quizzed by audiences. Death of Jo Harrison On 1 May it was announced that Jo Harrison, the Liberal Democrat candidate for South Staffordshire, had died after a short illness. Under electoral rules, the election in South Staffordshire was postponed until 23 June. Hounslow electoral register On the day of the election, it was reported that up to several hundred voters' details had been accidentally deleted from the electoral register in Hounslow. Opinion polls Opinion polls were carried out almost every day during the election campaign and were reported by all the news media. The following lists opinion polls taken. Notes Targets The below were not official targeted seats (no major party has ever published its list of targets — nor are any of them likely to: it would give away information to their opponents) but were based on the results of the 2001 election; the seats listed are the ones in which the respective party came second, ranked by the percentage margin by which they lost. In general, actual target seats are determined by more recent election results such as the 2004 European Parliament election. The incumbent party is included in brackets after the constituency name. The Liberal Democrats pursued a "decapitation" strategy, targeting front bench Conservative and (to a lesser extent) Labour MPs in potentially vulnerable seats. Targets for other parties included Bethnal Green and Bow where RESPECT hoped to take a seat, and Brighton Pavilion where the Green Party of England and Wales hoped to move into second place. The Scottish National Party's main targets were Dundee East and Ochil and South Perthshire and Plaid Cymru's top target was Ynys Môn. References External links "Why everyone loves a political baby" - BBC News editorial on the effect of the birth of Charles Kennedy's son on the general election. 2005 United Kingdom general election Pre-election day events of British general elections