Earlier we had live coverage of our Your Voice, Your Vote election debate from the constituency of Milton Keynes North.

The debate was hosted by BBC Three Counties Radio's Jonathan Vernon-Smith.

You can watch the discussion by clicking the play button on the video below.

Amy Holmes
Political reporter, BBC Three Counties

Chris Curtis (LABOUR)

Chris Curtis was born and raised in Milton Keynes and his family still live and work there. He is aiming to be the first homegrown MP in the seat's 55-year history.

His mum works as a teacher and his brother is a firefighter. For the past seven years he’s worked with Labour politicians to help win elections across the UK, including with politicians including Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan and Mark Drakeford.

Outside of elections he says he's worked tirelessly to support campaigns he believes in, working with Shelter on the fight for more high-quality social housing or working with trade unions on the fight for better pay and conditions for working people.

Image source, Jane Duckworth

Jane Duckworth (REFORM UK)

Jane Duckworth, who is not taking part in the debate, was born in Huntingdon but moved to West Bletchley aged six and went to school there. She left school to work at Watts Industrial Tyres, becoming one of their youngest managers, then met her husband, a dairy farmer, whilst working for her family's chemical business.

Her family moved to Spain in 2006, and her daughters went to school there. They returned to the UK in 2012 when they went to university. Ms Duckworth works part-time for a charity which facilitates care for the elderly within their home environment.

Ms Duckworth's work involves working with charities such as MK Bus Shelter & MK Act and also involving The Moran Centre, Scots Bowls Club, orchestrating help and guidance where required for the elderly.

Ben Everitt (CONSERVATIVES - represented in this debate by Peter Geary):

Ben Everitt has been MP for Milton Keynes North since 2019. Prior to that he was head of strategy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

He grew up on a farm and outside work enjoys spending time with his three children and playing and watching rugby. He's worked as a policy advisor in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and as a senior consultant at Deloittes.

His proudest moments in Parliament include securing a government amendment to the Domestic Abuse Act to ensure victims get priority housing status. He campaigned for Milton Keynes gaining city status.

Mr Everitt has also been a Parliamentary private secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Alan Francis (GREEN):Alan Francis is the Green Party candidate, as he has been in the previous 10 general elections, so that’s all of them since 1983.

He has lived and worked in Milton Keynes for over 40 years. He was a computer graphics researcher at the Open University and has been a transport consultant.

He is a member, and former chair, of New Bradwell Parish Council. He has campaigned for the East West Rail Link and against the East West Expressway and has opposed large-scale housing developments on greenfield sites around Milton Keynes.

Clare Tevlin (LIBERAL DEMOCRATS):Clare Tevlin is a councillor for Huntingdonshire District Council. Working as a policy and engagement professional, she has worked for politicians, local authorities and charitable organisations.

She has a masters in Public Policy and a Law with International Politics degree. Ms Tevlin has also represented her community as an elected public governor for an NHS trust.

She is a family carer for her father, and has worked for a local carers’ charity based in East Anglia.

She has professional experience working on a range of commercial and local authority projects, including delivering engagement and consultations for new developments and large-scale infrastructure projects.

Amy Holmes
Political reporter, BBC Three Counties

There's been plenty of change in Milton Keynes since the 2019 General Election.

For a start it became a city in 2022 after many years of campaigning - plus the area has now been split into three separate constituencies - not just two. As its population expands and boundary changes reflect that.

So it's goodbye Milton Keynes South, and hello to Milton Keynes Central and Buckingham and Bletchley.

That means the seat we're covering today now covers people living in Bradwell, Hanslope, Newport Pagnell, Olney, Stantonbury, Stony Stratford and Wolverton.

But will we see more change on 4 July?

Well Labour hasn't had an MP anywhere in Milton Keynes for 14 years, but does now control the local authority in the city, after three years where the party formed an alliance with the Liberal Democrats.

Ben Everitt has been the MP here since 2019, taking over from Mark Lancaster and increasing his majority at the same time.

In 2024 though, he faces competition in the seat from Labour's Chris Curtis, who is bidding to be the first homegrown MP MK has had in its 55-year history.

With the Lib Dems the official opposition on the city council, candidate Clare Tevlin will fancy her chances.

But her party has struggled in this seat since the first election here back in 2010, when they finished third with over twenty percent of the vote.

In the most recent local elections in MK, Reform kept its political powder dry, standing just the one candidate.

Jane Duckworth, who stands for them this time, will be looking to make an impact.

Green Party candidate Alan Francis has been here many times before, and got many election T-shirts - in fact this will be the eleventh general election he has fought since 1983.

In terms of issues, the north of Milton Keynes is going through a massive redevelopment next to the M1, which will close the gap between Newport Pagnell and MK itself.

The hope will be that the infrastructure will come with that project, to avoid problems most face right now, like a lack of GP and dental services.