UK elections 2010

Welcome to euronews' special coverage of the British election, a cliff-hanger if ever there was one. In the most closely contested vote in decades Labour is fighting for its life in government, the Conservatives are struggling for an overall majority and the Liberal Democrats are striving to create a new order in British politics. The campaign has gripped the nation and intrigued the outside world as never before.

At this crucial juncture for Britain euronews has joined forces with the veteran correspondent Keith Graves, who will present our live coverage from London on election night and the day after. The UK General Election 2010 coverage is on air and online from April 27 - May 7.

The British journalists at euronews have been watching the unfolding drama with deepening interest. We've been working on the full range of stories in the build-up to the ballot, trying to make sense of it all for our worldwide audience. Anyway, election fever has taken hold in the newsroom, across all euronews' language services. Here members of the anglophone team present their thoughts and insights as expat journalists watching events in the UK from a distance.

Gordon Brown
Labour Party

David Cameron
Conservative Party

Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrats

General elections 2010

	Conserv.	Labour	Liberal Dem.	Others	Total
Seats	305	258	57	30	650
Change	+107	-97	-5	-1	0
% Votes	36.1%	29.0%	23.0%	11.9%	100%
Change	+3.8%	−6.2%	+1.0%	+1,5%	0%
Candidates	572	572	572	1666	3,554