Photo: All pictures: DARREN ROBINSON
Chronicle question time: Editor David Whaley (second-left) led the three candidates — (left-right) Lib-Dem Elwyn Watkins, Conservative candidate Kashif Ali and Labour’s Debbie Abrahams in their first debate in public. Despite talk of “clean election” pledges and no personal attacks, there was raised tension and accusations throughout the evening, matched by applause and jeers from the audience
