THE candidates who will contest the two parliamentary constituencies in North Ayrshire have been revealed.

North Ayrshire and Arran and Central Ayrshire both returned SNP MPs in 2015 after years of political domination from Labour.

The 2017 snap election will see the four main parties in the UK battle it out.

North Ayrshire will go to the polls on Thursday, June 8, to elect its MPs for the Westminster Parliament.

After the deadline passed last Thursday for the delivery of nomination papers, the confirmed candidates for the North Ayrshire and Arran constituency are:

Mark Dickson - Scottish Liberal Democrats

Patricia Gibson - Scottish National Party (SNP)

Christopher Rimicans - Scottish Labour Party

David Rocks - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Some parts of Kilwinning and Irvine are part of the Central Ayrshire constituency and the count for this seat will be held in South Ayrshire, the candidates for Central Ayrshire are:

Caroline Joy Hollins Martin – Scottish Conservative and Unionist

Tom Inglis – Scottish Liberal Democrats

Nairn McDonald – Scottish Labour Party

Philippa Whitford – Scottish National Party (SNP).

If you were registered for the recent Council elections, then it is likely that you will be eligible to vote in the Parliamentary election.

However, if you have changed address or other details have changed, you are advised to check your registration by visiting www.gov.uk/register-to-vote or contact the Electoral Registration Officer who is based in Ayr on (01292) 612221.

The deadline for registering to vote is Monday, May 22, while the deadline for registering a new postal vote is Tuesday, May 23.

For those wishing to apply for a proxy vote, the deadline is Wednesday, May 31.