All of the candidates are set in stone for the local elections after a list was released by Trafford Council.

A third of the seats are available when the polls open on the same day as the mayoral elections (May 2).

The Labour Group is in control of the council, and it is at its largest since the creation of the council half a century ago, but there is competition from the Conservative Group (10 seats), Green Group (six seats) and Liberal Democrats (six seats) as well as those from other parties with no seats such as Reform UK and a number of independents.

Here are all the candidates:

ALTRINCHAM
Julie Ashall (Conservative)
Will Franks (Labour)
Mario Miniaci (Lib Dem)
Michael Welton (Green)

ASHTON UPON MERSEY
Amit Narang (Conservative)
Tony O'Brien (Labour)
Jessica Plunkett (Green)
Barney Rule (Lib Dem)

BOWDON
Bridget Green (Green)
Lisa Hancock (Conservative)
Kate Lamerton (Labour)
Paul Swansborough (Reform UK)
Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver (Lib Dem)

BROADHEATH
Andrew Brougham-Holland (Reform UK)
Kaushik Chakraborty (Conservative)
Stephen Farndon (Independent)
Chris Marritt (Lib Dem)
Ulrich Savary (Labour)
Alexander Young (Green)

BROOKLANDS
Renate Aspden (Green)
Bilal Babar (Labour and Co-Operative)
Dan Barker (Reform UK)
Pauline Cliff (Lib Dem)
Christopher Halliday (Conservative)

BUCKLOW ST MARTINS
Rodrigo Capucho Paulo (Green)
Limna Lijo (Conservative)
Matthew Sellars (Lib Dem)
Daniel Wadsworth (Green)
James Wright (Labour)

DAVYHULME
Kevin Chatterton (Green)
Jonathan Coupe (Conservative)
Tim Kinsella (Lib Dem)
Gary Regan (Independent)
Barry Winstanley (Labour)

FLIXTON
Katrin Cotter (Green)
Kirsty Cullen (Lib Dem)
Lijo John (Conservative)
Paul Regan (Independent)
Simon Thomas (Labour)

GORSE HILL AND CORNBROOK
Dawn Carberry-Power (Lib Dem)
Laura Clitheroe (Green)
George Devlin (Labour)
Stuart Donnelly (Conservative)
Hazel Gibb (Independent)

HALE
Natalie Shalom (Conservative)
Josh Spindler (Labour)
Jason Stack (Lib Dem)
Owain Sutton (Green)

HALE BARNS AND TIMPERLEY SOUTH
Andrew Davies (Reform UK)
Gawain Glenton (Labour)
Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
John Ross (Green)
Michael Taylor (Conservative)

LONGFORD
Anna Fryer (Lib Dem)
Samuel Hogan-Webb (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Colin Hooley (Conservative)
David Jarman (Labour and Co-Operative)
Margaret Westbrook (Green)

LOSTOCK AND BARTON
Steve Bowater (Green)
Anne Hooley (Conservative)
Shirley Procter (Labour)
Simon Wright (Lib Dem)

MANOR
Keleigh Glenton (Labour)
David Kierman (Lib Dem)
James McGlashan (Green)
Angela O'Neill (Reform UK)
Rupali Paul (Conservative)

OLD TRAFFORD
Diane Coupe (Conservative)
Andy Hick (Lib Dem)
Anja Moncrieff (Green)
Sophie Taylor (Labour)

SALE CENTRAL
Mark Bancks (Conservative)
Zak Deakin (Labour)
Joe Kramer (Lib Dem)
David Turner (Green)

SALE MOOR
Olly Baskerville (Labour)
Sue Carroll (Conservative)
Chris Hargreaves (Green)
James Miller (Lib Dem)

STRETFORD AND HUMPHREY PARK
Chris Boyes (Conservative)
Liz O'Neill (Green)
Stephen Power (Lib Dem)
Tom Ross (Labour)

TIMPERLEY CENTRAL
Harry Atack (Conservative)
James Brooke-Taylor (Green)
Simon Lepori (Lib Dem)
Mark Nesbitt (Labour)
Deborah Rhodes (Reform UK)

TIMPERLEY NORTH
Anand Chinthala (Conservative)
Rachel Fell (Labour)
Meena Minnis (Lib Dem)
Aagash Vadera (Green)

URMSTON
Ali Aydogdu (Conservative)
Andrew Beaumont (Independent)
Steve Dillon (Reform UK)
John Franklin-Johnston (Lib Dem)
Kevin Procter (Labour)
Steven Tennant (Green)

The deadline for registration to vote is on April 16, while the deadline to apply for a postal vote is on the following day.

The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is on April 24, as is the deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. A Voter Authority Certificate is a Voter ID for those without a valid ID such as a licence or a passport.

Here are all the deadlines:

April 16 (midnight) - Registration
April 17 (5pm) - Postal Vote
April 24 (5pm) - Proxy Vote / Voter Authority Certificate
May 2 - Local Elections / Mayoral Elections

For information go to trafford.gov.uk/elections. 

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.