Watch: Former Tory MP says he is backing Labour
Mark Logan, the former Conservative MP for Bolton North East, says he's "going for" Labour at this election.
Speaking to the BBC's Chris Mason, Mr Logan likened the feel of this election to Tony Blair's 1997 landslide, declaring that it was time to "bring back optimism" into British public life.
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