Guardian photographers at the election

6 April: Crowds try to photograph the prime minister, Gordon Brown, as he leaves Buckingham Palace after meeting the Queen to ask for the dissolution of parliament before the general election Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 April: The former deputy prime minister and deputy leader of the Labour party, John Prescott, launches his final battlebus tour in Carlisle Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 April: Gordon Brown reads briefing papers during a visit to Innocent Smoothies in west London Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 April: Esther Rantzen canvassing for votes in the Arndale Shopping Centre, Luton Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 12 April: Gordon Brown is applauded during the launch of the Labour party manifesto at Queen Elizabeth Hospital's new building in Birmingham Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 13 April: Peter Lyburn, Conservative candidate for Perth and North Perthshire, leafleting on the banks of Loch Tay at Fearnan, Perthshire, Scotland Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 13 April: Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, on the campaign trail in Buckingham Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 13 April: Gordon Brown working on a speech on a train to Birmingham Photograph: Martin Argles for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 14 April: A couple pose by the Conservative election bus at the historic dockyards in Gloucester Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 15 April: Gordon Brown smiles during a visit to Siemens in Manchester Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 15 April: The Business secretary, Lord Mandelson, dances with Hannah Rita-MacKenzie at the Blackpool Tower ballroom Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk 18 April: The Conservative party leader, David Cameron, gives a speech at the Sun Inn pub in Coate, Swindon Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 21 April: Ed Balls campaigning in his newly formed Morley and Outwood constituency in West Yorkshire Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 21 April: Gordon Brown and his wife, Sarah, on the balcony of their hotel overlooking Cardiff bay Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 22 April: Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, campaigning in Ridley Road market, London Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 22 April: Conservative candidate Kemi Adegoke campaigns in Dulwich and West Norwood Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 24 April: David Cameron speaks at a rally at Palmers College in Thurrock, Essex Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 24 April: A BBC employee records David Cameron's speech at Palmers College in Thurrock, Essex Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 26 April: The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, at a press conference at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, Scotland Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 26 April: Chuka Umunna, David Miliband and Keith Vaz at a cafe in Streatham Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 27 April: Gordon Brown on a walkabout in Glasgow, Scotland Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 27 April: Lembit Opik sits in a van with election placards while out canvassing in his constituency of Montgomeryshire in Wales Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 28 April: Gordon Brown discusses strategy with candidates in a room at the Honeywell Community centre in Oldham Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian Photograph: Martin Argles/guardian.co.uk 28 April: Nick Clegg prepares to record a message at The Work Foundation in Westminster Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 28 April: Gordon Brown leaves the home of Gillian Duffy in Rochdale. The prime minister broke off from his campaign to apologise to Duffy for telling aides she was a bigoted woman after the pair met earlier in the day Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 29 April: Charlie, 93, talks to Ben Gummer, Conservative candidate for Ipswich, while out walking his dog Millie on the Rivers Estate in Ipswich Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 30 April: Iain Bundred, chief press officer, and Sue Nye, Gordon Brown's senior aide, talk during a campaign visit at Blidworth Oaks primary school in Sherwood Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 30 April: Students from the University of Birmingham watch the third and final leaders' debate in the rain on a big screen set up by the BBC in a rugby field Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 30 April: Members of the cabinet line up in Birmingham before a poster launch. L-R: Douglas Alexander, Tessa Jowell, Lord Mandelson, Harriet Harman Photograph: Martin Argles for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 1 May: Nick Clegg on the Lib Dem battlebus with his wife, Miriam González Durántez Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 2 May: Nick Clegg jokes around next to the sleeping soundman Arie Koetzee Photograph: Dan Chung for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 2 May: David Cameron on a visit to Lewinnick Lodge in Newquay, Cornwall Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 3 May: David Cameron prepares for a speech at a Citizens UK event at the Central Methodist hall, Westminster Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 3 May: A sound technician adjusts some wiring as David Cameron speaks to conservative supporters at the Feltham assembly hall, London Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 3 May: Gordon Brown visits Ipswich Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 3 May: Sarah Brown updates her blog on the train from Great Yarmouth Photograph: Martin Argles for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 3 May: Nick Clegg returns to London on his campaign plane Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 4 May: Lord Mandelson tours the Johnson Tiles factory in Stoke-on-Trent, where he addressed local business leaders Photograph: Christopher Thomond for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 6 May: Nick Clegg's final campaign event in Sheffield Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 6 May: Nick Clegg and his wife, Miriam, go for a last-minute shop for dinner in Waitrose on election night Photograph: Dan Chung for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 6 May: Gordon Brown and his wife, Sarah, at the count for his constituency of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 May: Media on Abingdon Green, by the Houses of Parliament, await the election result Photograph: Martin Godwin for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 May: David Cameron arrives at St Stephen's club to make a speech to the media Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 May: Nick Clegg speaks to party workers in the stairwell of the Lib Dems' Cowley Street headquarters Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 7 May: Gordon Brown makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 8 May: Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Gordon Brown at the VE day celebrations in Whitehall, London Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 9 May: Conservative party negotiators, led by the shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, arrive at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall for a post-election meeting with senior Liberal Democrats Photograph: Dan Chung for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 10 May: Nick Clegg speaks on the phone as he leaves talks with the Conservative party Photograph: Graeme Robertson for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 11 May: Nick Clegg holds notes on coalition negotiations as he leaves the Commons Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 11 May: Gordon Brown takes the phone call from Nick Clegg that decides his resignation Photograph: Martin Argles for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 11 May: Gordon Brown and his family leave Downing St applauded by political staff and civil servants Photograph: Martin Argles for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 11 May: Gordon Brown announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street, with his wife, Sarah Photograph: Graeme Robertson for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 11 May: The new prime minister, David Cameron, speaks in front of 10 Downing Street watched by his wife, Samantha Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk 12 May: David Cameron greets the new deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, on the steps of 10 Downing Street after the two parties formed a Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government Photograph: Graeme Robertson for The Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk