After his last canvassing session before polling stations open, we caught up with the Conservative Prospective MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, Tim Barnes. Tim explains
"It's the eve of polling day, and I've just finished my final campaigning session here in Abbey Road. We've had sessions in the Cities of London and Westminster throughout the day, in every single one of our wards in Westminster and the City of London, and we've had a fantastic and really positive series of responses. It doesn't mean everybody is going to vote for us.
"This isn't a fantasy election of any sort. It does mean that we're finding long-term Conservatives who are still going to support us, people who've been thinking about voting for other parties who've come back to us, and a few people who still have to make up their minds. But overall, it's been a wonderful campaign, and I've really enjoyed it as the candidate, and I'm hoping shortly to enjoy it as the elected Member of Parliament.
"The truth is, the things that people have asked about vary. They vary with different areas and regions and with different priorities that many people have. Some people are most interested in the fact that I'm the only candidate who lives in the constituency and of any of the major parties and that I am, therefore, the one who is using the services and experiencing the same things they are.
"Some are interested in my track record of delivery from my time as a councillor, and indeed my work in my day job life, where I run a charity or my previous work in universities, and some people are really just interested in talking about the issues and my plans for the area.
"The top six issues of crime, housing, transport, investment in our public services, air pollution, trying to build a ladder of opportunity for every one of our residents and other people are interested in issues around foreign affairs and the sort of significant picture issues that are really the domain of Parliament, particularly, my commitment to defence and security, my concerns about the rise of the power of Russia and China and many of those other things that come up in all of the doorstep conversations.
"What is true is that people are really engaged. They're looking for reasons to vote for one party or another in an election where nobody has necessarily covered themselves in glory.
"And my experience of being able to chat with people on the doorsteps is that we can provide answers and we can provide that reassurance.
"So I'm really looking forward to tomorrow as the last day when we'll be trying to get out the vote and trying to find those people who have still yet to make up their minds.
"I hope that if you are not one of those if you have made up your mind that you'll be going out to vote, you'll be voting for whoever it is that you want to vote for. Voting is a privilege, and it is something that we should all treasure. So please use your vote on Thursday, the 4th of July, ideally for me.
"Thanks very much."
FInd out more about Tim via his website.
