I spent a jolly 15 hours yesterday, ensuring some 400 of the good burghers of Sydenham got to exercise their democratic rights.

Frankly the ignorance of (admittedly a small part) of the electorate was quite scary. People turned up to vote, but then asked why there weren't the names of the political parties on the ballot paper. (In order to maintain their impartiality, poll staff were also forbidden to explain in detail either.) It does beg the question whether, when there are names on the paper, whether they really understand what they are voting for.