Will Labour knock off the Tories? Here are 16 races to watch in the UK's general election Thursday
The United Kingdom's general election is almost here, and it's anyone's guess how things will turn out. Things looks extremely tight in the final days of the race, with the polls bouncing between 1-3 point leads for both Labour and the Tories. A tie or Labour lead on election night would likely result in Labour leader Ed Miliband becoming prime minister, but a small Tory lead could make the result too close to easily resolve.
In a previous post, we took a look at the electoral landscape, where Prime Minister David Cameron is fighting for a second term against Miliband. However, while nationwide polls can give us a general idea where things stand, this contest will be decided in the 650 electoral districts (known as constituencies). Whichever candidate emerges with the most votes in each constituency becomes its member of Parliament (MP), so we could see some last-minute tactical voting that's hard to account for even in constituency-level polling.