People across Scotland will soon head to the polls to vote in the council elections.

Voters will make their decision on who they want to run their local authorities at the ballot box on May 5.

But what are each of the parties standing for, and what are the key issues at stake?

Here, STV News details some of the key pledges being set out the main parties who are standing candidates.

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