Tory PPC for Wirral West - connections to Thatcherite Conservative Way Forward group, minor local telly presenter, contested and lost the seat before; doesn't have much (anything?) to say on policy, supports various innoffensive campaign groups (women in business, victims rights, local parks, whatever). Will probably win the seat.

Fascinating, sometimes gossipy behind-the-scenes look at the Presidential campaign. The fact that the reporters "were granted year-long access on the condition that none of their findings appear until after Election Day" is pretty dubious, though.

Check the comments for ballot papers from around the world.

Tell your MP why you voted the way you did.

I was about to link to Downing Street Says as a handy source of election news. Not so, it seems.

The Grauniad Blair Watch Project on Flickr - off to a bad start, sadly.

The Grauniad asks readers to mail cameraphone snaps of Mr. Tony to their Flickr account. They just moved from being the fastest to report web trends to getting stuck right in the thick of things.

The SSP need to update their elections page!

SSP candidate for Glasgow North - can't find any more info than the name, bar some old articles in Frontliine (a journal from the ISM, a Marxist platform within the SSP).

Lib Dem candidate for Glasgow North

Ann McKechin, current Glasgow Maryhill MP, Labour candidate for Glasgow North, is a bit of Blairite judging by her voting record (bad on foundation hospitals, anti-terrorism, ID cards; good on gay rights.)

Grauniad election weblog.