We take to Oswestry market to find out how voters are feeling ahead of the election
There was little love for either main party in north Shropshire, as we visited Oswestry market to see what was on the minds of voters ahead of the election.
Just three years ago, the historically die-hard Conservative North Shropshire constituency turned yellow in what was a explosive moment in British political history.
The landslide victory saw Helen Morgan become the constituency's first ever Liberal Democrat MP.
While national polls continue to predict a historic win for Labour, there is little doubt that North Shropshire remains a key battleground for the Lib Dems.
But what's the word on the street? We visited Oswestry on market day to have a chat with voters.
Just three years ago, the historically die-hard Conservative North Shropshire constituency turned yellow in what was a explosive moment in British political history.
The landslide victory saw Helen Morgan become the constituency's first ever Liberal Democrat MP.
While national polls continue to predict a historic win for Labour, there is little doubt that North Shropshire remains a key battleground for the Lib Dems.
But what's the word on the street? We visited Oswestry on market day to have a chat with voters.
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00:0050 odd years I've always voted Conservative. My mother and father always
00:05voted Conservative and I think sadly today they would turn in their grave
00:10because I'm going to vote for reform. I think the Toys have had 14 years and I
00:18haven't got what I voted for. Brexit has not turned out to be what I expected it
00:24to be and we were promised this and at the end of the day I don't think the
00:29Toys really wanted Brexit. I think they just went along with it and now they're
00:35paying the price. I feel the country needs change but not a Labour government.
00:41I think Farage has got something which will eventually prove to be very
00:51successful but not this time. Confused. Like many thousands of other people I think.
00:59I've got to admit that I have voted Conservative in the past but looking very
01:05doubtful whether I will again. What's changed your mind this time round?
01:09Well I just said they've had so long to change things and they haven't really done it in
01:1415 years so give somebody else a chance. And is it clear to you at all which way
01:19you'll be going on July 4th? Probably reform. They seem to be saying everything
01:26they want to hear from her. I think Labour will actually win it but it'd be
01:31nice to have a reform in just to give them a bit of competition. Yeah I think
01:37just people are just sick and tired. The same old, same old. They just want to...
01:42Farage seems to be saying what the people want to hear.
01:48Conservatives have had their chance and I don't think Labour will do anything for the
01:52working man anymore. Not in my eyes and the likes of us on here. We've got the same principle.
02:00I'm fed up with it basically. I'm quite depressed about everything, the state of the
02:05country. As I've just been telling your colleague here you know I'm not British
02:11and I just have no desire to be British because it doesn't fill me with any
02:19confidence that things are going to get any better. So yeah I feel quite low
02:24about it to be honest. Do you have any indication how you're going to vote, if
02:28you're going to vote? I am going to vote only because, not because I particularly
02:34like the Lib Dems but she's been quite good. She's the breath of fresh air really
02:39and I think I'll stick with them but it's not my natural choice. My natural choice is green.
02:45But with the system we have here, first past the post, a green vote doesn't count for anything so...