All the candidates standing in Greater Manchester local elections 2024

Voters across Greater Manchester will go to the ballot box for the local elections 2024 on May 2.

All borough councils in the region are holding elections with seats up for grabs in Bury, Bolton, Oldham, Manchester, Tameside, Trafford, Rochdale, Stockport, Salford and Wigan.

Polls will be open on May 2 from 7am to 10pm. However if you have not registered it is now too late, with the deadline being April 16.

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Residents will need a photo ID to vote, with a list of accepted forms here. If you do not have any of the accepted forms of ID, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate online here until 5pm on April 24.

Across England, more than 2,500 council seats will be up for grabs in 107 local authorities. Mayoral elections are taking place in Greater Manchester as well as East Midland, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, York and North Yorkshire, London and Salford.

There are also police and crime commissioner elections across England and Wales - but not in Greater Manchester, London, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

May's local elections are the last big electoral test for all the political parties before the general election, which is expected to take place later this year.

Here is a full list of all the candidates standing across Greater Manchester.

Besses

Bury East

Bury West

Elton

Holyrood

Moorside

North Manor

Pilkington Park

Radcliffe East

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth

Radcliffe West

Ramsbottom

Redvales

Sedgley

St Marys

Tottington

Unsworth

Astley Bridge

Bradshaw

Breighmet

Bromley Cross

Farnworth North

Farnworth South

Great Lever

Hall