WITH voting in Swindon being 'extremely busy', queues forming before the polling stations opened this morning, we bring you some fascinating election statistics.
1/ 73 - the number of constituencies visited by Conservative leader David Cameron during this campaign (including launching the party manifesto at Swindon UTC).
2/ 53 - the number of seats visited by Labour leader Ed Miliband (including a flying visit to Old Town).
3/ 38 - the number of constituencies visited by the Lib Dem's Nick Clegg went to 38 (not including Swindon but twice to the marginal Chippenham consituency). The deputy PM visited Swindon on January 29 to promote the building of a new bus station partly as a result of a government cash injection.
4/ 12 - UKIP leader Nigel Farage went to just a dozen constituencies. Go on, you'd have noticed if he'd been here...
5/ 83.9% - that was the national turnout at the 1950 general election; the highest turnout at a general election since 1945 (it was even higher in England at 84.4%).
6/ 64.89% - the turnout of voters in South Swindon for the 2010 general election; that's 78,384 votes (*spoiled ballot papers not included).
7/ 7.52% - the margin that Conservative Robert Buckland took South Swindon from Labour with in 2010.
8/ 64.16% - the North Swindon turnout in 2010; that's 78,384 votes (*spoiled ballot papers not included).
9/ 14% - the margin that Conservative Justin Tomlinson took North Swindon from Labour with in 2010.
10/ 76% - the number of those aged 65 and above who voted nationally in 2010; only 44% of 18 to 24-year-olds voted in 2010.
* Source: www.ukpolitical.info
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