West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election 2021: The candidates standing

People in the West Midlands will vote for the force area's police and crime commissioner on 6 May.

Votes will be counted in the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall local authority areas.

This election was originally meant to take place in May 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic.

These are the candidates who have said they intend to stand this year (listed alphabetically):

Simon Foster, Labour

Simon Foster has been a legal aid solicitor for more than 30 years, specialising in housing law.

Julie Hambleton, Independent

Birmingham pub bombings campaigner Julie Hambleton is standing as an independent candidate. She established the Justice4the21 campaign group after her sister, Maxine, was killed when two bombs went off in the city centre in 1974.

Mark Hoath, Reform UK

Mark Hoath is the son of a retired Police Chief Superintendent who worked for as a senior manager at Lloyds Bank before leaving to work as a consultant.

Jon Hunt, Liberal Democrats

Jon Hunt is the leader of the Liberal Democrats group on Birmingham City Council.

Desmond Jaddoo, We Matter Party

Community campaigner Bishop Dr Desmond Jaddoo is founder and chair of The Windrush Movement - UK and bishop at Vision Temple of Praise Church in Birmingham. He is standing for his own, newly-formed political party, the We Matter Party.

Jay Singh-Sohal, Conservatives

Capt Jay Singh-Sohal is an Army Reservist and strategic communications director who serves on a number of charity boards as well as being a community organiser.