THE Keighley Constituency is one of the "central battlegrounds" set to determine which party emerges victorious from next moth's general election, says a senior Government figure.

Secretary of State for Justice and former Employment Minister, Chris Grayling, joined Keighley Conservative candidate, Kris Hopkins, on the campaign trail in Addingham on Monday.

"The result here will determine whether Ed Miliband is in Downing Street, supported by the SNP, or whether we will have a Conservative government with David Cameron as Prime Minister," said Mr Grayling.

Keighley, which includes Silsden, Steeton, Eastburn and Addingham, is traditionally a marginal seat. It was held by Labour's Ann Cryer from 1997 to 2010, when she chose not to stand for election again, and in the last term was held by Conservative, Kris Hopkins.

On his visit to Addingham, Mr Grayling spoke in support of the Conservatives' economic policies, which he said have seen economic improvement and a corresponding fall in unemployment.

He was Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 2010 until the Cabinet reshuffle of 2012.

"Things are getting better and this is not a time for a change in management," said Mr Grayling.

Mr Grayling also spoke in support of Mr Hopkins, whom he described as a "really good local MP" and a first-rate advocate for their area.

Mr Hopkins echoed Mr Grayling's optimism about the economic recovery and job creation, following what he described as the "broken economy" taken over by the Coalition Government in 2010.

He said the Government needed to continue its work fixing the economy.

"If you look at our constituency, there have been 937 new jobs created since 2010," he said.