Despite strong objections to the lack of a tick-box, everyone, Labour said, should fill in the forms when they arrive through the letterbox next April.
Kilmarnock were pinned back for long spells in the second half and Bell kept his side in the game with some smart stops, although Stuart McCall's men were guilty of a lack of composure in the penalty box.
An insipid first half did manage to provide enough chances for both sides to break the deadlock, but a lack of composure in and around the box ensured the score remained goalless at the break.
It will be sad for Swansea if they lose out because they have been in the box seat for going on for three months but one thing has cost them and that is a lack of goals.
Despite enjoying more than their fair share of possession the visitors did not look like creating anything, with their lack of a killer ball painfully obvious as they harmlessly knocked the ball around outside the home side's box without ever looking like they would hurt them.