Council elections: The full list of candidates across the Black Country and Staffordshire
Voters go to the polls tomorrow in the last council elections before the 2015 General Election.
A third of seats are being elected in Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Cannock Chase and Wyre Forest.
The vote comes at a time of major cuts in public spending but an improving economic picture.
Here are the candidates standing for election in each ward:
*incumbent party
WOLVERHAMPTON
Bilston East
Andy Randle (Con)
Mike Rogers (Ukip)
Stephen Simkins (Lab)*
Bilston North
Brian Lawley (Ukip)
Neil MacLeod (Con)
Phil Page (Lab)*
Blakenhall
Adam Ansari (Con)
Stephen Dion (Ukip)
Judith Rowley (Lab)*
Bushbury North
Susan Bem (Ukip)
Carl Husted (Con)* (New candidate)
Ian Jenkins (Lib Dem)
Simon Patten (BNP)
Daniel Warren (Lab)
Bushbury South and Low Hill
Iain MacKintosh (Ukip)
Giuliano Pisarski (Con)
Paul Sweet (Lab)*
East Park
Anita Dinham (Green)
Steve Hall (Con)
Barry Hodgson (Ukip)
Keith Inston (Lab)*
Ettingshall
Michael Birch (Lib Dem)
Jennifer Cooper (Independent)
Andrew Johnson (Lab)*
Rob Jones (Ukip)
Suria Photay (Con)
Fallings Park
Mel Cooper (Ukip)
Steve Evans (Lab)*
Aaron Hall (Con)
Graiseley
Eileen Birch (Lib Dem)
John Chubb (Con)
Don Cooper (Ukip)
Jacqui Sweetman (Lab)*
Heath Town
Frank Adey (Ukip)
John Lee (Con)
William Of Shropshire (Independent)
Caroline Siarkiewicz (Lab)*
Merry Hill
Paulene Griffiths (Ukip)
Christine Mills (Con)*
Terry Pye (Labour)
Ashley Wilkes (Lib Dem)
Oxley
Julie Hodgkiss (Lab)*
David Hunt (Con)
Clive Rudd (Ukip)
Park
Andrea Cantrill (Green)
Craig Collingswood (Lab)*
Karen Hollyhead (Con)
Derek Knowles (Ukip)
Bryan Lewis (Lib Dem)
Rich Turner (Independent)
Penn
Jeffrey Hemsley (Lib Dem)
David Mackintosh (Ukip)
Anwen Muston (Lab)
Patricia Paten (Con)*
Spring Vale
David Bradnock (BNP)
Vic Grainger (Con)
Malcolm Gwinnett (Ukip)*
Ann Reaney (Lab)
Tom Stokes (Lib Dem)
St Peters
Ajaz Ali (Con)
Roger Gray (Lib Dem)
Nick Raghoo (Ukip)
Tersaim Singh (Lab)*
Tettenhall Regis
Simon Ellis (Ukip)
Barry Findlay (Con)*
Muhammad Nasim (Lab)
Jonathan Webber (Lib Dem)
Tettenhall Wightwick
Martyn Griffiths (Ukip)
Peter Hollis (Lib Dem)
Malcolm Hazel (Lab)
Andrew Wynne (Con)*
Wednesfield North
Mary Bateman (Lab)
Ben Forrest (Ukip)
Lee Harris (Green)
Hazel Keirle (Con)* (New candidate)
Wednesfield South
Kevin Bourne (Ukip)
Greg Brackenridge (Lab)
Matthew Holdcroft (Con)*
DUDLEY
Amblecote
Colin Banks (Con)* (New candidate)
Paul Bradley (Ukip)
Harold Hanson (Lib Dem)
Glenn Horton (Lab)
Catherine Maguire (Green)
Belle Vale
Ian Cooper (Lab)
Robert Heeley (Ukip)
John Payne (Green)
Tarsem Singh Sidhu (Con)* (New candidate)
Brierley Hill
Gordon Elcock (Green)
Raymond Franklin (Ukip)
Zafar Islam (Lab)*
Dan Jones (Con)
Brockmoor and Pensnett
Judy Foster (Lab)*
Susan Longmore (Ukip)
Nicola Richards (Con)
Ben Sweeney (Green)
Castle & Priory
Alan Finch (Lab)*
Lisa Fisher (Green)
Mick Forsyth (Ukip)
David Simms (Con)
Coseley East
Adrian Crossen (Green)
Martin Duffield (Con)
Star Etheridge (Ukip)
Ken Griffiths (BNP)
Sue Ridney (Lab)*
Cradley & Wollescote
Steve Clark (Con)
Tim Crumpton (Lab)*
Karlie Marie Owen (Green)
Lee Sargeant (Ukip)
Gornal
Serena Craigie (Lab)
Roger Scott-Dow (Ukip)
Francis Sheppard (Green)
Tim Wright (Con)*
Halesowen North
Daniel Archer (Green)
Stuart Henley (Ukip)
Jeff Hill (Con)*
Elizabeth Keenan (Lab)
Halesowen South
Dave Austin (Lab)
Nicholas Gregory (Con)* (New candidate)
John Marshall (Ukip)
Tim Weller (Green)
Hayley Green and Cradley South
Andrea Goddard (Con)* (New candidate)
Ian McGarry (Lab)
Colin Royle (Green)
Adrian Turner (Ukip)
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath
Lynn Boleyn (Lab)*
Liz Jednorog (Green)
Natalie Neale (Con)
Mike Rumble (Ukip)
Kingswinford South
Vicky Duckworth (Green)
Alan Etheridge (Ukip)
Patrick Harley (Con)*
Shaz Saleem (Lab)
Lye & Stourbridge North
Pete Lowe (Lab)*
Asan Mishaq (Con)
Dennis Neville (Green)
Sarah Wilson (Ukip)
Netherton, Woodside and St Andrew's
Stephen Daniels (Ukip)
Bill McComish (Green)
Kamran Razzaq (Con)
Elaine Taylor (Lab)* (New candidate)
Norton
Pam Archer (Green)
Christopher Brammall (Lib Dem)
Rob Clarke (Lab)
Colin Elcock (Con)*
David Powell (Ukip)
Pedmore & Stourbridge East
Julie Baines (Lab)
Simon Hanson (Lib Dem)
Liz Tilly (Green)
Glen Wilson (Ukip)
Mike Wood (Con)* (New candidate)
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood
Martin Cotterell (Green)
David Sparks (Lab)*
Helen Wimlett (Ukip)
Tim Wood (Con)
Sedgley
Bill Etheridge (Ukip)
Wayne Male (Lab)
Janet Sheppard (Green)
Tina Westwood (Con)*
St James's
Khurshid Ahmed (Lab)*
Malcolm Davis (Con)
Christian Kiever (Green)
Philip Rowe (Ukip)
St Thomas's
Christian Green (Green)
Daryl Millward (Con)
Steve Waltho (Lab)*
Phil Wimlett (Ukip)
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton
Doreen Ameson (Con)*
Dean Perks (Ukip)
Jez Pettifor (Green)
Tracy Wood (Lab)
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
Nicolas Barlow (Con)
Barbara Deeley (Ukip)
Margaret Hanson (Lib Dem)
Lawrence Rowlett (Green)
Barbara Sykes (Lab)*
Wordsley
Maurice Archer (Green)
Paul Brothwood (Ukip)
John Jones (Con)*
Su Lowe (Lab)
SANDWELL
Abbey
Barry Lim (Green)
Bob Piper (Lab)*
John Stockall (Con)
Lynn Wadding (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Blackheath
Malcolm Bridges (Lab)*
Wayne Edwards (Con)
Nick Hanney (Ukip)
Peter Harris (Green)
Bristnall
Kevin Bracey (Green)
Pete Durnell (Ukip)
Steven Frear (Lab)*
Manjit Singh Lall (Lib Dem)
Heather Nightingale (Con)
Charlemont with Grove Vale
Graham Nock (Ukip)
Sue Phillips (Lab)
Tony Ward (Con)*
Cradley Heath and Old Hill
Les Pawlowski (Con)
Julie Webb (Lab) *
Friar Park
Simon Hackett (Lab)*
Gary Hesom (Ukip)
John Vickers (Con)
Great Barr with Yew Tree
David Fisher (Lib Dem)
Steve Melia (Lab)*
Hilary Taylor (Con)
Les Trumpeter (Ukip)
Great Bridge
Joanne Hadley (Lab)*
Dave Jones (Ukip)
Steve Simcox (Con)
Greets Green and Lyng
Shirley Ching (Con)
Jackie Nock (Ukip)
Jacqueline Taylor (Lab)* (New candidate)
Hateley Heath
Paul Moore (Lab)*
Ryan Trumpeter (Ukip)
Val Ward (Con)
Langley
Bill Gavan (Lab)* (New candidate)
Charlotte Wicketts (Con)
Newton
Steve Latham (Ukip)
Sadie Smith (Lib Dem)
Tony Underhill (Lab)*
Christine Vickers (Con)
Old Warley
Peter Banks (Ukip)
Bryan Manley-Green (Lib Dem)
John McHard (Con)
Aldo Mussi (Green)
Steve Trow (Lab)*
Oldbury
Mahboob Hussain (Lab)*
Kevin O'Keefe (Ukip)
Ruth Wicketts (Con)
Theresa Yates (Green)
Princes End
Philip Garrett (Ukip)
Suzanne Hartwell (Lab)*
Keith Vaughan (Con)
Rowley
Ewart Johnson (Con)
Christopher Tranter (Lab)*
Smethwick
Umar Azeemi (Con)
Stephanie Buckman (Green)
Richard Marshall (Lab)
Soho and Victoria
Robert Buckman (Green)
Mohammad Rouf (Lab)*
David Skelding (Con)
St Paul's Ward
Babu Singh Bawa (Lab)*
Tony Dunn (Con)
Antony Wilkinson (Green)
Tipton Green
Donald Griffiths (Con)
Ahmadul Haque (Lab)*
Tividale
Sandra Hevican (Lab)
Tony Hughes (Ukip)
Ian Hunt (Con)
Jayne Wilkinson (Green)*
Wednesbury North
Tony Meehan (Lab)
Michael O'Neill (Con)* (New candidate)
Sid Turner (Ukip)
Wednesbury South
Ric Keeling (Ukip)
Bob Lloyd (Lab)* (New candidate)
Michael Middleton (Con)
West Bromwich Central
Monika Kasnickas (Ukip)
Mohinder Tagger (Lab)*
WALSALL
Birchills Leamore
Gazanfer Ali (Con)
Bob Ball (BNP)
Gary Edmunds (Ukip)
Lee Jeavons (Lab)*
Blakenall
Dave Church (Independent)
William Cummings (Ukip)
Thomas Havemann-Mart (Con)
Ian Robertson (Lab)* (New candidate)
Bloxwich East
Steve Baggott (Ind)
Kath Phillips (Lab)*
Mark Statham (Con)
Gary Timmins (Ukip)
Bloxwich West
Richard Coley (Ukip)
Alan Davies (Independent)
Louise Harrison (Con)*
Chris Newey (I'm English, Not British, Not European!)
Matthew Ward (Lab)
Short Heath
Carol Fletcher (Lib Dem)* (New candidate)
Darren Hazell (Ukip)
Mark Pulford (Lab)
Peter Washbrook (Con)
Willenhall North
Ben Gray (Con)
Liz Hazell (Ukip)
Anja Illmann-Walker (Lab)
Val Woodruff (Lib Dem)*
Willenhall South
Diane Coughlan (Lab)*
Charles Haywood (English Democrats)
Philip Howell (Ukip)
Ramtirth Singh Uppal (Con)
Anne Willoughby (Lib Dem)
Aldridge Central and South
Kyle Duckers (Ukip)
Corrie Ann Halford (Lab)
John Murray (Con)*
Roy Sheward (Lib Dem)
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
David Cooke (Ukip)
Bob Grainger (Lab)
Mark Greveson (Lib Dem)
Anthony Harris (Con)*
Brownhills
Vivienne Aston (Con)* (New candidate)
Stephen Craddock (Ukip)
Lauren Davies (Lab)
Pelsall
Oliver Bennett (Con)*
Balvir Kaur Dhillon (Lab)
Graham Eardley (Ukip)
Sim Mayou (Independent)
Pheasey Park Farm
Steven Grey (Ukip)
Ashley Lovell (Lab)
Christopher Towe (Con)*
Rushall-Shelfield
Ron Carpenter (Con)* (New candidate)
Claire Crews (Lab)
Alan Paddock (Independent)
David Wycherley (Ukip)
Streetly
Eddie Hughes (Con)*
Raaj Shamji (Lab)
Paul White (Ukip)
Bentley and Darlaston North
Mushtaq Ahmed (Con)
Rose Burley (Lab)*
Alan Rudd-Everitt (Ukip)
Mohammed Yaqub (Lib Dem)
Darlaston South
Paul Bott (Independent)*
Peter Burton (Ukip)
Wendy Collins (Lab)
Jane Lakin (Con)
Paddock
Nasar Ali (Lab)
Derek Bennett (Ukip)
Glyn Fletcher (Lib Dem)
Gurmeet Sohal (Con)* (New candidate)
Palfrey
Michael Brownridge (Ukip)
Mohammad Nazir (Lab)*
Brian Powell (Independent)
Mohammad Yasin (Con)
Pleck
Mark Dabbs (Independent)
Mozamil Khan (Lib Dem)
Elizabeth Peers (Ukip)
Harbans Singh Sarohi (Lab)*
Mohammed Yaqoob (Con)
St Matthews
Jas Johal (Con)* (New candidate)
Gerry Mahoney (Ukip)
Aftab Nawaz (Lab)
Stephanie Peart (Independent)
CANNOCK CHASE
Brereton and Ravenhill
Michelle Dudson (Lab)
Gerald Molineux (Lib Dem)*
Linda Whitehouse (Ukip)
Cannock East
Muriel Davis (Lab)*
Mike Hoare (Con)
Dave Morris (Ukip)
Cannock North
Frank Allen (Lab)*
Amanda Capewell (Ukip)
Phil Jones (Con)
Cannock South
John Beddows (Con)
Kevin Whittaker (Ukip)
Paul Witton (Lab)* (New candidate)
Cannock West
Richard Pursehouse (Ukip)
Hyra Sutton (Con)*
Craig Woods (Lab)
Etching Hill and The Heath
Pat Ansell (Lib Dem)* (New candidate)
Dee Barfield (Lab)
John Rowley (Con)
Stephanie Whitehouse (Ukip)
Hawks Green
Martyn Battery (Ukip)
Tony Johnson (Lab)
Mike Sutherland (Con)*
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
Helen Borton (Con)* (New candidate)
Alan Dean (Ukip)
Linda Tait (Lab)
Ian Wallace (Lib Dem)
Hednesford Green Heath
George Adamson (Lab)*
Graham Burnett (Con)
Mick Sage (Ukip)
Ronald Turville (Chase Independent)
Hednesford North
John Burnett (Con)
Sheila Cartwright (Lab)*
John Pugh (Ukip)
Norton Canes
Ken Ansell (Lib Dem)
Peter Gilbert (Con)*
John Preece (Lab)
Martin Robinson (Ukip)
Rawnsley
Bill Hardman (Ukip)* (New candidate)
Sue Holliday (Lab)
Dameon Johnson (Lib Dem)
Colin Lea (Con)
Western Springs
Jim Bowater (Con)
Ray Easton (Lib Dem)
Mick Grocott (Independent)*
Shane Harrison (Ukip)
Chris Martin (Lab)
WYRE FOREST
Aggborough & Spennells
John Aston (Independent)*
Ronald Lee (Green)
Conan Norton (Lab)
Keith Robertson (ICHC)
Andy Tromans (Con)
Thomas Wooldridge (Ukip)
Areley Kings
Ken Henderson (Con)
Ian Jones (Ukip)
Rob Lloyd (Lab)
Nigel Thomas (ICHC)*
Bewdley & Arley
John Boden (Ukip)
Stephen Clee (Con)*
George Court (Lab)
Derek Killingworth (ICHC)
Phil Oliver (Green)
Blakedown & Chaddesley
Bernadette Connor (Lab)
Ade Dawes (Ukip)
Pauline Hayward (Con)*
Louise Hinett (ICHC)
Broadwaters
Sally Chambers (Con)
Howard Martin (Lab)*
Esther Smart (Liberal)
Paul Wooldridge (Ukip)
Peter Young (ICHC)
Franche
Anthony Clent (Ukip)
Nigel Gilbert (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Daniel McCann (Con)*
Caroline Shellie (ICHC)
Lee Wright (Lab)
Greenhill
Mumshad Ahmed (Lab)
Ruth Gregory (Con)
Ingra Kirkland (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Victoria Lea (Green)
Rachel Lewis (Liberal)* (New candidate)
John Rayner (ICHC)
Martin Stooke (Ukip)
Habberley & Blakebrook
Anthony Greenfield (ICHC)
Ian Hardiman (Con)*
Lynn Hyde (Lab)
Peter Willoughby (Ukip)
Kevin Young (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Lickhill
Beri Dawes (Ukip)
David Keogh-Smith (Lab)
David Little (Con)
Dixon Sheppard (ICHC)*
Mitton
John Holden (Ukip)
Tony Muir (Con)
Michael Salter (ICHC)*
Carol Warren (Lab)
Offmore & Comberton
Rose Bishop (Con)*
Keith Budden (Lab)
Bill Hopkins (Ukip)
Timothy Ingham (Liberal)
Christine Watkins (ICHC)
Oldington & Foley Park
Sam Arnold (Lab)
Nicky Gale (Con)*
Sue Meekings (ICHC)
Michael Wrench (Ukip)
Sutton Park
John-Paul Campion (Con)*
Paul Connor (Lab)
David Hollyoak (Liberal)
Jim Lawson (ICHC)
Charlotte Stokes (Ukip)
Michael Whitbread (Green)
Wribbenhall
Michael Akathiotis (Liberal)
Maurice Alton (Ukip)
Linda Candlin (ICHC)
Gren Jones (Lab)
Gordon Yarranton (Con)*
