Solihull residents will go to the polls on Thursday, May 2, with a third of the borough's 51 seats up for grabs.
In the north of the borough, parties will be battling it out in Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Smith's Wood, Bickenhill (which includes Marston Green) and Kingshurst & Fordbridge.
The Conservatives, the Green Party and Labour will be fielding candidates in all five wards.
The Liberal Democrats will only be contesting Bickenhill, while UKIP have not put anyone up this year.
If you have not already registered to vote, you have until next Friday (April 12).
List of candidates:
Bickenhill (inc Marston Green):
Trevor Barker (Green), Reece Colley (Lib Dem), Bob Sleigh (Con) and Nick Stephens (Lab).
Summary: Currently held by Cllr Bob Sleigh - leader of the council and Solihull's Conservative group. The Tories have had a clean-sweep of seats for over a decade.
Castle Bromwich:
Matt Bond (Lab), Steve Caudwell (Green) and Gail Sleigh (Con).
Summary: Seen as a true blue stronghold for many years, the Greens pulled off a major upset last year when they won by a landslide.
Chelmsley Wood:
Hazel Dawkins (Lab), Karl Macnaughton (Green) and David Skelding (Con).
Summary: Karl Macnaughton - the Greens' longest-serving councillor - is defending his seat. The ward was once a Labour heartland but the party's share of the vote has dwindled more recently.
Kingshurst & Fordbridge:
Eleanor Aldworth (Green), Marcus Brain (Lab) and Alan Feeney (Con).
Summary: Labour will be looking to build on their victory over UKIP's Debbie Evans last year. Sitting councillor Robert Hall - a former UKIP man who went independent - is not standing for re-election.
Smith's Wood:
Adrian Duffen (Not stated), Bill Lloyd (Lab), Mark Wilson (Green) and Angus Young (Con).
Summary: As with Chelmsley, the Greens have built up a strong majority in recent years. Adrian Duffen is the only candidate in the north not representing a major party.
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