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Voters claim they have been turned away from polling stations despite believing they were registered.

There are numerous examples on social media today of constituents who claim they've not been allowed to vote after arriving on time.

In Liverpool 18-year-old Ellis Bennett says he registered to vote weeks ago, but was still turned away from his polling station.

His name was allegedly not on the electoral list.

Ellis told the Liverpool Echo: "I turned up today ready to vote but when I gave my name they said I wasn't on the list.

"They put me on to someone at the council who said I wasn't the first person to complain about this - I definitely registered weeks ago."

Ellis's polling card never arrived after he registered, but he just assumed this was a postal error.

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He added: "When I registered they asked me for photo ID and everything and I gave it - I can't see any reason why I wouldn't be registered.

"I am fuming, this election is the biggest issue facing the country and we need young people to get out and vote."

Meanwhile on Facebook , one user Al Kerr posted an image and wrote: "Just been sent away from the polling station and told I can't vote because the register is missing.

"Anyone in these streets are unable to vote. Raging along with many others."

The image showed a list of streets from a polling station in Leith, Edinburgh.

But Edinburgh Council said that while there was a brief delay this morning at the polling station in South Leith Parish Church Halls, the register was in place and everyone registered would be able to vote.

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The council said it wasn't aware of anyone being turned away and that anyone who had left had been invited to leave their phone number and would be contacted.

Meanwhile Andrew Brown on Twitter recalled an incident at his polling station in Cardiff.

He wrote: "In front of us was a young woman who was turned away. My partner overheard them say to her that she needed to register to vote.

"She told them that she thought she had registered. Their response was that she should register for next time. The woman left without voting."

A woman named only as Joanne, from Halewood, Merseyside, went to vote this morning at her local polling station, but wasn't able to.

She said: "It was weird, my name was on the list but it had an A next to it and a line crossed through it.

(Image: Joe Mellor / SWNS)

"I have since been told that this is because I am a postal voter - but I did not ask to be.

"When the postal voter paperwork arrived at my house with my polling card I binned it and thought it was a mistake as I have always voted at polling stations.

"The people at the polling station this morning had no idea why my name (and a number of others) were crossed out, so he asked for my card and said come back after work later and I will look into it for you.

"If this is happening across the country people will be confused and turned away. Why send polling card and postal votes to you if you can’t use the card?"

In Lewisham, south London, Caroline Holland said: "My daughter has just travelled across #London to vote in the #GeneralElection2019 having checked with you first she could vote - she was not sent a #polling card - and she was turned away. She travelled with her baby. Outrageous!"

Blair Jollands wrote: "Went to vote with my poll card and turned away saying I was postal vote reg.. ?? Outraged."

Twitter user GeesQueen said: "Hearing from friends/ family incidents of 18 year olds registered to vote and with a polling card being turned away from polling stations ... Anyone else having this problem?"