Where to find your MP in the run up to election.

Peter Lilley (Conservative MP for Hitchin & Harpenden) is now on the campaign trail and will be seen canvassing for all he's worth around his constituency.

For Hitchin residents he will be in the Bearton area and Walsworth area next week. (See below).

As we move closer to the election all candidates will be seen to ramp up activity over the next few weeks. A general hustings has been arranged for Wednesday the 21st of April at 7.30pm at Walsworth Road Baptist Church were constituents can see candidates answer pre-determined questions. (All questions were submitted in advance)

If you take a look at the three main parties local websites for their Hitchin & Harpenden candidates you will see that only the Conservative and Lib Dem's seem to have taken the time to update their site. Oli de Botton's site (Labour) does  appear that relevant to the forthcoming election as press articles and events appear to relate to the back end of last year.

Apart from the General Hustings Peter Lilley can also be found in Hitchin on Tuesday canvassing in the Bearton area of town around 6pm and on the 27th of April canvassing the Walsworth area at approximately the same time, 6pm. The Lib Dem candidate Nigel Quinton will be seen at the Hustings on Wednesday but does not appear to have a canvassing agenda publicised on his website as yet.

Local residents want to meet these candidates and hear for themselves what their policies and intentions are for the future of Hitchin. A hustings with pre-determined questions is a start but does it really give the constituents a real insight into their prospective MP's aims and ideas?. We want them on the street pressing flesh and talking without a script in front of them!