New blog! Who's on the ballot? We take a look at what our candidate database can tell us about the people standing for election on 4 July.
30% of candidates are female.
Their average year of birth is 1973.
1,219 also contested the 2019 general election.
550 former MPs are standing for election.
1,055 candidates have recent (2018-present) experience as a councillor.
The overall favourite biscuit is the digestive.