Do you have a pressing question for our local politicians? Come along to this live and interactive Question Time style event to hear your questions being put to a panel of councillors.

Local government touches every aspect of our day-to-day lives – so the decisions that our local leaders make will affect you, your family and our communities. This event is a chance for you to put your questions directly to some of our local leaders.

You will hear from five local political group leaders on the night:

• Councillor Shabir Pandor, Leader of Kirklees Council and Labour Group Leader

• Councillor David Hall, Conservative Group Leader

• Councillor Cahal Burke, Liberal Democrat Group Deputy Leader

• Councillor Andrew Cooper, Green Party Group Leader

• Councillor Charles Greaves, Independent Group Leader

Our panel will also include Hilary Thompson, Chair of Third Sector Leaders Kirklees and Coordinator for Age UK Yorkshire and Humber Regional Company

You can submit your question in advance, or there will be a chance to submit your question on arrival. Our Question Time will be webcast live and you can follow on twitter via #KirkleesQT

The event is organised by Kirklees Council and will be hosted by Rose Condo, who is a writer, poet and creative arts facilitator. Originally from Canada, Rose lived in Huddersfield for over 5 years, during which time she worked with the Lawrence Batley Theatre and has supported many local community engagement projects.

This is the latest in our new series of quarterly Kirklees Question Time events at venues across Kirklees. These events are free and are open to everyone.

Doors open at 6pm.

Be part of Local Democracy Week 2018

Local Democracy Week is a great opportunity to help people of all ages to learn more about our democracy and be part of civic life. Check out our events programme for October 2018 - and if you're part of a local organisation, you're very welcome to add your own events:

Local Democracy Week 2018 events

5 ways to be part of Local Democracy Week 2018