On these pages you can find out what successful candidates said when asked questions before the elections on our key concerns.
They are broken down by councils where the successful candidates have responsed to our questions.
Please note elections took place in other councils in the region, including Bolton, Burnley, Chester city, Congleton, Crewe & Nantwich, Ellesmere Port & Neston, Halton, Hyndburn, Knowsley, Liverpool, Macclesfield, Oldham, Pendle, Preston, Rochdale, Rossendale, Salford, Sefton, St. Helen's, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, West Lancashire, Wigan and Wirral. However no candidates elected in these councils responded to our questions.