- guardian.co.uk, Sunday June 3 2001 03.20 BST
Luckiest party leader: Sadly, Nick Griffin of the British National Party. The Tories played constantly to his campaign themes and last weekend saw a race riot in Oldham. Even the Guardian furnished him with a sober profile.
Sexiest party leader: William Hague. After the mute Ffion was asked by a journalist 'Are you enjoying the campaign?', he replied immediately: 'She's enjoying it immensely.'
Best joke: 'I don't anticipate a landslide, but if we get one it'll be fine by me' - Michael Portillo
Most careless celebrity endorsement: Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell backed Labour. But it turned out that she is not registered to vote, an offence which can attract a £1,000 fine.
Worst joke: 'The Mummy Returns' - Margaret Thatcher
Best broadcaster: BBC political editor Andrew Marr finally saw off Tory claims that he was in any way biased
Worst broadcaster: Hereditary BBC presenter David Dimbleby. His deeply boring Question Time with Tony Blair on BBC1 provided a ratings windfall to ITV.
Shiniest brass neck: 'Some of the posters Labour has produced are both juvenile and dishonest,' complained John Major, the man who brought us Demon Eyes.
Greatest campaign sacrifice: Mop-haired Lichfield candidate Michael Fabricant gave up his annual Whitsun Morris-Dancing. 'It would be beneath the dignity of a Conservative candidate,' he explained.
Best family role-model: Cherie Blair. Spent most of the campaign working at the High Court, earning £2,000 a day.
Worst family role-model: Helen Brinton. After waking her neighbourhood with a blazing 5am row, Peterborough's Labour candidate said it was the sort of 'domestic' which happens in all families once in a while.
Worst party political broadcast: SNP's embarrassing 'What's under his kilt?' exposé.
Even worse party political broadcast: Tories' 'Willie Horton' affair, inspired by Ann Widdecombe's worst imaginings, suggesting that the streets of Britain are full of rampaging early-release rapists.
Best campaign pledge: Monster Raving Loony leader 'Cat-Mandu' promised to reduce class sizes by making children stand closer together.
Best disappearing act:: Oliver Letwin (who vanished after pledging Tory tax cuts of £20 billion). Made Keith Vaz, Kenneth Clarke, Peter Mandelson and women Ministers look positively high profile.
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