Voters across England will be going to the ballot box for the local council elections on Thursday.
More than 200 local authorities across the country - including the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs - had seats up for grabs. In our region voters will be choosing at least one councillor in each ward.
Winning candidates in each of these wards will then be elected onto the council. The political party which wins the most seats will then control the council and have a say on how public services, including schools, libraries and bin collections, should be run.
