TIME is running out to get your tickets for the Gazette’s big election debate in Clacton on Monday.

The five candidates vying to be Clacton’s MP at May 7’s General Election will be taking part in the hustings at the West Cliff Theatre, in Tower Road, Clacton, on Monday.

The event is free and admission will be by ticket only, with any spare tickets made available on the door on the night.

Doors will open at 7pm, with the debate – following the Question Time format – starting at 7.30pm and lasting for about an hour and 20 minutes, with a 30- minute interval.

All the Clacton Parliamentary candidates, including Douglas Carswell (Ukip), David Grace (Lib Dem), Chris Southall (Green), Giles Watling (Con) and Tim Young (Lab), will be taking part.

It will be chaired by Chris Opperman, a former presenter on the BBC World Service and BBC Radio Suffolk.

A collection will be held at the end of the hustings for the West Cliff Theatre.

Readers can submit their questions to the candidates by emailing cf.gazette@nqe.com Please add your name and address to the question.

The deadline for submitting questions for the hustings is noon on Friday, April 24.

More than 220 tickets have already been snapped up for the hustings, but we are still taking bookings. Simply e-mail us at cf.gazette@nqe.com with your name, address, contact number and how many tickets you wish to have.

Tickets will be made available for collection at our office at 28 Jackson Road, Clacton, CO15 1QL, or at the West Cliff Theatre on the night.