UK voters' panel: Election announcement

Throughout the election campaign we will be asking a panel of 20 voters to share their views in text and in video, using 3G mobile phones, ahead of the poll on 5 May.

Here, on the day the election has been announced, six of them introduce themselves, outlining their voting intentions and the issues that are important to them.

Vanessa Walters London "While there is Labour there is still hope" Watch message John Devenney Norwich "The Liberal Democrats seem very credible" Watch message Ayub Khan Batley "I am going to wait until nearer the election to decide" Watch message

Tonia Barton Nelson, Lancashire "As a Conservative I feel that this election is vital" Watch message Richard Gosling Aberdeenshire "In the forthcoming election I intend to vote UKIP" Watch message David Mayer Emsworth "I would describe myself as an undecided voter" Watch message

The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.