Out and about in Eastleigh

Polling takes place in the key marginal seat of Eastleigh on Thursday with the expectation that the outcome could be very tight. The BBC's political correspondent Norman Smith will spend today in the Hampshire town meeting candidates and voters and giving his assessment of the issues and people that will decide Thursday's vote.

The BBC's political correspondent Norman Smith in Eastleigh

What the voters think

The Liberal Democrats face criticism from some voters

The ladder of politics: To vote or not to vote

Meeting the candidates

UKIP candidate Diane James: 'We want our first UKIP MP'

Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Thornton: 'I'm focused on what's happening here'

Conservative candidate Maria Hutchings: 'I'm not afraid to speak my mind'

Labour candidate John O'Farrell: 'We're the only opposition party'

...and who are the other candidates?

Ten more Eastleigh by-election candidates make their pitch

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