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5000 Voices

5000 Voices is speaking to voters around the UK to discover the issues that matter most to them during the 2024 General Election campaign. More than 40 journalists from publisher Reach plc are producing the video series which is running across regional and national titles ahead of polling day on 4th July. Contributing titles including the Mirror, the Express, the Manchester Evening News, ChronicleLive, Liverpool Echo, Daily Record and Wales Online.

Hexham voters surprised but pleased by shock General Election result
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Joe Morris made history by becoming Hexham's first ever Labour MP - but what do people in the market town think?
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Huge majority of North Northumberland voters know what ID they need at General Election polling stations
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72% of 50 people asked in North Northumberland knew what they needed to take with them on Thursday in order to vote - do you?
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I spoke to hundreds of voters across the North East - the NHS and immigration felt like the most important issues
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Election reporter Adam Foster reflects on his visits to constituencies in Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland in the run-up to the July 2024 general election
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North Durham talks politics in the final week of the election campaign
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With the election less than a week away, ChronicleLive ventured to the County Durham constituency of North Durham to gauge what is engaging and disengaging the voters
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No sign of ‘levelling up’ according to voters in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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With the election less than a week away, ChronicleLive ventured to another County Durham constituency on Friday to gauge what is engaging and disengaging the voters
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'Put more police back on the streets' - voters in Hexham say more needs to be done to tackle knife crime
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We spoke to voters in Hexham to get their views ahead of the general election
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'I think they basically toe the same line' - Bishop Auckland voters divided between hopeful and disillusioned
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As the campaign enters its final week, ChronicleLive visits the same Bishop Auckland town, in a new Bishop Auckland constituency
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'Teachers now are run off their feet' - Voters in Jarrow and Gateshead East lament lack of funding for schools
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We spoke to voters in Jarrow and Gateshead East to get their views ahead of the general election
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'It's a national scandal' - voters in South Shields slam the lack of funding schools receive
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We spoke to voters in South Shields to get their views ahead of the general election
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How to solve the housing crisis - voters in Blyth have their say
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Election reporter Adam Foster speaks to residents of Blyth about the issues that matter to them with the General Election just over a week away
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'It feels like it’s on life support' - Tynemouth voters stress the importance of the NHS in the upcoming election
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Election reporter Adam Foster speaks to residents of Tynemouth about the issues that matter to them with the General Election just over a week away
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'We’re worse off than ever' - voters in Washington believe there have been no benefits to Brexit
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Election reporter Adam Foster speaks to residents of Washington and Sunderland West about the issues that matter to them with the General Election just ten days away
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'It's still a drive-through town' - what voters have to say in Northumberland's former Red Wall seat that turned Tory
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It was the first red wall seat declared to turn Conservative in 2019
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Voters in Newcastle put off voting Labour because of candidate’s 'controversial views'
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Election reporter Adam Foster speaks to residents of Newcastle East and Wallsend about the issues that matter to them with the General Election just two weeks away
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From foreign policy to accessibility: the General Election view from Durham
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Election reporter Daniel Hodgson speaks to residents of the City of Durham about the issues that matter to them with the General Election just two weeks away
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"I would hate for him to get into any position of power" - Nigel Farage splits voter opinion in Newcastle
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ChronicleLive headed out to constituencies in the North East, asking the people who live there what the main issues are in the upcoming election
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Sunderland shoppers not impressed by the party leaders as General Election approaches
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We spoke to shoppers and business owners in Sunderland city centre to get their views ahead of the General Election
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Crime, cost of living and promises of tax cuts - voters have their say on important General Election issues
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People had their say on key policies, and told us what they think of Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.
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