The general election on 7 May promises to be the most unpredictable since 1974, the year of two elections. For the past 40 years, only three parties have mattered at Westminster. Now, arguably, we have a six-party system and our democracy is all the better for it. The Scottish National Party, the UK Independence Party and the Greens all threaten Labour in its safest seats – long neglected by the party’s liberal London elite. The Liberal Democrats have lost two-thirds of their voters since 2010 but still hope that
long-earned local ties can save them. And the Conservatives are wondering what success looks like, 23 years since they last won a majority.
To help you make sense of the polls, as well as the latest party positions and punditry, the New Statesman has launched an election microsite that has proved an instant success. For those of you who have missed it and who wish to track the latest numbers, predict the election result and understand how British democracy is changing, follow the link from the NS website or go directly to may2015.com.
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