A total of 56 candidates will be standing in May’s Stirling Council election.
The council comprises 23 elected members across seven wards.
Twelve councillors are required to form a majority administration.
The SNP have put up two candidates in every ward for the election on Thursday, May 5.
The Conservatives have eleven candidates standing, Labour and the Liberal Democrats seven each, and the Greens five.
There are also four Independents and one Alba candidate.
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The Scottish Family Party have candidates standing in each ward in the Stirling Council area.
Following the election of 2017 the ruling administration had been formed through a coalition between SNP and Labour, who had eight and four councillors respectively.
The Conservatives formed the opposition with nine councillors –which was later cut to eight when one became Independent.
The SNP also lost a councillor from their group during the last council when one joined Alba.
Former Conservative councillors, Rob Davies in Forth and Endrick and Alastair Majury in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan, are standing again as Independents. Councillor Davies became Independent during the last council.
And SNP councillor Alasdair MacPherson will again be standing in Bannockburn, but this time as an Independent.
