The eyes of the nation will be on Monmouth on June 7 when voters across the country will decide which party will form the Government for the next five years.
The quiet market town has shown itself to be very much a barometer for the rest of the country over the years, with the seat switching from Conservative to Labour, then back to Conservative and finally back to Labour in the last four elections.
Labour's Huw Edwards is defending a narrow 4,000 plus majority and the flying visit of Tory leader William Hague early in the campaign demonstrated just how importantly both the main parties regard the Monmouth seat.
It is certainly a seat the Conservatives must regain if they are to stand any chance of slashing Labour's massive Commons majority.
Next week's contest will be a five-way affair, with the Liberal Democrats fielding local teacher Neil Parker. Plaid Cymru's candidate will be social services manager Marc Hubbard, while the UK Independence Party candidate will be businessman David Rowland.