Pembroke South West, a constituency with 1,145 voters, takes in the large houses in Fairyland and Point Shares, and is considered a strong United Bermuda Party seat.

But it also includes some of the outskirts of town including Laffan Street and Canal Road.

Progressive Labour Party candidate Neville Darrell knows he faces an uphill struggle in overthrowing the UBP.

He admitted he would not fare as well as he should but wanted to remind the people of his constituency that he was concerned for everyone's "general welfare". "There are still fragments of racism around and a lot of people are still stuck in their ways," Mr. Darrell said. "I want to make a promise to my constituency and the Island that I don't guarantee a great drastic change but I'm concerned about the general welfare of Bermuda."

Although Mr. Darrell had only been announced by his party on Friday, he said he had been out in the constituency to "just to show his face" and that he would be "getting down to some serious canvassing" beginning over the weekend. Mr. Darrell, who has not run since 1980, said that along with most of the Island he had found the constituents in Pembroke South West were consistent in their plea for less crime. "People have said to me that they want us to increase our Police force but in general we all have to play a more active role as citizens in order to fight crime. People believe if we have more Policemen it will help but we need to act with the Police," Mr. Darrell said.

"The crime in Bermuda is terrible and horrific and it comes back to parents and it's out of control," said voter James King who lives on Pine Hill. "The young people have lost respect for their elders and it seems we've lost a generation."

Mr. King said the area was a UBP stronghold and he would probably vote that way. "I've heard a lot of young kids that I work with who have said they were really happy when the PLP got back in but they haven't been impressed recently and there is a possibility the UBP could make it back in again," Mr. King said.

Louise Jackson who is also running for the first time but with the United Bermuda Party said she has canvassed almost all of her area and found that along with crime issues, she hopes to work towards better elder care. Especially because she said she has received concerns from the elderly in her constituency dealing with crime.

"People have voiced their concerns about not being able to go out at night and that they have had a little bit of everything happen to them when it comes to crime. When we get into our golden years we should be able to walk down to the park without being afraid," Ms Jackson said.

Ms Jackson also wants to help those Bermudians ranging from 55 to 65 who have brought to her attention that they are not able to find work. "For some reason or another these young elders are being laid off from their jobs but are not able to find work. It's terrifying for them because they don't know what else they are going to do living on what little Government pension pays them," Ms Jackson said.

A voter, who did not wish to be named and lives in the apartments at Mayflower Court on Woodbourne Avenue, said that she was not only worried about care for the elderly but also about education.

"I personally don't have many problems because I get a great deal of help from my family, but pensions for the elderly need to be increased a whole lot.

"I went around to the apartments with Louise Jackson and she was right when she said these people are falling through the cracks. They are struggling and they don't understand why they worked so hard to be struggling like this. Sometimes I don't know how they pay their rent," said the 76-year-old resident.

"I also worry Island-wide about education," she said. "There are so many young people roaming the street and their literacy is low and they are lacking the basics and nobody seems to be making them work their minds. I don't know what the government can do but they don't make school interesting and maybe they should update the curriculum.