With less than a fortnight to go before City of York councillors face re-election, The Press invited three party leaders into our office for a video debate.

Labour council leader Dafydd Williams, Conservative group leader Chris Steward and Liberal Democrat leader Keith Aspden - heads of the three biggest parties and the trio who could become council leader after May 7 - all gave their two minute pitch to voters.

We asked them about transport, housing, the stalled Local Plan, mental health services in York, the future of social care, and education in the city- and gave them chance to quiz each other on topics like the future of Yearsley Pool, the Living Wage, and why the parties turn to negative campaigning in the run up to the election.

Click on the videos below to watch their answers.

The leaders started with opening speeches - which saw Liberal Democrat Keith Aspden promise to listen more to people in York if his party wins back control of the council, Conservative Chris Steward pledge to take the council back to basics like front line services, pot holes and salt bins, and Labour leader Dafydd Williams ask for four more years as leader of the council to make York a fairer city.

Although they clashed on many of the questions - like how much new housing York really needs, and whether the city's schools should become academies - they agreed on the need for better mental health care in York, while Cllr Williams said his party and the Conservative were close to agreement on how many new homes should be built in a revised Local Plan.

Other parties fielding candidates in the council elections are the Green party, UKIP and the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition; and there are a number of independent candidates standing.