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Portsmouth South Election Hustings 2024

A General election Hustings will be held at Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral (Old Portsmouth) on Thursday, 20 June at 8:00pm. This will provide an opportunity for the people of Portsmouth South, to hear parliamentary candidates answer questions from their prospective constituents about key issues in the run up to the election on Thursday, 4 July 2024. The hustings will be chaired by the Dean from St John’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Fr James McAuley.

Register to attend before Wednesday, 19 June 2024.

Entry to this hustings is via pre-booking only, which is now closed. Please do not attend if you do not have a valid booking.

Candidates present will be (in alphabetical order)

  • Signe Andrea Biddle, Conservative & Unionist Party

  • Elliott Lee, Green Party

  • Stephen Morgan, Labour Party

  • Charlie Murphy, Liberal Democrats

  • Jacob Lee Short, Portsmouth Independent Party

  • Mark Zimmer, Reform UK

Pre-booking essential

This event is free to attend, and all attendees must pre-register to attend. While registering online, you will have the chance to submit questions for the candidates. Please be aware that questions posed to the candidates will be chosen in advance.

Security & personal information

Please note that security and bag checks will be in place for this event.

For security purposes, the information provided during registration will be shared with the candidates' teams and the police ahead of the event. This is to ensure the safety and security of all attendees.

Accessibility & wheelchair spaces

All public spaces at the Cathedral are fully accessible, including access to disabled toilets. Level access to the Nave where this event will be taking place has step free access available via ramp. If you are a wheelchair user, please select a 'wheelchair space', as you will be seated closer to the ramp for easy access and egress in case of an emergency. Please get in touch if you have any specific requirements or queries via info@portsmouthcathedral.org.uk