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In pictures: Palestinian polling day
Two-horse race

The ballot paper has seven names � but the top two, Mr Barghouti and Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), receive more than 75% of the vote at this station.

That is similar to what is happening across the Palestinian territories, although given the kind of constituency this is, Mr Barghouti has a slightly higher share of votes than in more deprived areas, where Fatah enjoys more support.

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