Who's standing in Gedling and how close is it?

Candidates

• Carolyn Abbott - Conservative

• Jim Norris - Green

• Vernon Coaker - Labour

• Robert Swift - Liberal Democrats

• Lee Waters - UKIP

Gedling became a Labour seat in 1997 and has stayed that way ever since.

Just to the east of Nottingham, it's suburban, taking in towns as well as large rural areas.

2010 election

• Conservative: 17962 (37.3%)

• Labour: 19821 (41.1%)

• Liberal Democrats: 7350 (15.3%)

• BNP: 1598 (3.3%)

• UKIP: 1459 (3%)