This Thursday, 6th May is Polling Day. Polling stations will open 7am and close at 10pm, so there is plenty of time for you to vote.

The location of your nearest polling station will be listed on the front of your polling card. If you can’t find your card, your local council will be able to tell you where your nearest station is.

You can use the postcode search on about my vote to find the details of your local council here. This will take you through to your local council website where you will be able to find details of your nearest polling station.

If this is the first time you’ve voted, don’t worry it is a very simple. The Electoral Commission has a guide which walks you through the process.

Find out how to vote here.

If they are eligible to vote, then take your friends, family and neighbours with you. If you are able to help your local party with assisting people to the polling station, then do get in contact.

Show your support for the Liberal Democrats by changing your avatar on Facebook and Twitter. You can download one here.

“In your heart of hearts you know that if either of the two old parties win this election, nothing will really change,” said the Liberal Democrat Leader.

Addressing a rally in Eastbourne this morning, Nick Clegg will say:

“In 24 hours we can change Britain forever.

“Change is possible and change is coming, if you choose it.

“Your vote can make the difference.

“In your heart of hearts you know that if either of the two old parties win this election, nothing will really change.

“You’ve been let down by them a hundred times before, you know how little to expect.

“We cannot let that happen.

“We cannot let politics as usual triumph.

“We can choose something different this time and we will choose something different this time.

“If change is what you want, don’t let anything or anyone stand in your way.

“It may be just a small cross on the ballot paper but it is a big opportunity.

“Yours may be just one vote but it could be the one that makes the difference: so use it.”

More and more people are saying they support the Liberal Democrats.

“I hear that a vote for the Lib Dems is a wasted vote.

“I disagree I think that a vote for the Lib Dems will send a breath of fresh air through the third rate, inefficient and corrupt world of British politics. Some waste eh?”

“As a once committed Labour voter I, like so many, have been appalled by the abandonment of the values they advocated while in opposition. For me, their conduct on asylum alone is reason enough never to be able to contemplate voting for them again.

“Those who, like me, have despaired of political alternatives, should take a second look. I believe they could open a space for real dialogue, where values of compassion and tolerance take centre ground.”

“For those of us who firmly believe in human rights, the rule of law, and the protection of the environment, the Liberal Democrats are the only party who can be trusted. They were the only major political party to oppose the war in Iraq, and they are still the only party committed to a full public inquiry into allegations of British complicity in torture.

“Nick Clegg is the only leader willing to challenge Labour and Conservative commitment to renewing Trident and the use of nuclear power. He has consistently spoken out for our civil liberties and human rights. That is why Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrat party have my full support.”

“Parliamentary democracy depends on both a Government and an Opposition – an arrangement intended to subject policies and legislation to critical scrutiny. For many years now, there hasn’t been a real Opposition: the two old parties have agreed on almost all significant issues, and run headlong together into disaster.

“We need a new voice, somebody to think differently, and the Lib Dems can offer that.”

Brian outlines his reasons for supporting the Liberal Democrats for the past ten years in this video.

“I am supporting the Liberal Democrats because one of their key pledges is to give all children a fair chance in life.

“Their ‘pupil premium’ will give extra funding to disadvantaged children to ensure that no child is left behind because of their background or their parents bank balance and that’s change I can believe in.”

Watch Floella’s video, outling more reasons why she supports the Liberal Democrats.

“I shall vote Lib Dem mostly because scrapping the ludicrous ‘first past the post’ system will turn us into a proper democracy whose benefits will long outlast the next parliament, and also because my local candidate in Oxford is Evan Harris, one of the few MPs in any party who doesn’t pander to ‘faith’.”

“If all the people who liked the Lib Dems voted for them you could change politics overnight and we could have a proper three party system.”

“I’ll be voting Lib Dem this election because they represent the best chance in a lifetime to make lasting and fair change to how the UK is governed.”

“This is a revolutionary moment. The first time for real change in 100 years.”

John also recorded this video giving more reasons why he supports the Liberal Democrats.

“I support Nick Clegg because his policies they are clear, fair and innovative.”

“I’m voting Lib Dem because of their defense of Civil Liberties, determination to reform the voting system, resolve to put green policies at the heart of mainstream politics, the visibility of women MPs on serious media discussions, their attempts to be honest about tough (and unpopular) subjects and their grown up attitude to Europe.”

“Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats have shown that they are the only party with the courage and understanding to tell the truth, stand up for our rights, and reform this unequal political system.

“By supporting the Lib Dems I hope that we can finally achieve the representative democracy that we all deserve.”

“I am supporting the Liberal Democrats because they were the only party brave enough to vote against the war in Iraq.”

Luton South Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Qurban Hussain has today argued that the Conservative Party’s opposition to voting reform would allow unpopular MPs to remain in their seats.

“The current voting systems means that when most people go to the polls their vote does not count. It simply is not fair or democratic that your vote only counts if you support the winning candidate – the votes of all residents should count.”

Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne said:

“He’s happy for your vote not to count so that he can keep his MPs in safe seats tending to their moats and duck houses instead of the people they are supposed to represent,” said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary.

Commenting on David Cameron’s description of Proportional Representation as a ‘great con’, Chris said:

“David Cameron doesn’t want change at all. He’s just another old-style politician making a grab for absolute power with just one in three of the votes.

“He’s happy for your vote not to count so that he can keep his MPs in safe seats tending to their moats and duck houses instead of the people they are supposed to represent.”

An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.

The five “instant” poll results on the night:

• Guardian/ICM: Clegg 33%, Cameron 29%, Brown 29%
• YouGov: Clegg 32%, Cameron 36%, Brown 29%
• ComRes: Clegg 33%, Cameron 30%, Brown 30%
• Angus Reid: Clegg 33%, Cameron 32%, Brown 23%
• Populus: Clegg 36%, Cameron 37%, Brown 26%
• Poll Average: Clegg 33.4%, Cameron 32.8%, Brown 27.4%

The election has been thrown wide open by Nick Clegg’s first debate win. A number of polls have shown that the Lib Dems and the Conservatives are neck and neck, with Labour trailing in third. BBC journalist Michael Crick said on Newsnight “The momentum is still with Clegg.”

The Leaders’ Debates

This week saw Nick face Gordon Brown and David Cameron in the first of three televised Leaders’ Debates. Nick perfomed excellently with all polls after the debate showing favour for Nick and what he had to say. The evening’s theme was domestic affairs and topics of discussion included healthcare, crime, immigration and education. If you missed the debate on Thursday evening, you can still watch it online on ITV1’s website here.

A serious manifesto, for serious times

This Wednesday Nick and Vince launched our manifesto. It is available in more formats than ever before. If you want to read it in full or a chapter at a time, online or on your Blackberry or iPhone or if you want to watch it as a video, all are available. If you’ve not yet visited it, take a look at our special manifesto section online here.

Nick Clegg’s 2010 Election Tour

This past week Nick has been from Northampton to Bradford, from Oldham to Manchester spreading the Liberal Democrat message of real change. There are day-by-day itineraries, photos and videos available on his site. With just over two weeks to go, there is still lots of time to catch up with him on his campaign tour. Find out more >

Following on from his visit to Luton South earlier this week  Nick Clegg went head-to-head with the Labour and Conservative leaders in a home affairs debate on ITV1.

Last night was the first of the three televised Leaders’ debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about domestic affairs. Subjects discussed included immigration, healthcare and education.

After the first TV debate, more and more people say they agree with Nick. If you didn’t see the debate last night, you can watch it online here.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today launched his party’s General Election manifesto, setting out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.

Nick Clegg said:

“Every manifesto needs to have an idea at its heart. The basic idea that animates this manifesto is something I have always believed. I believe every single person is extraordinary.

“The tragedy is that we have a society where too many people never get to fulfil that extraordinary potential.

“My view – the liberal view – is that government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their potential, no matter who they are.

“The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want.

“There’s a simple word for those ideas, and it’s a word this manifesto is built on: fairness.”

Mon, 12 Apr 2010

“This is a complete double standard. Only last week David Cameron was happy to go campaigning in Kingston hospital, but suddenly the Conservatives are saying it’s unfair for parties to use the NHS in this way,” the Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary said.

Commenting on the Conservative attack on Labour for using an NHS hospital to launch their manifesto, Norman Lamb, said:

“This bizarre attack shows how little the Tories have to say about the big issues facing the country.

“This is a complete double standard. Only last week David Cameron was happy to go campaigning in Kingston hospital, but suddenly the Conservatives are saying it’s unfair for parties to use the NHS in this way.

“The pettiness of the Conservatives’ response is beyond belief. People will not be impressed with a party that has so little to say about Labour’s legacy of failure.

“The real issue about Labour’s launch venue was the fact that it was at another PFI project steeped in debt.”

Luton South Liberal Democrat PPC Qurban Hussain’s general election campaign has started with a public opinion poll showing him to be the public favourite in Luton South.

In a poll conducted by the Luton and Dunstable Express Councillor Hussain gained 40.6% of votes, compared to 31.4% for the Conservatives and just 14.6% for Labour.

The poll reflects the strong, local support the Liberal Democrats have in Luton South, where they currently hold eleven of the Borough Council’s seats in the constituency.

Following results of the poll Qurban said:

“After such a fantastic start to my campaign yesterday I was delighted to see a poll conducted by the Luton and Dunstable Express put the Liberal Democrats and myself in the lead in Luton South.

May I thank everyone who is backing my campaign and has declared their support for the Liberal Democrats.

For local residents to back my campaign is truly a great honour and I am humbled by your continued support.

While some candidates want to represent us but don’t even want to live here, I am proud to call Luton home. I pledge to every voter in Luton South that I will continue to work to ensure a brighter future for own town and our families.”