Polling stations in Buckingham, Winslow, Brackley, Towcester, Bicester and surrounding villages were open from 7am to allow residents to vote for their preferred candidates. The polling stations are set to close at 10pm tonight.

Among the candidates standing for election are:

Northants County Council
ROADE - Thomas Clugston, Labour Party; Bernard Ingram, Conservative Party; Mark James, Independent; Richard Matthews, Liberal Democrat.
MIDDLETON CHENEY - David Austin, Liberal Democrat; David James, Labour Party; Ken Melling, Conservative Party.
GREENS NORTON - Christopher Lofts, Liberal Democrat; Wendy Randall, Labour Party; Ben Smith, Conservative Party.
DEANSHANGER - Ann MacFarlane, Labour Party; Hannah Saul, Liberal Democrat; Allen Walker, Conservative Party.
BRACKLEY WEST - Gemma Maxwell-Evans, Labour Party; Malcolm Mildren, Liberal Democrat; Ron Sawbridge, Conservative Party.
BRACKLEY EAST - Andrew Grant, Conservative Party; Samual Hagen, Labour Party; Martin Johns, Liberal Democrat.
TOWCESTER - Giles Barringham, Labour Party; Rosemary Bromwich, Conservative Party; Scott Collins, Liberal Democrat.


Oxon County Council
OTMOOR & KIRTLINGTON - Dickie Bird, UKIP; Susan Cooper, Liberal Democrat; Tim Hallchurch, Conservative Paty; Andrew Hornsby-Smith, Labour Party; Caroline Wilson, Green Party.
PLOUGHLEY - John Darbyshire, Labour Party; Barbara Fairweather, UKIP; Catherine Fulljames, Conservative Party; Kate Prendergast, Green Party; Liz Yardley, Liberal Democrat.
DEDDINGTON - Lucy Ford, Green Party; Ray Jelf, Conservative Party; Dick Makepeace, Liberal Democrat; Joseph McManners, Labour Party.
BICESTER - Norman Bolster, Conservative Party; John Broad, Labour Party; Martin Chadwick, Liberal Democrat; Steve Creed, Liberal Democrat, Alan Hasted, Labour Party; Kevin Meaney, Green Party; Richard Pantlin, Green Party; Bruce Shakespeare, Liberal Democrat; Les Sibley, Labour Party; Lawrie Stratford, Conservative Party; Liz Taylor, Green Party; Michael Waine, Conservative Party.
BICESTER SOUTH - Cliff Duffield, Green Party; Mary Lynch, Labour Party; Charles Shouler, Conservative Party; Neil Walton, Liberal Democrat.


Bucks County Council
BUCKINGHAM NORTH - Alfred May, UKIP; Lucy Monger, Liberal Democrat; David Polhill, Conservative Party.
BUCKINGHAM SOUTH - Hedley Cadd, Conservative Party; John Russell, UKIP; Robin Stuchbury, Labour Party.
GRENDON UNDERWOOD - John Cartwright, Conservative Party; Dave Fowler, UKIP; Ian Metherell, Liberal Democrat.
WINSLOW - Oliver Dagois, UKIP; Llew Monger, Liberal Democrat; David Rowlands, Conservative Party.