<span style="color: #222222;">Millions of voters flocked to polling stations across the UK on Thursday for the country's first December election in nearly a century.<br />'' <br />'' Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn were among the first to cast their ballots in London. A total of 3,322 candidates are contesting for 650 seats in the House of Commons.<br />'' <br />'' Polling stations across all constituencies of the United Kingdom – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – opened at seven in the morning and will go till 10 pm local time. The results are expected to be declared by the early hours tomorrow.<br />'' <br />'' Despite a dreary, cold and wet weather, long queues were reported outside many polling stations, though the initial turnout appeared to be brisk.<br />'' <br />''The snap election had been called by the Prime Minister, Johnson, in a bid to win a majority for his Conservative Party and get his Brexit deal through Parliament.</span>