article_snippet.sent: Politicians are criss-crossing the country wooing voters ahead of the election in 27 days’ time.
article_snippet.sent: But in more than half of seats the result is already known, according to new analysis of safe seats.
article_snippet.sent: More than 25million live in constituencies where the result can already be predicted, because one party is so far ahead. 
article_snippet.sent: However, Electoral Reform Society claims the result in 364 seats can be called now, based on current polls and how ‘safe’ Electoral Reform Society were in 2010.
article_snippet.sent: Some parts of the country are more likely to play a role in deciding the outcome of the election than others.
article_snippet.sent: The ERS has produced a new online tool for voters to see if voters live in an area where the election result will be decided.
article_snippet.sent: Katie Ghose, chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society, said: ‘
article_snippet.sent: The fact that we can firmly predict the outcome of over half of the seats being contested this May is a sorry indictment of our outdated voting system.
article_snippet.sent: The average constituency hasn’t changed hands since the 1960s, and some have been under the same party’s control since the reign of Queen Victoria.
article_snippet.sent: Predicting the winners in a majority of seats shouldn’t be possible in a truly dynamic and modern democracy.
article_snippet.sent: The winner is the first candidate to get over 50 per cent of the vote. 
highlights_snippet.sent: Electoral Reform Society calls result in 325 seats in England, 5 in Scotland, 20 in Wales and 14 in Northern Ireland .
  