Oban North and Lorn on Argyll and Bute (SNP defence)
Result of last election to council (2012): Independents 15, Scottish Nationalists 13, Conservatives 4, Liberal Democrats 4 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 4)
Result of last election in ward (2012): Emboldened denotes elected
Scottish Nationalists 410, 707 (31%)
Independents 421, 807, 125, 361, 222, 58 (55%)
Liberal Democrats 188 (5%)
Conservatives 332 (9%)
Candidates duly nominated: Gerry Fisher (SNP), Kieron Green (Lab), John MacGregor (Ind), Marri Malloy (Ind), Andrew Vennard (Con)

Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias on Cornwall (UKIP defence)
Result of council at last election (2013): Independents 37, Liberal Democrats 36, Conservatives 31, Labour 8, United Kingdom Independence Party 6, Mebyon Kernow 4, Greens 1 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 25)
Result of ward at last election (2013): UKIP 413 (29%), Conservatives 410 (28%), Liberal Democrats 331 (23%), Independent 160 (11%), Labour 129 (9%)
Candidates duly nominated: John Ault (Lib Dem), Linda Hitchcox (Lab), Karen Sumser-Lupson (Mebyon Kernow), Pete Tisdale (UKIP), Peter Williams (Con)

Colehill East on East Dorset (Lib Dem defence)
Result of council at last election (2011): Conservatives 30, Liberal Democrats 6 (Conservative majority of 24)
Result of last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected
Liberal Democrats 1,066, 765
Conservatives 668, 667
Labour 200
United Kingdom Independence Party 175
Candidates duly nominated: David Mattocks (UKIP), Barry Roberts (Lib Dem), Graeme Smith (Con)

Hookstone on Harrogate (Lib Dem defence)
Result of council at last election (2014): Conservatives 34, Liberal Democrats 15, Independents 4, Liberal 1 (Conservative majority of 14)
Result of last election in ward (2011): Liberal Democrats 1,153 (54%), Conservatives 708 (33%), Labour 257 (12%)
Candidates duly nominated: Pat Foxall (Lab), Phil Headford (Con), Alan Henderson (UKIP), Clare Skardon (Lib Dem)

Ledbury (Con defence) and Leominster South (Con defence) on Herefordshire
Result of council at last election (2011): Conservatives 30, Independents 14, It’s Our County 9, Liberal Democrats 3, Labour 1, Greens 1 (Conservative majority of 2)
Result of last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected
Ledbury
Conservatives 1,403, 1,129, 1,033
It’s Our County 1,287, 1,013, 809
Liberal Democrats 526, 456, 437
Labour 481
Candidates duly nominated: Allen Conway (Con), Paul Stanford (UKIP), Terry Widows (It’s Our County)

Leominster South
Conservatives 787, 427
Independents 660, 233
Greens 268, 240
Labour 247, 160
Candidates duly nominated: Jennifer Bartlett (Green), Emma Pardoe (Lab), Angela Pendleton (Ind), Liz Portman-Lewis (UKIP), Wayne Rosser (Con)

Airfield on King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Green defence)
Result of council at last election (2011): Conservatives 42, Labour 13, Liberal Democrats 3, Independents 3, Green 1 (Conservative majority of 22)
Result of last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected
Conservatives 782
Greens 386
Labour 354
Independent 283
Candidates duly nominated: Jonathan Burr (Green), Geoff Hipperson (Con), Sebastian Polhill (Lab), Bob Scully (UKIP)

Cowley on Oxford (Lab Defence)
Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 33, Liberal Democrats 8, Greens 6, Independent 1 (Labour majority of 18)
Result of ward at last election (2012): Labour 626 (52%), Green 276 (23%), Conservative 196 (16%), Liberal Democrats 115 (9%)
Candidates duly nominated: Artwell (Non Party Independent), Hazel Dawe (Green), Katherine Harbourne (Con), David Henwood (Lab), Ian McDonald (UKIP), Prakash Sharma (Lib Dem)

Church Hill on Redditch (UKIP defence)
Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 17, Conservatives 9, United Kingdom Independence Party 2, Independent 1 (Labour majority of 5)
Result of last election in ward (2014): UKIP 665 (35%), Lab 615 (32%), Conservatives 433 (23%), Greens 80 (4%), Liberal Democrats 79 (4%), Independent 26 (1%), Independent 14 (1%)
Candidates duly nominated: Isabel Armstrong (Ind), Lee Bradley (Green), David Gee (Lib Dem), Len Harris (UKIP), Kathy Haslam (Con), Nina Wood-Ford (Lab)

* Apologies for the lack of local authority information. On Monday something went wrong with my internet connection which was only rectified late last night. Normal service will be resumed next week.