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Monday 29 April 2019

Sidmouth Town and District council elections > HUSTINGS event > political speed dating

The District Council has done 'speed dating' whereby councillors meet up with students for head-to-head questioning:
Political speed dating - East Devon
18 March 2019 - District, parish and county councillors take part in fast paced political speed dating at The King’s School, Ottery St Mary - East Devon
King's School students go speed dating | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald
Political speed dating at King’s School | Susie Bond

Other councils have done a similar thing - but for the actual elections.

In Sheffield in May 2014:

Election candidates in a Sheffield Council ward will take part in ‘political speed dating’ at a community hustings. Candidates for Crookes ward will sit at tables for questions by groups who move on to the next party after 10 minutes.


‘Date night’ on the cards for Sheffield Council election candidates - The Star

And in Totnes in April 2015:

Welcome to POLITICAL SPEED DATING! Which candidate will you fall in love with and vote for on May 7? To get you chance to meet every candidate up close and look them directly in the eye as they answer your questions, just come along and take your turn at each candidate's table.

This isn't the normal General Election Hustings where only a few lucky people get to put a single question to the candidates. Oh no! We've put every Totnes Constituency Parliamentary Candidate in the hottest of seats! All five Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for the Totnes Constituency will available for your questions, so you can sit down one-on-one with each of them, and ask anything on your mind.

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