Perth and Kinross is an electoral battle ground between the SNP and the Conservatives to see who will hold overall control of the council.
On a visit to Tayside on her big yellow campaign bus, Nicola Sturgeon told The Courier she is optimistic of kicking the Tories out of administration in Perth following public anger over partygate.
How big an impact will our rule breaking prime minister have on the outcome of this election?
How will the strong Independent and Liberal Democrat voices on the authority impact where things stand after May 5?
Not long until we find out.
But there are also distinct rural concerns which put housing and transport front and centre of the debate.
With an exodus of major retailers from Perth over the past year, what can be done to reinvigorate high streets across the council area?
We put all those questions and more to our panel of guests.
Your questions for the Perth and Kinross election hopefuls
To help you make an informed decision at the ballot box, we put your questions to:
- John Duff – deputy Conservative group leader and stand-in for council leader Murray Lyle
- Grant Laing – SNP group leader
- Willie Wilson – Liberal Democrat group leader
- Xander McDade – Independent councillor representing a number of other Independent candidates
- Alasdair Bailey – Labour councillor
We will have more election debates for each of the local authority areas we cover.
It started with the Dundee debate, followed by Angus, then onto Perth and Kinross, and Fife.
The election is on May 5 across Scotland’s 32 council areas.
The count begins by 9am on May 6, with a full round of results expected that afternoon.
We’ll bring you all the top stories and changes at the top on our sites and in print.
And we’ll keep you up to date with the national implications.
Read more of our election coverage:
- All you need to know about 2022 Scottish local council elections
- What does a local authority do, and where does my tax get spent?
- How does the single transferable vote system work?
- 18 councillors are already elected ahead of May vote – here’s why you should be alarmed
- Council tax 2022-23: How your charges compare with the rest of Scotland
