new Parliament. More than 40,000 polling stations across the country have been set up. A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 46.9 million people registered to vote. <br/><br/>That is up from the last general election, in 2015, when there were 46.4 million registered voters.<br/><br/>Overall turnout in 2015, when the Conservatives won 331 out of 650 seats, was 66.4 per cent, up from 2010.