ON Thursday the country goes to the polls to choose the next government.

Tonight, the candidates vying for your vote in North and South Swindon will go head to head when they take to the stage for the biggest hustings event of the campaign calendar.

The Swindon Advertiser has teamed up with the Wyvern Theatre for General Election Question Time 2017 and the event officially 'sold out' this morning.

All 10 candidates have agreed to take part and for the past fortnight, you have been sending in the questions you want them to answer on issues ranging from Brexit, to schools, to the NHS and fox hunting.

It is now too late to send in your questions by email.

After audience members have heard the candidates’ pitches and listened to their answers to the submitted questions, there will be an opportunity to take questions from the floor.

Entry to the event is free, with those going having reserved a ticket on the Wyvern Theatre's website.

For those who cannot make it, the team of Adver reporters will be bringing you live updates from 7pm and full analysis in the following day’s paper.

You can also keep up to date with the hustings and other election news on social media by following @SwindonAdver on Twitter or by liking our Facebook page.