The sun may have been shining but it would seem the voters of Central Devon need a little more light thrown on the general election before they feel equipped for a trip to the polling booth. Ashburton was formerly part of Conservative MP Anthony Steen's Totnes constituency while Bovey Tracey, Moretonhampstead, Chudleigh and Exm­inster were all held by Teignbridge Liberal Democrat MP Richard Younger-Ross. From the dozens of voters we spoke with the overwhelming impression was that few were aware of the changes. There was also anger about the MPs' expenses episode, a taste for change but no clear consensus of who might deliver it. That and a grumble about the lack of local campaigning. In Bovey Tracey pensioner Ronald Garland asked why Mr Younger-Ross was no longer standing. It surprised him and friends at the bus stop to discover that their former MP was still in the race but for the new, smaller seat of Newton Abbot. With that matter cleared up the trio still seemed uncertain about how to vote. 'They never do what they preach, do they?' was Mr Garland's point of view. 'None of them do any good,' added his friend Rita Steer. Eighteen-year-old student Alfie Minton said he was looking forward to his first ballot but was also unsure where to put his mark, although he had been impressed by Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. 'No one's said anything to us about politics, they assume we're not interested at our age but we are,' he said. 'I watched the TV debate and it introduced me to the parties but I'm still on the fence about it.' Mr Minton said the main issues for him were rural transport, housing and politicians being seen to be trustworthy. 'Yes, the party matters to me but who the person is helps a lot,' he said. Someone else willing to be won over by the person was Ian Hartley. Despite a Labour-leaning past he had met and been impressed with Tory candidate Mel Stride and been out delivering party leaflets. 'I'll probably vote for Mel, he's as good a man as you'll get,' he said. In Ashburton, shop owner Debbie Richardson complained about a lack of useful information from all candidates. 'I see the big colourful signs around town but just feel there's nothing behind them, I need more information before I trust my vote with someone,' she said. 'I've had a leaflet through the door but we could do with a bit more campaigning in town.' Fellow Ashburtonian Stanley Peard said of the candidates: 'They're all just in it for themselves, look at what they've got away with.' He, too, said Mel Stride was most likely to get his vote. More upbeat was Sam Forest who, despite favouring the Green Party, said: 'I like what happened with Clegg, he's something a bit different. If he held the balance of power that would be great.' In Moretonhampstead one voter who had heard of the new constituency thought it was called Devon Rural. Another thought the leader of Liberal Democrats was Nick Nolte – who is a Hollywood actor. Not wishing to be named because of her gaffe she said: 'What I want is a ballot paper with "none of the above" on it', arguing that whoever won would be no more than 'the best of a bad bunch'. Trevor Mosforth, poultry farmer and resident of North Bovey for 43 years, was much clearer. He wanted a decisive UKIP win as he believed anything else would result in vast increases in tax, massive immigration and money 'wasted' on overseas aid. He said: 'I have a strange feeling that the Lib Dems will emerge on May 7 with a slight minority and form a coalition with the Conservatives.' In Chudleigh several voters seemed shocked to hear about the new Central Devon seat and still unsure how to vote. Hayley Jones said: 'I just wasn't aware. I know the name Richard Younger-Ross and I know the name Mel Stride, he canvasses a lot here,' she said. 'Nick Clegg came across quite well in the debate but the Conservatives and Labour are just infighting all the time.' Gallery owner Roy Whittaker had similar thoughts. 'I think there's a general lack of interest because all the politicians are saying the same thing, attacking each other rather than having the answers to the problems we've got,' he said. Lynne Godwin said whatever the new constituency's name was, deciding how to vote remained a poser. 'All I know yet is who I'll not be voting for,' she said. Diners at Exminster's community cafe, Coffee on the Corner, seemed none the wiser about the boundary change or who to vote for. Sarah Denton had heard something about the new seat and thought it might be called Mid Devon. She had seen Mel Stride on the streets and received leaflets from UKIP and the Liberal Democrats but her mind was still not made up. Owning up to much stronger views was Terence Troy.'Get rid of the lot of them and start again with some decent working people in power who know what they're doing,' he said. 'We don't want these career politicians any more, they just lie all the time.' The only party during our trip that no one pledged to support was Labour.