Is political upheaval coming in Sussex this May?

Local elections in Sussex this May have the potential to bring sweeping political change.

Almost 1.5m voters will elect county councillors to run East and West Sussex for the first time in five years after elections due to be held last year were postponed.

There will also be partial elections for borough and district councillors in Adur, Worthing, Crawley and Hastings.

In the coming weeks we will be reporting on the issues that matter to you, but first we look at why this year's elections are so significant.