Tonight we see the first of three Live TV debates for the three main parties leaders:

Gordon Brown : Labour
David Cameron : Conservative
Nick Clegg : Liberal Democrat

The first live TV debate is hosted by ITV with Alastair Stewart as the moderator and will be shown on ITV1 at 8:30pm tonight.

The location is Manchester in the North West of England and the main subject will be domestic affairs: National Health Service (NHS), Education, Immigration, Law and Order, Family, Constitution, Trust in politics, Political reform.

1st General Election Live TV Leaders Debate Poll

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Poll was opened at ~8:45pm during the live TV debate.

Election Live TV Leaders Debate Political Cartoon

My 13 year old son (Caleb) who wants to be a Graphic Artist created the above political cartoon.

Other Live TV Leaders Debate Polls

Instant polling after the first live TV prime minister debate declared Nick Clegg the clear winner:

ITV News ComRes Poll: 43% for Nick Clegg, 26% for David Cameron, 20% for Gordon Brown
Sky News Fizzback Poll: 37% for Nick Clegg, 32% for Gordon Brown, 31% for David Cameron
Times Populus Poll: 61% for Nick Clegg, 22% for David Cameron and 17% for Gordon Brown
Sun YouGov Poll: 51% for Nick Clegg, 29% for David Cameron, 19% for Gordon Brown

Average viewing figures for the debate were 9.4 million, with a peak of 10.3 million, equivalent to a share of the TV audience of 37%.

Also see the Second General Election SKY Live TV Leaders Debate in Bristol.