Here's who is running locally in the provincial election

The Ontario Legislature building sits in Queen's Park in Toronto. (CP PHOTO/Frank Gunn)

The provincial election is underway across Ontario.

Healthcare was ranked the number one issue on the minds of Ontarians as provincial election candidates launched into their first official day of campaigning, according to a new poll.

The Nanos Research survey of 500 adults was commissioned on behalf of CTV News and CP24.

It found 27 per cent of respondents deemed healthcare as the number one issue guiding their ballot.

Following healthcare, 12 per cent of those polled registered the cost of living and inflation as their top concerns.

Meanwhile, 11 per cent of respondents said their number one issue was housing and 10 per cent said they were most concerned about the economy and jobs.

When it comes to the environment, eight per cent of people polled said it was their top issue, followed by education and debt/the deficit, which each respectively received 5 per cent.

The poll was conducted between April 28 and May 2. Respondents were randomly contacted via cell phone and landline. Results are considered accurate within 4.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

— With files from CTV News Toronto

London West

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative - Paul Paolatto

Liberal - Vanessa Lalonde

NDP* - Peggy Sattler

Green - Colleen McCauley

Ontario Party - Cynthia Workman

New Blue Party - Kris Hunt

Libertarian - Jacques Y Boudreau

Consensus - Brad Harness

Freedom Party of Ontario - Mike McMullen

London North Centre

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative - Jerry Pribil

Liberal - Kate Graham

NDP* - Terrence Kernaghan

Green - Carol Dyck

Ontario Party - Darrel Grant

New Blue - Tommy Caldwell

Consensus - George Le Mac

Freedom Party of Ontario - Paul McKeever

London Fanshawe

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative - Jane Kovarikova

Liberal - Zeba Hashmi

NDP* - Teresa Armstrong

Green - Zaxk Ramsey

None of the Above Party - Stephen R Campbell

Freedom Party of Ontario - Dave Durnin

Ontario Party - Doug MacDonald

New Blue Party - Adriana A Medina

Consensus - Paul T Plumb

Elgin-Middlesex-London

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative* (Jeff Yurek) - Rob Flack

Liberal - Heather Jackson

NDP - Andy Kroeker

Green - Amanda Stark

Ontario Party - Brigitte Belton

New Blue Party - Matt Millar

Consensus - Malichi Malé

Freedom Party of Ontario - Dave Plumb

Oxford

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative* - Ernie Hardeman

Liberal - Mary Holmes

NDP - Lindsay Wilson

Green - Cheryle Baker

Ontario Party - Karl Toews

New Blue Party - Connie Oldenburger

Huron-Bruce

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative* - Lisa Thompson

Liberal - Shelly Blackmore

NDP - Laurie Hazzard

Green - Matthew Van Ankum

New Blue Party - Matt Kennedy

Alliance Party - Bruce Eisen

Ontario Party - Gerrie Huenemoerder

Independent - Ronald Stephens

Sarnia-Lambton

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative* - Bob Bailey

Liberal - Mark Russell

NDP - Dylan Stelpstra

Green - Mason Bourdeau

New Blue Party -Keith Benn

Ontario Party - Ian Orchard

Lambton-Kent-Middlesex

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative* - Monte McNaughton

Liberal - Bruce Baker

NDP - Vanessa Benoit

Green - Wanda Dickey

Ontario Party - Aaron Istvan Vegh

New Blue Party - David Barnwell

None of the Above party - Dean Eve

Perth-Wellington

*Denotes incumbent

Progressive Conservative* (Randy Pettapiece) - Matthew Rae

Liberal - Ashley Fox

NDP - Jo-Dee Burbach

Green - Laura Bisutti

Ontario Party - Sandy William Macgregor

New Blue Party - Bob Hosken

Freedom Party of Ontario - Robby Smink