CONSTITUENTS in Andover have branded this year’s general election “probably one of the hardest” to vote in – and not because of the weather.

Despite the country’s first December election since 1923 giving way to a downpour, residents at St Michael’s and All Angels Church, in Colebrook Way, were not deterred from braving the weather and taking to the polling stations in their numbers.

But when it came to casting that all important vote, for many that’s where the difficulty lay.

“It’s a complete shambles is all I can say,” said Alex Bond of the current political climate.

“I’m 84, I’ve voted all my life and I’ve never seen such a shambles. We’re the laughing stock of the world.

“I didn’t know who to vote for because they never stick to what they say. There should be a law that what they say, they should be made to do.”

Another said: “It’s was probably one of the hardest [to vote in].

“Not because of anything in particular – everything; losing trust in the main leaders.”

“I didn’t believe much of what anyone was saying,” added another.

Others voiced similar frustrations with the current situation. Roseanna Juliff, 25, said “we just feel like people need to get their jobs done now” and another female voter adding she was “fed up and bored” with the constant arguments.

Brexit was said to be a key issue behind many people’s voting choices, with a number saying they voted for the party who was “getting it done”.

But contrastingly, another noted that Brexit would be decisive factor because he “made a boo boo in the referendum” and wanted to put that right.

Meanwhile, 24-year-old Hannah Fletcher said that climate change and the NHS were the two biggest factors for her, causing her to look to vote tactically.

Not everyone struggled to decide where they should cast their vote, though.

One voter declared: “It was an easy decision in terms of there being no choice – politics is dead.”

“But the sun will still come up and we’ll all still be here at the end of the day,” he added.