Labour are the only party putting up a candidate for every seat available on Nottingham City Council in this year's elections. Those standing for election on Nottinghamshire's seven district and borough councils, as well as the city council, are being revealed ahead of polling day on May 4.
Labour are going into the election with a strong majority of 50 members on Nottingham City Council, compared to three currently held by the Nottingham Independents and two held by the Conservatives. The full list of candidates for the May 4 vote has now been published, with 36 of the current Nottingham City Council members choosing to stand again.
Labour will be the only party with a candidate for each of the 55 council seats available. The Conservatives have 41 candidates, the Nottingham Independents have 28 and the Liberal Democrats have 20.
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Those with a smaller number of candidates include the Green Party with 17, UKIP with two, the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition with one and three independent candidates. Anyone wishing to vote in the election has to register to vote by April 17 and will also have to make sure they have photo ID to show at their polling station.
Accepted forms of ID include a UK, EEA or Commonwealth passport, UK or EEA driving licence, an older person's bus pass or an Oyster 60+ card. Those who don't have an accepted form of ID can apply online, but must do so by 5pm on April 25.
Following polling day on May 4, counting will take place on May 5 and the declaration of which party is is control of the council is expected at 4pm. Below is the full list of candidates standing in the Nottingham City Council elections on May 4:
Aspley (Three councillors)
Graham Chapman - Labour
Ian Culley - Conservative
Patience Ifediora - Labour
Carole McCulloch - Labour
Stewart Rotherham - Liberal Democrat
Neill Slane - Conservative
Marjorie Wroughton - Conservative
Basford (Three councillors)
Robert Boden - Conservative
Andrew Jones - Green
Richard Minkley - Liberal Democrat
Salma Mumtaz - Labour and Co-op
Nick Raine - Labour and Co-op
Wayne Unczur - Nottingham Independents
Linda Woodings - Labour and Co-op
Cassius Yarde - Nottingham Independents
Berridge (Three councillors)
Angela Kandola - Labour
Sulcan Mahmood - Labour
Ellie Mitchell - Green
Peter Parsons - Conservative
Shuguftah Quddoos - Labour
Bestwood (Three councillors)
Peter Foulkes-Mills - Nottingham Independents
Ted Grainger - Conservative
Jay Hayes - Labour
Rimshah Hussain - Conservative
Craig Jarvis - Conservative
Francesco Lari - Nottingham Independents
Fran Loi - Nottingham Independents
Irenea Marriott - UKIP
Georgia Power - Labour
Diane Rotherham - Liberal Democrat
Andrew Taylor - UKIP
Audra Wynter - Labour
Bilborough (Three councillors)
Faith Gakanje-Ajala - Labour
Sam Harris - Labour
Helen Kalsi - Labour
Liz Morgan-Danvers - Liberal Democrat
Alfred Pryor - Conservative
Bulwell (Three councillors)
Matt Genn - Liberal Democrat
Tony Horan - Nottingham Independents
Mohammad Jabarkhyl - Conservative
Maria Joannou - Labour
Aleksandra Kovacevic - Conservative
Ethan Radford - Labour
Michael Savage - Labour
Bulwell Forest (Three councillors)
Ebun Adejuyigbe - Conservative
Samuel Awolola - Nottingham Independents
Cheryl Barnard - Labour and Co-op
Darren Buckland - Green Party
Samuel Gardiner - Labour and Co-op
Caroline Kampila - Conservative
Sarita-Marie Rehman-Wall - Labour and Co-op
Paul Ruane - Conservative
Pollyanna Sutherland - Nottingham Independents
Charlie Taylor - Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Castle (Two councillors)
Katie Kelsey - Green
Lloydie Lloyd - Liberal Democrat
Sam Lux - Labour
Carol Morrell - Green
Rebecca Procter - Liberal Democrat
Janet Scott - Conservative
Matt Shannon - Labour
Clifton East (Three councillors)
Kevin Clarke - Nottingham Independents
Benedict Claxton Stevens - Liberal Democrat
Raja Hussain - Labour
Kirsty Jones - Nottingham Independents
Asif Maqsood - Labour
William Scott - Conservative
Phil Spear - Labour
Daniel Sullivan - Conservative
Maria Watson - Nottingham Independents
Clifton West (Two councillors)
Daniel Atherton - Conservative
Paul Bradshaw - Nottingham Independents
Emma Crane - Nottingham Independents
Aamir Nawaz - Conservative
Andrew Rule - Independent
Hayley Spain - Labour
Roger Steel - Independent
Mark Vandersluis - Liberal Democrat
Seb Wilkins - Labour
Dales (Three councillors)
Ann Bourke - Liberal Democrat
Neil Harbinson - Conservative
Mohammed Jamil - Nottingham Independents
Gul Khan - Labour
Neghat Khan - Labour
Lucy Marsh - Green
David Mellen - Labour
Penelope Messenger - Conservative
Margaret Trueman - Conservative
Wendy Wong - Nottingham Independents
Hyson Green and Arboretum (Three councillors)
Liaqat Ali - Labour
Alexander Foster - Liberal Democrat
Julie Hanson - Green
Sana Nasir - Labour
Mansoor Qazi - Nottingham Independents
Naim Salim - Labour
Paul Singh - Nottingham Independents
Collin Stott - Conservative
Richard Sutton - Green
Leen Valley (Two councillors)
Audrey Dinnall - Labour
Nadia Farhat - Labour
David Gibson - Conservative
Gary Long - Liberal Democrat
Christina Morgan-Danvers - Liberal Democrat
Gail Stancliffe - Conservative
Lenton and Wollaton East (Three councillors)
Daniel Dieppe - Conservative
Oliver Fairey - Green
Titus Hopkins - Conservative
Imran Jalil - Labour
Pavlos Kotsonis - Labour
Samina Riaz - Labour
Tony Sutton - Liberal Democrat
Mapperley (Three councillors)
Leslie Ayoola - Labour and Co-op
Barbara Coulson - Green
Kirsty Jones - Labour and Co-op
Graham Kilbourne - Conservative
Nigel King - Independent
Adam McGregor - Green
Peter Mendenhall - Liberal Democrat
Sajid Mohammed - Labour and Co-op
Zarmeena Quraishi - Conservative
Melvyn Shepherd - Conservative
Catherine Sutherland - Green
Meadows (Two councillors)
Margo Bohacz - Nottingham Independents
Felicity Crofts - Conservative
Michael Edwards - Labour
Nicholas Packham - Conservative
Ceri Pryke-Hendy - Green
Naveed Rashid - Nottingham Independents
Eunice Regan - Labour
Michael Thomas - Liberal Democrat
Radford (Two councillors)
William Ellis - Green
Farzanna Mahmood - Labour
Fozia Mubashar - Labour
Matthew Pike - Conservative
Tom Procter - Liberal Democrat
Sherwood (Three councillors)
Colin Barratt - Nottingham Independents
John Burgess - Green
Sheila Eaton - Conservative
Stephen Freeland - Liberal Democrat
Rebecca Green - Nottingham Independents
Ilona Hart - Conservative
AJ Matsiko - Labour
Nayab Patel - Labour
Rachel Richards - Green
Aimee Scrimshaw - Nottingham Independents
Adele Williams - Labour
St Ann's (Three councillors)
Rohey Bah - Nottingham Independents
Neil Barrett - Green
John Crofts - Conservative
James Housley - Liberal Democrat
Corall Jenkins - Labour
Anwar Khan - Labour
Sam Njie - Nottingham Independents
Devontay Okure - Labour
Gisella Sobarasua - Nottingham Independents
Glenys Sullivan - Conservative
Boma Thomas - Conservative
Jonnie Walker - Green
Wollaton West (Three councillors)
Saj Ahmad - Labour
Steve Battlemuch - Labour
Stuart Frost - Conservative
Cinderella Griffiths - Nottingham Independents
Kabir Hussain - Conservative
Zafran Khan - Labour
Joginder Prem - Nottingham Independents
Michael Procter - Liberal Democrat
Awadh Salim - Conservative
Bakhtawar Sehra - Nottingham Independents
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