Cardiff Central was full of election fever earlier today as new voters felt the need to make their voices heard. A wide range of issues are brought people out to polling stations in the area, from immigration to the economy, and education, pensions and tuition fees were are all high on the agenda of constituents.

At Cardiff University Student Union, first time voters have been heavily targeted in local campaigns. One student said:

"We have received a lot of campaign fliers from the Liberal Democrats, sometimes two or three messages from Jenny Willott a week to gain our vote. We've only had one flier from Labour and the Conservatives.

"To us the scrapping of tuition fees would benefit so many families in allowing them to study at University like us. I think that in a democracy everyone ought to be given equal opportunity."

At the new Central Library in the heart of Cardiff, one couple felt the economic climate was the key issue. "The economy is what ought to be at the top of the political agenda," they said.

"People need to know exactly what steps politicians are going to take to ensure we do not fall into another recession like this. I must admit I haven't voted in the last two elections, however I'm tired of the claims from politicians and I think it's time that they truly took notice of the voters even if that means a hung parliament."

In Adamsdown, at the Howard gardens bowls pavilion, one gentlemen who has lived in the area for 55 years said he's worried about retirement. "Many of my friends have retired in the past three to four years," he said.

"They have not been able to survive on the state pension, I'm seriously considering staying on at work just to make ends meet.

At Albany Road Primary school, parents concerned about the state of the education system turned out to vote. A mother of two said:

"I would like to see class sizes cut, because my children aren't getting enough one to one tuition, they're getting generalized feedback which in my opinion simply isn't good enough. I feel that teachers have become too lenient with children, and that small disruptions means that my children have to suffer it's really not acceptable."

Cardiff Central is a three way marginal seat, with each of the main three parties having had control of the constituency since its creation in 1983. The seat which was held by Labour since 1992 for 13 years until Jenny Willott MP made history as the first woman and first Liberal Democrat to gain control of the seat in 2005.