Read the St Albans Parliamentary candidates' 'mini manifestos'

The Review asked the five MP hopefuls staking a claim for your votes to outline their six priorities for St Albans.

But the candidates were tasked with getting each point across in the length of a tweet or less.

Read the candidates' mini manifestos below, listed in the order they were received by the Review.

The Review will also be tweeting each of the candidate's six key election pledges.

Kerry Pollard, Labour

• ​Improve tourist offer, more history here than anywhere else. My plan for a Roman village to mimic the London. gate into Roman Verulamium.
• Families in bed and breakfast in sixth wealthiest city - we must build genuinely affordable homes. 
• An integrated Health and social care system centred on people. Extra provision for mental health,  looming problem of ageing population.
• Lead by example on green issues. I have pv generation and solar heated water plus an eco car - each of us has a responsibility - a priority.
• Pursue new teaching hospital attached to Herts Uni. Train more doctors,  can't poach from less developed countries. Expand nurse's training.
• Small business the backbone of our economy,  local and national. Help with a rate relief system,  use local traders.  

Sandy Walkington, Libaral Democrat

• Campaign to stop further cuts to St Albans Hospital, press for more outpatient clinics, Urgent Care Centre instead of Minor Injuries Unit.
• Challenge Thameslink to provide reliable train service and communicate properly, compensate fairly when things go wrong.
• Enhance St Albans public realm by exposing terrible local road/pavement maintenance, ensure repairs done properly first time every time.
• Stop barmy Conservative plan to force local housing associations to sell social housing: we need more homes for young people/key workers.
• Tackle school place crisis using Lib Dem promise of £2.5 bn extra funding for education so children don’t need to travel across the district.
• Lean on county council not to sell Railfreight land, highlight alternative Sundon site, and campaign to protect St Albans precious green belt.

Anne Main, Conservative

• Pushing for urgent care centre and more integrated health/social care. I’m fighting for enhanced services in St Albans.
• We must protect our Green Belt as far as possible. Exhaust Brownfield sites and oppose ALL inappropriate development. Build sustainably. 
• Continue my strong representation for commuters. Tories will freeze fares for 5 years. Will fight 4 better, more accountable train services.
• Continue lobbying Chancellor for a fairer deal for local business. Tory Gov started a review of rates. St Albans businesses must be heard.
• More apprenticeships and better education, with a strong economy delivering lower taxes, enhanced childcare and security in retirement.
• Hardworking. Independently-minded. I will continue to be St Albans’ voice in Westminster. No second job; no outside interests.

Jack Easton, Green

• Climate change is the biggest threat we all face, and we put sustainability at the heart of our manifesto.
• We’d fund the NHS – with extra for mental health, and free social care for the elderly.  And we’d increase the Carer’s Allowance too.
• Devolve more power and funding to St Albans, bring planning control back from Westminster and free the Council to support local businesses
• Free the Council to build Council houses again but don’t let it sell the family silver at knockdown prices!  
• Clean the air by giving priority to walking, cycling and public transport over the private car; and we commit to funding pothole repairs!  
• The Green Party would renationalise the railways and put the private operators’ profits into fare reductions.

Chris Wright, UKIP

• Magna Carta, 1215, sets out our freedom. 40 years ago we unknowingly gave our sovereignty to the EU. Use 7th May to claim it back; vote UKIP.
• Open door immigration is ruining our Country. UKIP will control UK borders and use points-based system to allow sensible migration levels.
• UKIP’s economic policy reduces taxes on low paid; puts fair tax on big corporations, eases burden on middle earners and cuts inheritance tax.
• UKIP spend extra £3bn p.a. on NHS. Focus on mental health & elderly care. Recruit more staff. Scrap health tourism & hospital car park fees.
• UKIP say NO to Green Belt build, NO to freight interchange, YES to local Urgent Care, YES to brownfield build, YES to lower business rates.
• To shy UKIP voters: seize the opportunity, make a real change, if you believe in Britain, vote UKIP on 7th May.