The final list of candidates battling it out to be elected to Essex County Council has been published.
A total of 75 seats will be contested by 408 candidates as voters go to the polls on May 2.
The Conservatives and the UK Independence Party will each field a total of 75 candidates in all of the seats.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats will field 73 and 72 candididates respectively, the Green Party has 66 candidates, while the British National Party is represented by 13 candidates.
Seven independents are also listed, along with four English Democrats, and three candidates each from the National Front and the Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts.
The deadline to register to vote and to apply for a postal vote is on April 17. The count will take place on May 2 and will be administered by the individual borough and district councils.
