Stoke-on-Trent Central residents are being invited to hear from the candidates seeking election at a hustings event this month.

The BIG Stoke-on-Trent Central General Election Debate will take place at Staffordshire University's Stoke-on-Trent campus on Tuesday 25 June.

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Martin Jones will be part of the panel discussion and the debate will be chaired by the University's Director of Communities and Commercial Engagement, Martin Tideswell.

The debate will be chaired by Martin Tideswell (Staffordshire University).

Professor Jones said: "The University has hosted similar events in the past and we see this as part of our outreach as a Civic University to inform voters living locally about their options.

"We have many students and staff living in the constituency but are also extending the invitation to people in our local community who would like to hear what the candidates have to say on the issues that matter most to them.

"To aid discussions we are asking attendees to submit questions about the issues they care about in advance by emailing [email protected]."

There are seven candidates standing in Stoke-on-Trent Central (Nub News).

Confirmed prospective parliamentary candidates for Stoke-on-Trent Central are:

• AliRom Alirom (Independent)
• Adam Colclough (Green)
• Navid Kaleem (Independent)
• Chandra Kanneganti (Conservative)
• Laura McCarthy (Liberal Democrats)
• Andy Polshaw (Independent)
• Luke Shenton (Reform UK)
• Gareth Snell (Labour Co-op)

Stoke Nub News recently asked each candidate why residents should vote for them; read their responses here.

To find out more and book tickets, visit the Eventbrite website.

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