Who's standing in Dudley North and how close is it?

Candidates

• Rehan Afzal - Apni party

• Les Jones - Conservative

• Will Duckworth - Green

• Ian Austin - Labour

• Mike Collins - Liberal Democrats

• David Pitt - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Bill Etheridge - UKIP

In Dudley North Ian Austin will be fighting to retain his seat for Labour on a slim majority of 649.

It is one of the Midlands key UKIP targets - MEP Bill Etheridge is standing.

2010 election

• Conservative: 14274 (36.98%)

• Labour: 14923 (38.66%)

• Liberal Democrat: 4066 (10.53%)

• BNP: 1899 (4.92%)

• UKIP: 3267 (8.46%)