The Blackpool Gazette and Blackpool Lead invited the candidates standing for the Blackpool North constituency at next month's general election to a hustings in which they fielded questions from voters. <br /><br />The candidates standing for election on 4th July were each given 90 seconds to answer questions from an audience at a Cleveleys venue. <br /><br />Six out of the eight people on the ballot took part in the event with Jeannine Creswell (Social Democratic Party) missing and a stand-in taking the place of the absent Lorraine Beavers.<br /><br />In order of appearance on stage:<br /><br />PAUL MAYNARD (Conservative Party)<br />JAMES RUST (Monster Raving Loony Party)<br />GITA GORDON (Independent)<br />BILL GREENE (Liberal Democrats)<br />TINA ROTHERY (Green Party)<br />DAN BARKER (Reform UK)<br />CLIVE GRUNSHAW (Labour [Stand-in])<br />
