More than 70 seats are up for grabs in Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Swale, Swanley and Hextable.

In Maidstone, 63 candidates are contesting 19 seats and with a hung council the vote will determine who runs the borough for the next two years. The current make up is 27 conservatives, 21 Liberal Democrat, four Independent, and three labour.

In Tunbridge Wells, 46 candidates are contesting 15 wards on the council, currently made up of 41 Conservatives and seven Liberal Democrats.

There are 16 seats available this year in Swale. The present make-up of Swale Council is 25 Conservative councillors, 10 Labour, six Liberal Democrats and six Independents.

Nineteen candidates will contest nine seats on Hextable’s new council, which split from Swanley Town Council on April 1.

Twenty-five candidates are vying for the 16 seats available at Swanley Town Council.