TEN candidates will contest the Crewe and Nantwich by-election on May 22.

The by-election has been caused by the death of Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody, whose funeral will take place today (Thursday).

Here is the full list of candidates:

The Flying Brick - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party

Tamsin Dunwoody - Labour

Gemma Garrett - Beauties for Britain

Mike Nattrass - UK Independence Party

David Roberts - English Democrats

Elizabeth Shenton - Liberal Democrats

Robert Smith - Green Party

Paul Thorogood - Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol

Edward Timpson-The Conservative Party

Mark Walklate- No party declared