The Lib-CON? Have your say on Nick 'the Kingmaker' Clegg.

While everyone suspected we might be heading for a hung parliament in the 2010 General Election, the 25,000 plus Liberal Democrat voters in Redland probably didn't imagine their party of choice would seriously consider working with the Conservatives.

But that is what looks set to happen as Lib Dem leader and 'kingmaker' Nick Clegg talks with Tory leader David Cameron about the way forward.

It's been less than 48 hours since the complete results of the general election and while the Tories were always destined to come out on top as the 'official opposition' in our shameful two-party electoral system, it was widely thought that the Lib Dems would do much better than they did.

No-one expected them to actually lose seats. But they did - ending up with just 57 seats despite almost one in four voters choosing them. Meanwhile, the Tories gained just over 36 per cent of the vote but pulled in a whopping 306 seats. Labour fared better than you'd imagine, with almost 30 percent of the vote and 258 seats.

Confused? Well you're not the only one. Our First Past the Post system is quite hard to stomach and that could be why so many people in Redland voted Lib Dem - due to their commitment to electoral reform.

Bristol West was one of the rare constituencies which bucked the trend to return Lib Dem MP Stephen Williams with a massive majority. In fact, the votes polled by Williams were similar in number to all the other parties put together.

Many left-wing Lib Dem voters could never bring themselves to support the Tories, but may be open to some sort of agreement with the Labour Party. But voters are being left in the dark at the moment, not knowing what is going on in the talks between the leaders.

So what can you do? How about lobbying your Lib Dem MP to express your opinions on any pacts which may be made with the Tories or Labour.

And Redland voters are fortunate enough to be in the constituency of Bristol West, which has a Lib Dem MP. So how about it? Instead of waiting and watching, why not try and influence the decision and contact Mr Williams? What do you reckon. It certainly can't hurt.

I personally can't see how the Lib Dems could work with the Tories, they seem polls (sic) apart. But then, perhaps there's too much water under the bridge with Labour? Perhaps a hung parliament is exactly what democracy needs? Governing issue by issue?

So come on everyone who voted Lib Dem...what do you think?