The first of BBC Radio Derby's election forums visited the West Derbyshire constituency where the political candidates tackled the tricky subject of health. As its name suggests, the constituency lies to the west of the county - the main towns being Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock. The idea behind the forums is to cut the waffle. Each candidate gets two minutes to talk about what how their party will tackle the day's subject in their constituency. Use the links on the right of this page to hear what each candidate said. The candidates are scrutinised by a small panel of 'undecided' voters. There are just a few rules: NO waffle, NO gobble-de-gook, NO straying off the subject and NO criticising other parties or their policies. If a member of the panel thinks that any candidate is breaking a rule, they have the power to challenge and bring the candidate back into line. Constituency: West Derbyshire | Subject: Health The candidates (in order of appearance): - Patrick McLoughlin (Con)
- Ray Dring (Lib Dem)
- Michael Cruddas (UKIP)
- Nick Delves (MRLP)
- David Menon (Lab)
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The panel: Marcus Pegg, Jeanette Turpin and Kevin Fradley Before the forum, panelist Marcus Pegg said: "A lot of the competition at the moment seems to be one party attacking another, so it's a good idea to get their policies stated. All the parties seem to have similar policies, so one doesn't know who to vote for - if at all!" Panelist Jeanette Turpin added: "I'm trying to keep an open mind. I'm particularly interested in health issues in our area because we're all involved. I think people might vote for who looks after them locally." | 
