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Prof Rosie Campbell, from King's College London, has a look at what the impact could be if those without allegiances did nail their colours to a particular party mast.

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Leanne Breakspear, an undecided voter from Sutton Coldfield, tells Conservative candidate Nigel Evans she feels unsafe because of "biker gangs" in her area and notes that the Conservatives have cut police numbers over their time in power.

"During the years of austerity there's no two ways about it that police numbers were reduced," admits Mr Evans.

"But the growth in the economy has meant that now we are able to reinvest yet again in public services."

He says he is "absolutely certain" there will be 20,000 more police officers on the streets by the end of the next Parliament should the Conservatives win the election, but Ms Breakspear points out that they are just planning to replace those that were cut.

Mr Evans says his constituency in Lancashire already has additional police officers, that the Conservatives have "no problem" with stop and search, and will "fast-track anybody who is caught with knives through the judicial system".

Below you can watch the pitch Nigel Evans made to the undecided audience...

Another key issue for voters in the area this election may well be the HS2 high-speed rail project.

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The scheme is due to arrive in Crewe by 2027 and the station will become a hub when the line later extends to Manchester.

The scheduled route runs through 12.8 miles (20.6km) of the constituency.

A draft copy of a review into HS2, revealed last month, suggested it should be built, despite rising costs.

But the government-commissioned review, launched in August, will not be published until after the election.

Cheshire East Council wants to use the scheme to turn Crewe into an engineering and manufacturing centre., external

Gemma runs a domestic cleaning company in Crewe and is concerned that an increase in minimum wage will mean she will struggle to employ more people.

She wanted to know what the main political parties are promising when it comes to a national minimum wage.

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All the parties plan to increase minimum wage to £10 an hour according to Faisal Islam, the BBC's economics editor.

The Conservatives say they will phase this in gradually reaching that wage by 2024 for workers over 21, which represents about 4 million people.

Labour will bring the policy in much sooner if elected - aiming to raise the minimum wage by April 2020. They'll also roll it out to all workers, including 16-20-year-olds, which would be about six-and-a-half million workers.

Want to know if the minimum wage is enough to live on? Read this report from the BBC's personal finance reporter.

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BBC News

"There's no way you could do your Christmas shopping here," according to 36-year-old Tilly Hulme, who was out with her partner Sapphire Smith in Crewe last week.

"We just need more shops."

There are plans for improvement: The mid-19th Century market hall is being refurbished, and Cheshire East Council has a £100m masterplan to transform the Royal Arcade area with a new bus interchange, an eight-screen cinema and shops.

As of yet, there's no date for the demolition though.

Friends Maureen Tomkinson and Beryl Davis agree there needs to be more shops, but it's the thought of a new bus station which really excites them.

"It's embarrassing," Beryl says of the existing, but crumbling, bus station. "People coming into Crewe must wonder where on earth they've come to."

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Just over 1% of people in northern England get a train on a daily basis - something it's hoped projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail will change.

The £40bn project, which should begin in five years, will see improvements on railway lines across the north of England from Crewe to Newcastle as well as a faster link between Manchester and Leeds.

In Crewe, where there's uncertainty about whether it will be an important stop on the HS2 route, buses are a more immediate concern for many people.

"No buses means isolation," said Carol Jones, who campaigns for the Crewe Bus Users group.

"It's alright having a car, but there's a lot of people who haven't got that," she said. "They've just got a bus."

All the main parties have promised more money for buses.

Wendy Darlington runs a jam business in Crewe, selling her products around the world.

One of the things she wants most from politicians is "truth and clarity".

"It feels impossible to cut through the claims and counter-claims," she said, adding: "We need to give our customers confidence."

She said her customers in Europe had bulk-bought products before Brexit deadlines that had come and passed and were now telling her they may begin to look elsewhere to avoid confusion and uncertainty.

Sandy Cowen, who runs a paper business not far from Mrs Darlington's jam factory, agreed business owners "need clarity so we can move on".

However, he remains confident saying: "Business will deal with whatever you throw at it," he said.

The NHS is a big issue among voters in this election with politicians of all parties eager to prove they are the ones who should be trusted with its future.

The pressures on the health service are no different in the Crewe and Nantwich constituency where the A&E department is at Leighton Hospital.

The site is run by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust and its chief executive, James Sumner, warned in August it needed more money or it would "not be fit for purpose".

The Local Democracy Reporting Service at the time reported he told his board of directors, "we are vastly increasing our population" and needed to spend more cash to meet demand.

The latest figures available, for October, show 67.2% of A&E patients were seen within four hours at Leighton Hospital, compared with a national target of 95%.

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Reporter, BBC Breakfast

Meeting voters on the streets of Nantwich, one thing that comes up time and again is the feeling services and funding are focused in southern parts of the UK.

One man, John, said while he was not bitter, it amounted to "a wastage of the talent that we have in the North".

Jill has just retired after nearly 50 years working in the NHS.

She said her two daughters lived in London, where one of them had just had a baby at an "amazing" hospital.

"I'm not saying Leighton Hospital [in Cheshire] isn't amazing," she said, "but it needs money putting in it."

Looking south, voters like Susan see London's Crossrail, but looking north, it's the stalled HS2 project.

"Things tend to be very southern centric," she said.

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BBC News

At its height, Crewe Works employed 20,000 people. Today, transport manufacturer Bombardier employs about 320 on the same site.

"It's lost its heritage. All the old buildings have gone. They've knocked a lot of the wrong buildings down as well," says Neil Jones, who we met at Nantwich Road Working Men's Club - itself built to serve the town's railway workers.

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If HS2 goes ahead, Bombardier's prospects might get a boost if it secures a contract to service the line's rolling stock, but for locals that feels like a big if at the moment.

"If HS2 comes here, you may as well say 'happy days'," says Ian Smyth, who worked for British Rail Engineering Ltd. "But I think a lot of authorities have put all their eggs in one basket with HS2. If it doesn't happen, what then?"

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Crewe and Nantwich are the two main urban areas in the parliamentary constituency, but are almost a study in contrasts.

Crewe has a history as an industrial town, having been a hub for the railway industry in the 19th Century and now is a home for firms such as Bentley Motors, Bombardier, Rymans stationery and porridge oat maker Mornflake.

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Nantwich has just over 17,000 living in the area and is a market town on the River Weaver., external

As well as its old buildings and St Mary's Church (pictured), the town is known for events such as the annual International Cheese Show and the jazz, blues and music festival every Easter.

The two urban areas in the constituency are surrounded by countryside, dotted with villages such as Wybunbury, Barthomley and Haslington.

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After weeks on the move, the BBC Breakfast tour is pulling into Crewe for its final stop. All change please.

Crewe is a hugely important transport hub. In the 1830s the UK's first passenger train came through the town and HS2, if it gets the go-ahead, will come through too.

Crewe Works, pictured below, is also where hundreds of trains and locomotives were built.

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So we can expect voters in this town built on the railways to want to know more about what the next government plans for high speed rail, with just three days before they take office.

The Conservative government launched a review of the project in August, and the Greens and Brexit Party have both said they would scrap it altogether. Labour and the Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, want it to go ahead.

Riyah Collins
BBC News

Hello, the BBC is throwing the election spotlight today on Crewe and Nantwich and hearing what people want from this election and politicians.

We'll be talking to people in the area and local businesses about as many issues as possible, from Brexit to the NHS and local ones too.

BBC Breakfast, Victoria Derbyshire and 5 live Drive will be coming live from the area throughout the course of today and, if you have a question, you can tweet it using the hashtag #BBCyourquestions or email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk.