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Uxbridge - 12 December, 2019

1. Shoppers walking past Uxbridge tube station

2. Various of people walking pass a Christmas tree stall

3. Various of shoppers walking pass Christmas tree stall

4. Sign placed near statues reading (English) "'I have known Johnson since the 80s. He is unfit for national office' Max Hastings, former editor Telegraph."

5. Sign reading (English) "Honourable Tories not voting 4 (for) Boris: John Major, Chris Patten, Michael Heseltine", "vote for a change"

6. People walking pass Christmas tree stall

7 . SOUNDBITE (English) Stefan Hay, 51-year-old Chief Executive of a trade organisation who will be voting for Tory:

"At the end of the day, you know, whether you like him or not and all of his eccentricities, I think he has leadership ability and I think he is the best man for the job. Simple as that. The alternative would be excruciating."

8. People walking in Uxbridge

9.  SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Collins, Tory voter:

"Originally, in the referendum I voted to remain, but as the majority voted to leave. I decided that I would swing over to the leave platform. I'm just a bit put out that it has taken nearly three years."

10. People walking on Uxbridge high street

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacqueline Hickey, 66-year-old retiree who voted Conservative:

"Brexit needs to be done and I think he's (UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson) honest about most things."

12. People walking on Uxbridge high street

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Charlie Saliba, Tory voter:

"Labour is a waste of time. I've been voting Labour all my life. But I can't stand the way (Jeremy) Corbyn (UK Labour Party leader) is handling things and John McDonnell (UK shadow chancellor), and I think they'll bankrupt the country."

14. People holding signs (English) "Vote NHS, thanks" and "hello, please talk to us about voting today"

15. Close of sign (English) "Vote NHS"

16. Close of sign (English) "Hello, please talk to us about voting today"

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Rupert Banks, Labour voter:

"Not just because I'm an inveterate Labour voter, but because I believe in the policies that he's (UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn) raising. And I also I mean, the constituency of a compulsive liar who is clearly not fit for office and they say whatever clichés you like about Mr. (Boris) Johnson (UK Prime Minister), but he's crazy that he seems to commit more faux pas per week and yet gain his popular vote."

18. Stalls in Uxbridge

19. Various of parliamentary candidate for the election William Tobin handing out leaflets

20. SOUNDBITE (English) William Tobin, candidate for the election:

"As you can imagine living in France, my life is being churned up by Brexit and I am very angry about that since it's a decision in which I didn't have a say. So although I can't vote, British electoral law allows me to stand so I'm standing here in the Prime Minister's constituency to raise awareness of we excluded 3 million Brits abroad who can't vote."

21. Various of shoppers and Christmas market

Residents in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's constituent headed to the polls on Thursday with mixed opinions on the election.

Johnson won only by a slim majority over his Labour rival in Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2017, where a heavy tactical voting campaign was launched to oust him this year.

Eric Collins, who voted to remain in the Brexit referendum, said he had decided to "swing over to the leave platform" and vote for the Conservatives to honour the leave result from the referendum.

Meanwhile, Labour voter Rupert Banks, criticised Johnson and said he is "a compulsive liar who is not fit for office."

Standing between Christmas stalls to hand out leaflets, William Tobin stood as an independent parliamentary candidate in the Uxbridge constituency.

After living in France for more than 15 years, Tobin was not able to vote in any UK election but according to British electoral law, he could stand as a candidate.

He wanted to highlight his percieved unfairness of the UK voting system, saying that he is standing as a candidate to "raise awareness of we excluded 3 million Brits abroad who can't vote."

This election is seen as a way to resolve the stalemate over Brexit in a parliamentary election that is being seen as the most important since the end of World War II.

The contest pits UK prime minister Boris Johnson, who said he will take Britain out of the EU by January 31 against opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn who promises another referendum on Brexit.