With a tight contest expected, Whittle goes for the hyper local pitch that he IS Caerphilly, an approach followed slightly less tub-thumpingly by Tunnicliffe. All the candidates have given their closing statements. Hughes says all the parties there have had a chance. "The Green party is the new kid on the block," he says.

What was a surprise was the nature of the debate's stand-out moment in the exchange between the mother whose son had asked a question and Reform candidate Llŷr Powell about immigration. It is a side of the argument that we do not hear that much and it put Powell on the back foot.

In answering the question, Spack brought up the McGrath Square redevelopment project, which includes the removal of a house at the corner of Concord Road and Danforth Street. She also challenged Ward on his statement that he believes in open, clear and inclusive government.