On the last day of campaigning Labour's Tony Blair said that the economy was an important issue for polling day.

While Tory leader Michael Howard, promised a "brighter, better Britain" if his party wins, and for the Lib Dem's Charles Kennedy said that Labour was running scared of his party.

We asked you for your view of the general election campaigning over the last few weeks, what the defining moments of the campaign were and whether you were encouraged to vote.

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This debate is now closed for polling day. Thank you for your comments.

The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we received:

Those who are unsure are more likely to stick with what they know Kevin, North London, UK

There are a lot of undecided voters very late in the election run up. Because of this, I believe Blair will win as those who are unsure are more likely to stick with what they know rather than vote for the unknown.
Kevin, North London, UK

I would love to vote but never received my postal vote. I understand I am not the only person in this position. Seems like just another scam to prevent those people so fed up with the state of the country that they emigrate from voting, to improve the country for those left behind.
Michele Gates, Canada

Blair will be re-elected even if it is only by a small margin. He has the stature, the poise and the party in his favour. The other to are not a patch on him.
John, Surrey, UK

They all promise the World, but none of them will keep to their promises.
Hywel Evans, Rhydaman, De Cymru

What ever you think about the war, lets not let our lads down by not voting, as they have fought to give others the rights that we take for granted.
Phil, Middlesbrough

I will vote, but because I want to rather than because it will make a difference, because it won't. My wife won't vote, and I can't convince her because she just points out that the sitting MP has a huge majority so her vote is impotent. Roll on a fair and meaningful electoral system.
Anthony, Crewe, UK

To all those who think that by not voting they are sending a message to whoever they dislike - you are not! You are disenfranchising yourselves and have no right to complain about things later. Get out there and vote. There is a big difference between the parties. I choose Labour over the Tories any day.
Sue, Leek, England

Abstention is a perfectly acceptable option; it is not wrong to express your dissatisfaction with the fact that you don't feel adequately represented by any of the parties.
Rachel McBrearty, Milton Keynes

When all is said and done the only sensible option is to vote for the party you think will do the country least harm.
Stephen Shingler, Cheadle, Staffs

I have never heard so much spin. Conservatives accuse Blair about Iraq, yet the Conservatives were the ones persuading Parliament to back the coalition. Until political parties move away from three year initiatives and quotas and start to look at thirty year initiatives, none of them will make a difference.
Keith, Manchester

I have found the almost exclusive concentration on really parochial issues very disappointing Joanna Watson, London

I am appalled that climate change has had such a small impact on the thinking of the major parties - I have found the almost exclusive concentration on really parochial issues very disappointing.
Joanna Watson, London

There is little difference between the parties so why bother voting? As soon as they are elected they do all the things they said they wouldn't and none of the things they said they would.
John Fowkes, Leicester, England

For me the scariest statement so far is Michael Howard saying "What you see is what you get," and thinking that that would help. It just made me even more determined that he would not get into power!
Andy Wilson, Winscombe, England

For those of you that have not seen any candidates and have taken this to mean that they do not care, consider this: I have been part of a team canvassing for at least five hours a day for the duration of the campaign but we can only make a dent in the 68,000 people that our candidate wishes to represent. It may be that some candidates don't care but this is not always the case.
Paul, London

The importance of Europe has been avoided by all three leaders Margot Parker, UK

The best part of election 2005 is that it is nearly over. The importance of Europe has been avoided by all three leaders. If we pass laws in the UK Parliament and they are superseded by Brussels what is this election about anyway if the ability to run our own country is removed from us anyway? I will vote because my brother died fighting for his country.
Margot Parker, UK

Party dignity seems to have been left behind for pure spin. It all revolves around right of centre politics, no wonder there's a mixture of voter apathy and anger. In the future I look forward to Labour returning to its old roots - back with the workers which they have left behind in pursuit of Tory voters.
Lee, Holyhead, North Wales

The only wasted vote is a vote for something you don't believe in. So, as there is nobody standing for election in my constituency, why should I vote for a party I don't believe in just because that's all there is? And quite frankly, none of the big three parties are worth my vote anyway. I will be voting in the council elections because there is more choice there, and I can vote for someone whose party I agree with, but as this is not the case with the general election, I find myself unable to vote for anyone.
Mark Rotherham, Colchester UK

I don't care who you vote for as long as you slap Blair. The result of this election is a foregone conclusion; all that remains to do is to destroy Blair's credibility and destabilise his position at the top of the greasy pole that is the Labour party.
Pete Fenelon, York, UK

I'm amazed there are still so many supposedly undecided voters Edward Roberts, Ealing

I'm amazed there are still so many supposedly undecided voters, despite the onslaught of information over the past weeks and performance of the parties over the last eight years! The UK must have the longest garden path up which the pollsters trot, a high number of prima donnas or an electorate which isn't as sophisticated as we're led to think. Is there any wonder then at the extent of illiteracy in the UK (kids take a lead from parents). I'm fed up with the media's pandering to these undecided!
Edward Roberts, Ealing

I amazed that people are still undecided, surely they must know by now. There is four years between elections for heaven's sake!
Alfie Noakes, North of England, UK

The Conservatives have failed to expose Labour's false claim to our successful economy - they inherited it from Thatcher and Major and have been steadily dissipating it. It should have been relatively easy for the Conservatives to show that our competitive edge over countries like Germany has been declining under Labour.
Ian Brown, Derby

Whether Labour or Conservatives get in, we can all kiss what remains of our civil liberties goodbye. I fear for the future of our country.
Steve, Reading, UK

The campaign has gone on for far too long, having been spread out over months before the official start Dr Duncan Campbell, York

The campaign has gone on for far too long, having been spread out over months before the official start. Just like Christmas shopping, the parties wanting our custom have been touting for our business earlier and earlier. I've seen nobody campaigning for the privilege of receiving my vote - why should I bother to vote for someone who is disinterested in receiving my vote? I want to kick out our useless Labour MP, but have the choice of voting Tory for the first time or voting for a Liberal Democrat who. Why should I vote for any of the candidates if I don't like any of them? Why select the least bad of a bad bunch?
Dr Duncan Campbell, York

I would like to vote Labour, because the economy is in good shape. However in the constituency I live in Labour only got 6% last time, so what's the point? As the constituency is a marginal, I'm deciding whether to go vote Lib Dem as I don't want the Conservatives to get in.
Gavin, Newbury

All those of you living in safe seats who feel their vote won't count, please go out and vote anyway. Your vote will not be wasted. It won't affect the outcome of the present election, but it will become part of a statistic that proves how unfair the current system is. As this is being discussed more and more, your vote will eventually lead to the change of said system.
Rita Kitto, Geneva, Switzerland

It has been very interesting. Tony Blair forced to share space with his best mate Gordon Brown, Michael Howard trying to shake off his Thatcherite past and Charles Kennedy hoping to send his workers back to their constituencies to prepare for....the same result as last time.
Many issues have not been discussed especially Europe. Not a whisper on that one. UKIP and Veritas are clearly finished and the SNP may well make a lot of ground in Scotland. Sinn Fein will lose votes in Northern Ireland and in Wales Labour will win because the Welsh can't help themselves. Regardless of who wins if Labour gain a landslide because of favourable constituency boundaries I may consider emigrating as opposed to whinging - democracy in this great country will have died on May 5th 2005.
RC Robjohn, UK

The electorate is as much a part of the system as the politicians Frances, London

The electorate is as much a part of the system as the politicians. We get the politicians we deserve. Get real! It's a game of hard ball.
Frances, London

It's an election? I thought it was a public brawl between some politicians who have very vague ideas on how to run the country. It's appalling!
Mary, Bristol UK

Everyone is complaining that this campaign has been vacuous and un-engaging. But when are people going to make the link between the problem of politicians gerrymandering for power and our unfair, unrepresentative electoral system? Please, people of the UK, campaign for an electoral system that reflects our collective levels of intelligence and state of being informed!
Michael, London

Whilst I want to remove Blair from government, the Conservative campaign has been an unmitigated disaster as shown in collapsing poll ratings. The positive Lib Dem campaign has converted me from "almost certain to vote Tory" to "definitely Lib Dem". But we need a change to PR!
Andy Fisher, York UK

I have voted in every election since I became eligible to vote. I will not be voting in this election and I believe that this is an acceptable tactic in this election. I have come to the conclusion that Labour and Conservative are both to close to see any difference in policy and desired outcomes. In other words they are both right wing. The rest have no chance of winning so why should I waste my vote.
Paul Martin, London

Not much to choose from really, all parties are uninspiring and offer no point of difference. The only thing that seems certain will be higher taxes for all who ever wins.
Paul Smith, Chester, England

I shall be voting for the Liberal Democrats. Tony Blair's attempted scare tactic that this will let the Tories in by the back door won't wash: Tories have got in by the back door at the past two elections by calling themselves New Labour. I can see no difference on the things that matter to me between Michael Howard's Tory Classic and Tony Blair's Tory Lite. The only hope for a tolerable political future for the country is to build up some of the currently minor parties.
David, Reading, UK

Over the past 8 years Labour has painstakingly built a better country. They may not have done everything. Certainly not everything they have done has met with universal agreement, but despite that, I believe that the Labour Government can be proud that Britain is a better, fairer place than it was eight years ago, under the Tories. I will be voting Labour on Thursday and NEVER have I felt more pride in doing so.
Vic, Dunstable Beds

I have no wish to be represented internationally by a Prime Minister who, in my view, can be seen by the world to have attempted to mislead his electorate and parliament. I shall therefore vote Conservative.
Terry, Epsom, Surrey, England

I didn't even consider voting for Labour until I sat down and thought about what they had done for me personally with respect to low taxes, maternity leave, child tax credits etc. Now I know I will be voting for them. The war didn't personally affect me, whether I agree with it or not. Surely the personal angle is the one you should be looking at?
Joanne, Leeds

I'll be voting Conservative, not because I believe in Howard's policies, I don't think any of our politicians know how to tell the truth, It's because I've have enough of Blair's - in my view - untruths and his unfair taxes. He's had two terms in office and to think of him getting a third fills me with dread. Under Labour I'm worse off than I've ever been and if Labour stay in power things can only get worse. It's time for a change, the thought of a Blair free government is refreshing.
Steve, Burton on Trent

I believe that it is everyone's duty to vote, but I do not like any of the three major parties, so I will be voting Monster Raving Loony. They are the only party that is telling the truth, and who are not targeting some minority group to 'blame everything on'. They are therefore in fact the only sane ones out there. Be Sensible, Vote Monster Raving Loony!
Terry M, Hersham UK

What's the point? Thanks to the Tories and Labour we have an electoral system that means my vote is wasted. If I thought I could help get the Lib Dems in then fine, but its not going to happen. The Tories and the new Tories don't want to change the system even though is an undemocratic joke. Even Iraq has PR.
Paul M, London UK

Unengaged after a campaign that was un-engaging Tim, Fareham Hants

Unengaged after a campaign that was un-engaging. Isn't the real issue that the current system dis-empowers the voter?
Tim, Fareham Hants

There appears to be only one manifesto with three covers. It comes down to who you think will deliver.
Michael, Manchester

With less than 24 hours to go, I still don't know who I am going to vote for. I will probably walk in and decide when I have the paper and pencil in my hand.
Liz Hollis, Hove, East Sussex

Positive messages on big issues seem to have been almost completely absent from this campaign.
Gordon Ross, Liverpool

Thank goodness it's nearly all over Simon, England

Thank goodness it's nearly all over for another five years. What rubbish, contradictions and spin.
Simon, England

The campaigns can't influence me or my area. As resident of a safe seat constituency I have no influence on the outcome of this election at all. Someone in a marginal seat does. Fair voting system? I don't think so.
Scott Latham, Reigate, England

Peter, Hants: ITS THURSDAY, PETER! VOTE ON THURSDAY!
Sue, Twickenham

I will vote for the party which has paid most attention to my personal needs - which is no one. Not a single campaigner has come to my door, but then I don't live in a marginal seat. When my votes means something, I'll start paying more attention.
Simon, Handforth, UK

Nothing of what has been said has inspired me to go and vote on Friday Pete, Hants

Nothing of what has been said has inspired me to go and vote on Friday. None of the parties give me confidence in their individual abilities to get on and do something positive for this country. It's in a mess and there are a lot of people within it that want to get on and be proud of being British. When will the politicians forget their egos and listen to the people and run the country with consideration and respect of those that have put them where they are?
Pete, Hants

Whilst I have been encouraged that this election seems to have become a genuine three horse race, I can't avoid reflecting on the way in which ordinary people are marginalised by the electoral process. There is far too much stage management, and the terms of debate are decided by the politicians and the media - not the people. I would like to see the question of democracy as an election issue - something for which Labour and the Tories have complete disdain.
Andrew Ireson, London, England

As I am a student, I will definitely vote for the Liberal Democrats. I can only hope that the whole student population turns out to vote!
Ruth Craggs, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England

None of the major parties have mentioned Europe once, but it's the only issue of any consequence. Much as I know and to an extent agree with the arguments against proportional representation, it is the only way to re-engage public interest in politics - to know that your vote can count. The constituency/first-past-the-post system is an anachronism and it's time it went.
Adam, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

I think the campaigns have generally ignored some very important issues David, Bracknell, Berkshire

I think the campaigns have generally ignored some very important issues: Pensions, affordable housing, integrated transport are just three that come to mind. Perhaps these are such serious issues, it's just politic to worry about them 'tomorrow'.
David, Bracknell, Berkshire

Whichever party wins, the economy is going to be a major issue. All has gone well recently but the future is looking harder. I would vote Tory but I can never do that again after the 1992 ERM fiasco. Talk about embarrassingly hopeless! So it's really hard to know what to do.
Colin, UK

I find it really undemocratic that the parties should only be concentrating their full efforts on the marginals. They should be fighting for every seat, not just the marginals. Maybe that is the reason why there is so much voter apathy in this election - the parties are not paying them any attention, so they will reciprocate in kind!
Paul, Glasgow

This has to be the most turgid, sterile and negative campaign in history. No party seems to give you reasons why you should vote for them - they are all too busy rubbishing the other parties. I'll vote but not enthusiastically - that's not just because of Blair but the whole bunch of rogues that are on offer.
Martin Johnston, Dundee

I live in a safe seat so in many ways the campaign will not change much. Following eight years of Blair politics, this is the first time in my life that I believe that the time has come to change the electoral system. I suspect that Labour will get in through the back door again, holding a reduced but substantial majority but with a relatively small percentage of the overall vote. And they call that a mandate to govern on our behalf!
David, Peterborough, Cambs

Hopefully, Labour will get in but with a much reduced majority Steve Austin, Bournemouth, UK

Hopefully, Labour will get in but with a much reduced majority. That way the more controversial decisions will not be allowed just to waltz through. Had Gordon Brown been in charge of Labour at this point they would have stormed through. Even if they win Tony needs to see that he is no longer an asset to the party - he needs to go.
Steve Austin, Bournemouth, UK

I cannot believe this election has been hijacked by anti Blair sentiment. Come Thursday you will be putting your cross in a box to reflect the ideology of a party and your own social/ethical beliefs, not the personality of a single man. I will be casting my vote for the Labour Party tomorrow, not Blair. Leaders come and go but my politics will remain the same.
Neal Cresswell, Leics, UK

The campaign has been rather on the quiet front compared to other years, but isn't that what Labour have managed to do somehow since coming to power 1997. You never hear much on the news about what's really going on in government/politics, just the spin! Hopefully, the Tories will get in and get the country back on the right track once and for all without spin, endless targets and extra taxes!
Jon, Hampshire, UK

I, and many people I know, feel completely marginalised in this election because all of the main parties have a policy that makes it impossible for us to vote for them. Instead, and I recommend this to everyone else who feels the same way, will be writing 'positive abstention' on my ballot paper.
Richard Eastwood, Hull, UK

After eight years in power Labour shouldn't need to campaign too hard - their time in charge should speak for itself. If they had made good on their promises in the past, they wouldn't need to be making new ones now. It's time for someone else to have a turn.
Claire, Colchester

Britain's economy has been healthy and stable for the longest time in history Paul Rogers, Surrey

The choice is clear. Britain's economy has been healthy and stable for the longest time in history. More investment has gone into schools, hospitals and roads. Not mindless bureaucracy - this is a myth perpetuated by right wing politicians with no evidence to support this claim. When Labour took power this country was groaning on its knees, desperately in need of investment and economic stability. The Tories divided communities, extended the gap between the haves and have nots and gave tax cuts to their wealthy fat cat cronies. I will vote for common sense - for Labour.
Paul Rogers, Woking, Surrey

Does political ideology still exist; none of the parties have highlighted the fundamental ideological difference between them. Perhaps no such differences exist any more!
Daniel Broughton, Beckenham, Kent

I have made a conscious decision to totally ignore the parties' campaigns on a national level and vote solely for the candidate I feel will do the best job on a local level.
Chris, Kingston, Surrey

This campaign has been disappointingly shallow. Concentration on the party leaders has dominated more than ever before. We're voting for a constituency MP and a government, not a PM or a president!
Michael Buckley, Saddleworth, England

The idea that a vote for the Lib Dems is wasted is disingenuous and I think it is a deeply cynical ploy by New Labour to go down that road. Everyone should vote with their conscience, especially in this election.
Katherine, London, UK

I am just looking forward to the end of the campaign. Then we can all go back to another four years of lies, deception and sleaze.
Matt Evans, Ashford, Middx, UK

As a lifelong Labour voter I am struggling to vote for Labour this time Ian, Lancaster, UK

As a lifelong Labour voter I am struggling to vote for Labour this time. Perhaps I have to accept that as the country has moved to the right so my beliefs have become unelectable. Perhaps pragmatic politics is the way forward! I may not feel that I can wholeheartedly support the current government but then I think back to life under the Tories and see that in many ways things have actually got better, they couldn't have been much worse! The thought of the Tories back in power, particularly based on Michael Howard's' campaign, is enough to convince me to put an X by Labour, and to hope that still 'things can only get better'.
Ian, Lancaster, UK

Thursday 5 May is the day when no voter must get it wrong. Only a vote for the Conservatives will see off this dangerous and slippery government and replace it with the only credible alternative. It's time to give the Conservatives a go. They are what this country needs to heal the damage of New Labour. Vote Conservative as if your life depended on it. You'll be glad you did.
Graham Shelton, Oxford, England

I was not happy about Mr Blair leading us to an unjustified war against Iraq. However, Mr Howard would have done the same. I would really love to vote for Mr Kennedy, but I feel the vote would be wasted. Since I don't like Mr Howard's immigration policy I'm going to stick with the devil you know.
Shafique Cockar, Harrow, England

To believe that a last minute charge around the country will sway people is misguided Paul Ashton, Northamptonshire

People knew who they would vote for before the campaign, to believe that a last minute charge around the country will sway people is misguided, people only change there minds when there is a real problem, like in '97 against the Tory government. Labour will win they will not have the same majority but the result will be the same as if you had run the election same time last year
Paul Ashton, Northamptonshire

I dislike Tony's action on Iraq and Bush, BUT I will vote Labour because of the huge improvements in health, education and neighbourhood funding. These are promises Labour has kept. But my vote is for Labour itself to change its leader after the election.
Alex, West Midlands

I have not made my mind up yet other than I will not be voting for Labour again. Also am I wrong when I say that the election campaign seems to have been run along the lines of a USA style election. i.e., Blair for president?
Ron Milligan, Hants, England

Couldn't "run a whelk stall"? Perhaps not - didn't Brown say he wasn't a fan of seafood? But they have proved beyond doubt they can run an economy!
Sam Wakeford, Cambridgeshire, UK

The thing that this election has highlighted to me is our voting system is unfair David, West Midlands, England

The thing that this election has highlighted to me is our voting system is unfair. I'm not even voting for my preferred party in order to have the best chance of defeating the current MP. And how fair is it that Labour could have 67% of the people voting against them and still hold a large majority (and therefore 100% power)? And I thought that the first election of George W. Bush was a sham!
David, England

Still can't decide between Labour and the Lib Dems! I don't really want to vote at all but will do so because I'm lucky enough to live in a democracy.
Sarah, London, UK

I'm a libertarian and have no one to vote for. I'd vote Lib Dem if they'd lower taxes. I'd vote Tory if they weren't scaremongers. Labour has no policies, only egos. This is very frustrating.
Mark, London

I am still undecided. Labour's obsession with throwing money at problems and imposing targets clearly hasn't worked. The Conservatives seem talk a lot of sense, but I suffered under their previous government. The Lib Dems aren't quite the half-way house they used to be, but are very unlikely to win in my area. Where's Screaming Lord Sutch when you need him?
Andrew B, Leeds, England

I feel very disillusioned with the whole voting process. I am going to vote Lib Dem to get Labour out of 10 Downing Street but it seems that there are a lot of people still voting for Labour. I was strongly against the war and I can't see why anyone would want to vote for a party that embodies that.
Adib Harun, Birmingham

It won't matter what they do now as I have already voted, by post!
Gary, Sheffield, England

I am absolutely firm in my belief that Tony Blair did not lie, - but that he was convinced that going to war to remove Saddam was the safest option for Britain and the World! I appear to be a lonely voice in this neck of the woods - which has been blue since the dawn of time and where the vitriol of Michael Howard is mindlessly echoed in terms, which are also blue - depressingly so! Yet these are the supporters of the party, which actively favoured regime change!? Bring on the Leprechauns!
Niall, Hampshire, England

I have always supported Labour since the end of the Thatcher years, but due to Tony Blair's leadership, it'll be Conservative for me on polling day.
Vanderbilt Armstrong, England

Tough choice. You can count Labour out. I favour the Tories on foreign policy but the Lib Dems on domestic policy. I am also considering the UKIP. Guess I have some thinking to do in the next day.
Johnathon Veretta, Liverpool, England

How refreshing it is to hear Michael Howard actually putting forward a positive action plan with accountability for achieving results. That is the sort of government I want to see and that is why I shall be voting Conservative on Thursday. For eight long years now we have had to put up with endless talk and empty promises. That should no longer be acceptable.
Peter, Aylesbury, UK

If you don't vote, don't complain if you get a government you didn't want Rob, Kirkcaldy, Fife

If you don't vote, don't complain if you get a government you didn't want. I will be voting for the party that reversed the disasters of the Tories, has a clear vision of the future, social responsibility, a strong leader who makes decisions not based on public opinion but on what he thinks is right and the best Chancellor Britain has had in my memory - Labour
Rob, Kirkcaldy, Fife

Why is Labour stressing the economy as a reason for voting for them? As a result of their policies we have little manufacturing industry left and I cannot see how we are now supporting ourselves. We have had numerous tax rises by stealth without seeing any noticeable improvements in public services. Our money has been squandered on paying bureaucrats to set lots of silly targets that often actually hinder the provision of these services. There is also a lot of hidden unemployment. I shall probably vote Lib Dem as they were the only party that opposed the unnecessary and unsanctioned Iraq war.
Derek C, UK

Voting should be done on the back of people's philosophical beliefs and the state of the country. Not something someone did fifteen years ago. For that reason, I will be spoiling my ballot. We should really have a white vote option for those of us dissatisfied with the process, but not apathetic.
Craig, St Helens

Since I was not in time to register for a postal vote, I will have no say in the election. However, I would have looked at the personal policies and track record of the candidates standing in my constituency. In the 94 election, I asked the secretary of the incumbent (Conservative) MP how he had voted on certain key (for me) policy decisions, to be told that he had always voted with the (then) government. He did not get my vote!
Stuart, France (ex-pat)

Looks like my decision has been made for me. Whoever delivers the voting card could not be bothered with our letter boxes and just decided to dump them. No candidate has even bothered to send any leaflets out. So simple solution, they can't be bothered with my vote I can't be bothered with them.
Peter, Dudley. UK

Living where I do, there's only two options: vote for the Tory incumbent or for the Lib Dem challenger. Happily, this means my vote for the Lib Dems may actually count for something this year.
John Kearney, Worcestershire

I will be voting Conservative and made my mind up before the election. But if I was a floating voter with no political leanings I would be very tempted by the Lib Dems. They have run the most appealing campaign. I hope the real parties can learn something from that.
Al, Nottingham, UK

I've never been less sure on which way to vote Phil, Southampton, UK

This is a tricky one, I've never been less sure on which way to vote. It's a choice, for me, between Lib Dem and Tory. I wish I could pick-and-choose the best policies from both but that will not be. I may just flick a coin in the polling booth. Or abstain.
Phil, Southampton, UK

I will vote, but out of duty not out of any passion I felt at previous elections.
Christine Adams, Egham, Surrey

Until the government makes drastic changes to the electoral system in this country, I will be forced to spoil my ballot in this and every other election.
Colin Hoad, Surrey, England

My vote will have no impact on the result, as I live in a very safe Labour constituency. I will probably vote for the fringe candidate as I sort of protest that we do not have PR.
Darren, UK

As a first time voter I have found the campaign both exciting, frightening and occasionally laughable. I was surprised to see how childish politicians can be and Michael Howard is terrifying.
Toni, North Lancing, West Sussex

With the election, for the most part, lacking headlines and razzmatazz it remains to be seen what level of voter turnout can be expected and how this might affect the result. The only respite from the dullness of the campaign came from the perpetual Iraq legal advice leaks. Someone in the Government with a distaste for Tony Blair and the Labour party has kept themselves busy!
James, Bristol, England

Whoever wins, let's get it over with as soon as possible Paul, Stevenage

The last few weeks have seen Iraq dominate, and rightly so. The remaining time has been taken up with sound bite policies and playground criticism. Whoever wins, let's get it over with as soon as possible.
Paul, Stevenage

Pretty poor show. Tony Blair has emerged very tarnished; Michael Howard has just not got the right stuff to push Labour away; Charles Kennedy simply isn't credible.
David Ball, Wokingham, UK

I will be voting Conservative on Thursday. I struggle to think of anything the Lib Dems stand for that I can agree with and Labour have proved beyond any doubt that they couldn't run a whelk stall.
John B, UK

I've wavered between all three parties at one time or another during this campaign. But I have decided to vote Liberal Democrat. The main reason is the war in Iraq and the fact that the Lib Dems are more progressive and fair on tax and minority rights.
Nick, Royston, Herts

I would think most people have made up their mind as to who they will vote for. The best bet for the last two days is for the leaders to say as little as possible, as they will probably only make some gaff to turn people against them.
Michael, Glasgow, Scotland