Find out how much your vote is really worth here:
http://www.voterpower.org.uk/. If you're unlucky enough not to live in a marginal you may be surprised.
In the 2005 election more than half of all voters voted against their winning MP.
The reason people favour FPTP system is that it ensures the powerful stay in power.
What we can say is that the 2010 election will be the last of the FPTP system and I for one am thankful for that.