It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Mike Thornton selected for Lib Dems in Eastleigh (37 comments) by Helen Duffett
2. +++ Neck and neck: first Eastleigh constituency poll (47 comments) by Mark Pack
3. Three things we’ve learned from today’s opinion polls (115 comments) by Stephen Tall
4. Maria Hutchings, Eastleigh Conservative candidate, plays hide and seek with the media (1 comment) by Mark Pack
5. 5 reasons for Lib Dems to campaign in Eastleigh (just in case you needed any more) (7 comments) by Stephen Tall

5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads

1. PagePlus for a Mac
2. Pan-European TV channel(s)
3. SNAP assessments in primary schools?
4. Future Conferences – Where and When?
5. A drop in affordable homes + private Rents up.

5 from the LDV archive

(15 February, 2007-12)

1. Opinion: Conference delegates should vote for ‘No new Trident’ (16 comments) by Colin Ross, from 2007
2. Newsflash: Winnie wins for the Lib Dems in Leyton (7 comments) by The Voice, from 2008
3. The next six groups to get ID cards? (4 comments) by Helen Duffett, from 2009
4. Opinion: Labour’s preparations for the next hung parliament (20 comments) by Paul Walter, from 2011
5. So, what was Jo Swinson doing in Private Eye? (1 comment) by Caron Lindsay, from 2012

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)

1. mike thornton
2. mike thornton eastleigh
3. eastleigh by election
4. maria hutchings
5. minimum wage 2013

5 recent Lib Dem tweets

Watch videos of Liberal Youth members saying how they have made a difference in Eastleigh: todayimadeadifference.com#EastLY

— Liberal Youth (@liberalyouth) February 15, 2013

Lib Dems oppose further welfare cuts. Labour are in favour and will cut welfare spending more if they win in 2015.What about the Tories?

— Iain Roberts (@CllrIainRoberts) February 15, 2013

Went past what appeared to be a drop-in centre for angry down-on-their-luck white men. Turned out to be the #Eastleigh UKIP HQ.

— Ben Mathis (@binny_uk) February 14, 2013

If you need somewhere to stay whilst helping the lib Dems in #Eastleigh then drop an email to [email protected]

— Chris Lovell (@chrisjlovell) February 11, 2013

March 2nd is the 25th anniversary of @libdems Winning #eastleigh would be the perfect present!

— Ibrahim Taguri (@ibrahimtaguri) February 15, 2013

If you are a Lib Dem who tweets, and would like to be added to Ryan’s Lib Dem Tweets aggregator, drop him an email at [email protected]

That’s it from the LDV Friday Five. Let the weekend commence in 5-4-3-2-1…