First time voter: Matthew Glynn

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Name?

Matthew Glynn.

How old are you?

20.

Where do you live?

Wigan.

What do you do?

I'm a greenkeeper on a golf course. It's mostly a gardening job - grass cutting, hedge trimming, that kind of thing. My big love is BMX racing though. I go all over Europe with it. I'm currently British number seven.

Kids?

None.

Why haven't you voted before?

I don't really understand all the parties. There's not the divide between them that there used to be.

If one of them actually did what they said they'd do, maybe you'd have more respect for them. But they don't. They're all as bad as each other.

What's the big issue for you in this election?

There's no real community, or sense of together-ness in this country. That's one of the reasons I like sport.

I went to Belgium in January. All us UK guys had Great Britain jerseys on and we were proud to wear it because we were representing our country.

But we didn't really know what we were representing. The main thing is to bring the people of the UK back together, because I just think we've split apart.

What's the first thing you'd do as Prime Minister?

I'd ask people. I'd get them to tell us, and do what the majority want. Everyone should vote for the changes that need to be made.

And I'd probably do that with everything. It would be a start towards getting the community back together and strong.