Election Dominates Facebook Feeds

More than 52 million interactions about the general election have taken place on Facebook this year.

Since the first of January, the economy has been the hottest conversation topic across the country, followed by Europe, immigration and health.

Research also shows that the most talked-about political party in the UK is UKIP. In Scotland, more voters are talking about the Conservatives, that's followed by Labour and the SNP.

Simon Milner from the social network says 52 million may just be the tip of the iceberg:

Simon says he wants the conversation to grow. Tomorrow Facebook will give people across the UK the chance to share that they’ve voted with an ‘I’m a Voter’ button:

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