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

Candidates

• Julian Knight - Conservative

• Matthew Ward - Democratic Party

• Howard Allen - Green

• Mike Nattrass - Independence from Europe

• Nigel Knowles - Labour

• Lorely Burt - Liberal Democrat

• Phil Henrick - UKIP

Lorely Burt won the Solihull seat in 2010 with a very slim majority of 175. She took the seat from the Conservatives in 2005 and retained it in 2010.

Just south of Birmingham, the constituency is home to one of Jaguar Land Rover's Midlands sites.

2010 election

• Conservative: 23460 (42.6%)

• Labour: 4891 (8.9%)

• Liberal Democrat: 23635 (42.9%)

• BNP: 1624 (2.9%)

• UKIP: 1200 (2.2%)

• Others: 319 (0.6%)