On Thursday 15 November there will be multiple elections across England and Wales. Everywhere except London, voters will go to the polls to elect the first ever police and crime commissioners, quasi-politicians overseeing the police forces in their area. John Prescott, Labour's former deputy prime minister, is probably the best-known candidate - he is running on Humberside - but Michael White has profiled some of the other key figures and explained the background to the elections here. (In the capital Boris Johnson, the mayor, is police commissioner for the Metropolitan police, while the Court of Common Council plays that role for the City of London police.)

On the same day there will be byelections in Corby, Manchester Central and Cardiff South and Penarth, all of which Labour are expected to win, and in Bristol voters are electing a mayor for the first time.

Here are the full details of all the "Super Thursday" votes.

Corby byelection

Triggered by the resignation of Tory MP Louise Mensch.

Labour's Andy Sawford campaigning with Ed Miliband in Corby in October. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Candidates

Andy Sawford - Labour

Christine Emmett - Conservative

Jill Hope - Lib Dem

Margot Parker - Ukip

Jonathan Hornett - Green

David Bishop - Elvis Loves Pets party

Ian Gillman - independent

Rohen Kapur - Young People's party

Adam Lotun - independent

Mr Mozzarella - independent

Peter Reynolds - Cannabis Law Reform

Gordon Riddell - BNP

Christopher Scotton - United People's party

David Wickham - English Democrats

Manchester Central byelection

Triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Tony Lloyd, who is standing as Greater Manchester's police and crime commissioner.

The Manchester skyline

Candidates

Lucy Powell - Labour

Matthew Sephton - Conservative

Marc Ramsbottom - Lib Dem

Chris Cassidy - Ukip

Tom Dylan - Green

Peter Clifford - Communist League

Alex Davidson - Trade Unionist and Socialist

Lee Holmes - People's Democratic party

Loz Kaye - Pirate

Eddy O'Sullivan - BNP

Clive Searle - Respect

Cardiff South and Penarth byelection

Triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Alun Michael, who is standing as South Wales's police and crime commissioner.

Cardiff city centre. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian

Candidates

Stephen Doughty - Labour

Craig Williams - Conservative

Bablin Molik - Lib Dems

Luke Nicholas - Plaid Cymru

Simon Zeigler - Ukip

Anthony Slaughter - Green

Robert Griffiths - Communist

Andrew Jordan - Socialist Labour

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Photograph: Alamy

Bristol is voting for an elected mayor for the first time

Candidates

Marvin Rees - Labour

Geoff Gollop - Conservative

Jon Rogers - Lib Dem

Daniella Radice - Green

Tom Baldwin - Trade Unionist and Socialist

Tony Britt - independent

Tim Collins - independent

Dave Dobbs - Birthday party

George Ferguson - Bristol 1st

Rich Fisher - independent

Stoney Garnett - independent

Owain George - independent

Neil Maggs - Respect

Spud Murphy - independent

Philip Pover - independent

Police and crime commissioners

Photograph: Bimal Gautam/Demotix/Corbis

Avon and Somerset

Pete Levy - Liberal Democrat

Ken Maddock - Conservative

Sue Mountstevens - independent

Dr John Savage - Labour

Bedfordshire

Kevin Carroll - British Freedom Party

Linda Jack - Liberal Democrat

Oliver Martins - Labour

Jasbir Parmar - Conservative

Rashid Mezanur - independent

Cambridgeshire

Ansar Ali - independent

Sir Graham Bright - Conservative

Paul Bullen - Ukip

Stephen Goldspink - English Democrats

Farooq Mohammed - independent

Rupert Moss-Eccardt - Liberal Democrat

Ed Murphy - Labour

Cheshire

Ainsley Arnold - Liberal Democrat

Louise Bours - Ukip

John Dwyer - Conservative

Sarah Flannery - independent

John Stockton - Labour

Cleveland

Sultan Alam - independent

Barry Coppinger - Labour

Ken Lupton - Conservative

Joe Michna - Green Party

Cumbria

Pru Jupe - Liberal Democrat

Patrick Leonard - Labour

Richard Rhodes - Conservative

Mary Robinson - independent

Derbyshire

Alan Charles - Labour

David Gale - Ukip

Rod Hutton - independent

Simon Spencer - Conservative

Devon and Cornwall

Brian Blake - Liberal Democrat

Graham Calderwood - independent

Brian Greenslade - independent

Commodore Tony Hogg - Conservative

Ivan Jordan - independent

Tam McPherson - independent

William Morris - independent

John Smith - independent

Bob Smith - Ukip

Nicky Williams - Labour

Dorset

Andy Canning- Liberal Democrat

Nick King - Conservative

Rachel Rogers - Labour

Martyn Underhill - independent

Durham

Mike Costello - Ukip

Ron Hogg - Labour

Kingsley Smith - independent

Nick Varley - Conservative

Dyfed-Powys

Christine Gwyther - Labour

Christopher Salmon - Conservative

Essex

Nicholas Alston - Conservative

Linda Belgrove - independent

Val Morris-Cook - Labour

Andrew Smith - Ukip

Mick Thwaites - independent

Robin Tilbrook - English Democrat

Gloucestershire

Victoria Atkins - Conservative

Alistair Cameron - Liberal Democrat

Rupi Dhanda - Labour

Martin Surl - independent

Greater Manchester

Matthew Gallagher - Liberal Democrat

Tony Lloyd - Labour

Roy Warren - independent

Michael Winstanley - Conservative

Steven Woolfe - Ukip

Gwent

Ian Johnston - independent

Hamish Sandison - Labour

Nick Webb - Conservative

Chris Wright - independent

Hampshire

David Goodall - Liberal Democrat

Simon Hayes - independent

Don Jerrard - Justice & Anti-Corruption Party

Michael Mates - Conservative

Michael West - Ukip

Jacqui Rayment - Labour

Hertfordshire

Sherma Batson - Labour

David Lloyd - Conservative

Marion Mason - Ukip

Christopher Townsend - Liberal Democrat

Humberside

Godfrey Bloom - Ukip

Simone Butterworth- Liberal Democrat

Paul Davison - independent

Neil Eyre - independent

Matthew Grove - Conservative

John Prescott - Labour

Walter Sweeney - independent

Kent

Ann Barnes - independent

Dai Liyanage - independent

Craig Mackinlay - Conservative

Steve Uncles - English Democrat

Piers Wauchope - Ukip

Harriet Yeo - Labour

Lancashire

Afzal Anwar - Liberal Democrat

Tim Ashton - Conservative

Robert Drobny - Ukip

Clive Grunshaw- Labour

Leicestershire

Air Chief Marshall Sir Clive Loader - Conservative

Suleman Nagdi - independent

Sarah Russell - Labour

Lincolnshire

David Bowles - independent

Richard Davies - Conservative

Paul Gleeson- Labour

Alan Hardwick - independent

Merseyside

Geoff Gubb - Conservative

Hilary Jones - Ukip

Paula Keaveney - Liberal Democrat

Jane Kennedy - Labour

Kiron Reid - independent

Paul Rimmer - English Democrat

Norfolk

Jamie Athill - Conservative

Stephen Bett - independent

James Joyce - Liberal Democrat

Steve Morphew - Labour

Matthew Smith - Ukip

Northamptonshire

Lee Barron - Labour

Jim MacArthur - Ukip

John Norrie - independent

Adam Simmonds - Conservative

Paul Varnsverry - Liberal Democrat

Northumbria

Dr Peter Andras - Liberal Democrat

Vera Baird - Labour

Philip Butler - Conservative

Alistair Baxter - Ukip

North Yorkshire

Julia Mulligan - Conservative

Ruth Potter - Labour

North Wales

Richard Hibbs - independent

Colm McCabe - Conservative

Tal Michael - Labour

Warwick Nicholson - Ukip

Winston Roddick - independent

Nottinghamshire

Dr Raj Chandran - independent

Tony Roberts - Conservative

Malcolm Spencer - independent

Paddy Tipping - Labour

South Wales

Mike Baker - independent

Caroline Jones - Conservative

Alun Michael - Labour

Antonio Verdame - independent

South Yorkshire

David Allen - English Democrat

Jonathan Arnott - Ukip

Nigel Bonson - Conservative

Robert Teal - Liberal Democrat

Shaun Wright - Labour

Staffordshire

Matthew Ellis - Conservative

Joy Garner - Labour

Suffolk

David Cocks - independent

Jane Basham - Labour

Bill Mountford - Ukip

Tim Passmore - Conservative

Surrey

Robert Evans - Labour

Kevin Hurley - independent

Julie Iles - Conservative

Nick O'Shea - Liberal Democrat

Robert Shatwell - Ukip

Peter Williams - independent

Sussex

Tony Armstrong - Ukip

Katy Bourne - Conservative

Ian Chisnall - independent

Godfrey Daniel - Labour

David Rogers - Liberal Democrat

Thames Valley

Patience Tayo Awe - independent

Barry Cooper - Ukip

Geoff Howard - independent

Professor John Howson - Liberal Democrat

Anthony Stansfeld - Conservative

Tim Starkey - Labour

Warwickshire

Ron Ball - independent

Fraser Pithie - Conservative

James Plaskitt - Labour

West Mercia

Adrian Blackshaw - Conservative

Bill Longmore - independent

Simon Murphy - Labour

West Midlands

Matt Bennett - Conservative

Bill Etheridge - Ukip

Cath Hannon - independent

Bob Jones - Labour

Ayoub Khan - Liberal Democrat

Mike Rumble - independent

Bishop Derek Webley - independent

West Yorkshire

Mark Burns-Williamson - Labour

Geraldine Carter - Conservative

Cedric Christie - independent

Andrew Marchington - Liberal Democrat

Wiltshire

Paul Batchelor - Liberal Democrat

Angus Macpherson - Conservative

Clare Moody - Labour

John Short - Ukip

Liam Silcocks - independent

Colin Skelton - independent

• What are the issues you think police and crime commissioners ought to deal with? Do we need PCCs? Let us know in the comments below

• Correction, November 10: Toby Jug of the Monster Raving Loony party and James Delingpole (independent) are no longer standing in the Corby byelection. Their names have been removed. Another independent candidate, Mr Mozzarella, and David Bishop of the Elvis Loves Pets party have been added to the list. Apologies