Candidates await the start of the Ribble Valley hustings in Ribchester. Left to right: Qasim Ajmi (independent); Maya Ellis (Labour); Caroline Montague (Greens
New constituency boundaries and candidates in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble for the 2024 general electionWalton-le-Dale
It saw Nigel Evans, who has held the Ribble Valley seat for the past 32 years for the Conservatives, up against four of his five potential opponents. Maya Ellis represented Labour, John Potter the Liberal Democrats, Caroline Montague the Greens, and Qasim Ajmi is standing as an independent.
Mr Potter added: “The NHS is front and centre of this election and a lot of my family have never seen it this bad.Mr Ajmi, who has worked in the NHS for many years, said reforming and reinvigorating the health service was at the core of his campaign.
Ms Montague called for water companies to be nationalised; Mr Ajmi called for stricter penalties for companies that allowed sewage to be leaked into rivers; and Mr Potter suggested that any water firm which was found flouting pollution rules should have shareholder and director dividends withheld. In what was an informative, if not fiery debate, other questions to candidates included what their views were on the Assisted Dying Bill, with Mr Evans opposed to it, Mr Potter and Ms Montague supporting it, and Ms Ellis and Mr Ajmi saying it came down to personal choice and what was right for an individual.
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