Voters in Banstead and Mole Valley have got the chance to quiz their parliamentary candidates at hustings tonight.

In Banstead Village, Tory incumbent Crispin Blunt, Liberal Democrat Anna Tarrant, the Greens' Jonathan Essex and UKIP’s Joe Fox will go head to head.

Labour candidate Ali Aklakul cannot attend the hustings due to another commitment, but the party is sending borough council candidate Helen Young instead.

A group of churches, called the Banstead Five, have invited the candidates for the Reigate constituency to a election forum at Banstead United Reformed Church.

Its website said: "After briefly introducing themselves, there will be a question time in which the candidates will answer questions from you. Do come along and show that politics is not just for the politicians!"

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Parliamentary candidates for Mole Valley constituency 

Then over in Dorking, Mole Valley Conservative incumbent Sir Paul Beresford will appear alongside Liberal Democrat Paul Kennedy, Labour's Len Amos, the Green's Jacquetta Fewster and UKIP's Paul Oakley.

Organiser Churches Together in Dorking said it has organised a "values based" hustings with refreshments and the opportunity to meet candidates afterwards.

  • Banstead United Reformed Church, Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead; Friday, April 17; 7.30pm; visit www.banstead5.org.uk
  • Dorking Friends Meeting House, Butterhill, Dorking; Friday, April 17; bring questions in at 7pm for 7.30pm start; call 01483 283 693 or 01306 885250.