Parties To Go Head To Head In Chron Debate

POLITICIANS fighting to take control of the Guildhall during the local elections will take each other on during what is expected to be a tense public debate in Northampton town centre later this month.Following the success of last year’s General Election debates, the Chron will be staging a local election debate at the Guildhall on Wednesday, April 27. The debate, which is open to everyone from across the town, will see members of all nine parties standing in the election, as well as all the independent candidates, take each other on head-to-head in a debate to convince the public they should be given the chance to run Northampton Borough Council. Issues which are expected to be tackled during the night include the redevelopment of both Sixfields and Franklin’s Gardens, the regeneration of the town centre and the future of council housing.

Entry to the debate will be on a first-come first-served basis on the night.It will run from 7pm until 9pm on Wednesday, April 27 in the Great Hall of the Guildhall in the centre of Northampton.