Three-year-old Oreo with Arsenal Green candidate Patrick Brighty

VOTERS in Islington took their pet pooches to the polls as the borough prepared to elect its new Town Hall representatives.

Tilly at Highbury Quadrant estate

From St James to Mildmay, Highbury to Tollington, walkers made a quick detour on their usual walkies to cast their votes.

A whippet at St John’s Upper Holloway school

After putting a callout online, residents sent the Tribune the best snaps of their dachshunds, whippets and cocker spaniels outside polling stations yesterday.

Nimroo – with medical shoes on – and Asali outside Mildmay Library

The hashtag #dogsatpollingstations became an internet sensation around 2015.

A sweet pup in St Marys’ and St James’ ward

Islington’s political parties will hope that they haven’t been barking up the wrong tree with their campaigning over the past few months as the votes are counted at the Islington Tennis Centre.

A dog-walker at Whittington Park navigates multi-party paw-litics

The results are expected this afternoon (Friday), and the Tribune will be on the ground­­ covering the wins and losses as they come in on our live blog, which can be accessed on our website during the day.

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This good doggo waited outside while their owners voted yesterday morning at Whittington Park Community Centre

Tollington Green candidate Jonathan Ward with Sibyl