Labour's Damien Egan said the streets of Kingswood are "filthy" after eight years of a Conservative-led council. He said more people need to be on the streets monitoring fly-tipping as at present the issue is not being dealt with.

Conservative Sam Bromiley said he would introduce digital tracking as "we need to track down the culprits as it's costing councils millions of pounds a year".

Rupert Lowe of the Reform Party says there should be zero tolerance and that it was a very serious issue.

Our next question comes from Frank who has lived in Kingswood for 10 years.

He says he has noticed a huge amount of fly-tipping in the area and asks what the candidates would do about it.

Paul Barltrop
Political Editor, West of England

Some refreshing candour during the discussion on special educational needs.

Reform’s Rupert Lowe said he could not really comment, as he did not know much about it.

And Lorraine Francis for the Greens spoke from the heart about her background in social work.

Conservative Sam Bromiley said SEND is a very important issue, adding: "I think it's important that whoever is elected needs to get the ball rolling so that this issue can be pushed in future."

He said change needed to happen even if the constituency no longer existed.

The Green Party's Lorraine Francis said "I really do sympathise with people in this situation".

She added that there is "a real funding issue with social workers and we have to provide a service that is fit for purpose".

Labour's Damien Egan gave an example of a family he had spoken to recently who were home-schooling their child because of a lack of services.

He said the mother is seeing her child "fall further and further behind".

Pete Simson
Political reporter, BBC Radio Bristol

The candidates are responding to the fact that Kingswood is on borrowed time as a Parliamentary constituency.

It’s going to be siphoned off to four different constituencies at the next general election, including the newly created seats of Bristol North East, and North East Somerset & Hanham.

Lib Dem Andrew Brown said it was "a real challenge" and that he would work closely with local authority to improve the situation.

"There’s a shortage of qualified people to do assessments and a shortage of resource to provide additional help that people need."

Our next question is from a listener who has a daughter with ADHD and has concerns over SEND provision in local schools.

Lib Dem Andrew Brown said "People deserve representation and just because there is a general election coming up doesn’t mean people should go without representation."

Green Party Lorraine Francis said: "People should vote because it's your democratic right. Don’t waste your vote. We are an emerging party, we have really strong political values. I will also stand in the new constituency."

Pete Simson
Political reporter, BBC Radio Bristol

Greenbelt is at the heart of the Conservatives’ campaign, and their candidate made the most of it.

But the other candidates criticised his government’s record, whether on presiding over the loss of quite a bit of greenbelt, or, according to Reform, increasing pressure for housing by letting immigration rise.

Labour's Damien Egan said: "We didn’t pick the time of this election. Chris Skidmore resigned because he could not support the Conservative government.

"Our voice in parliament needs to be heard.

"There might not be an election until January and we can’t go a year without an MP. Someone needs to come in."

Listeners are asking why the election is taking place with the constituency due to be abolished.

Pete Simson
Political reporter, BBC Radio Bristol

The early salvo’s have been fairly conciliatory, but we’ve already had mentions of a “wealth tax,”

“Fourteen years of Tory underfunding,” plus the assertion that, “the state is a non-productive part of the economy.” Some ideological markers being set.

Reform's Rupert Lowe and the Green Party's Lorraine Francis have clashed again over Mr Lowe's comments on immigration.

Tory candidate Sam Bromiley said "we need to take a stand on this" and blamed Labour and Lib Dem leadership for building on green belt land.

Lib Dem Andrew Brown said there was a "chronic housing crisis" and "that human element is often overlooked"

Green Party's Lorraine Francis called Mr Lowe's comments "outrageous".

She added that there was no link between immigration and building on the green belt.

"We need to protect our green spaces," she said.

Labour's Damien Egan replied it's not just about building houses, and that there needed to be doctors and dentists in place and there should be more joined-up way of planning.

Reform's Rupert Lowe said the issue the issue "goes back to unmanaged immigration".

He said he agreed the area has been overdeveloped and that building on green belt is unforgivable.

Paul Barltrop
Political Editor, West of England

Even though the first question was about drugs – the candidates worked in their own messages.

Conservative Sam Bromiley talked of his local background.

Reform’s Rupert Lowe (who lives in the Cotswolds) mentioned his kids going to university in Bristol.

And Labour’s Damien Egan blamed government cuts.

Our next question comes from Steve who has lived in South Gloucestershire all his life.

He wanted the candidate's views on building on the green belt.

Lib Dem Andrew Brown suggested legalising cannabis which would create money by taxing it in the same way as cigarettes.