Mayor or mutant! Which X-Men character gets your vote?

Tomorrow, people across the country are due to turn out and vote in their local city elections for their new mayor – however, we thought we'd give it a blockbuster spin.

Here are the local election manifestos for the X-Men, in anticipation of their upcoming epic Apocalypse, due for release at the end of May. Who will get your vote? It's time to put an X in the box and vote for your local X-Man...

Wolverine

Special abilities: Adamantium skeleton and self-healing powers

Key policies: Vows to slash budgets

Representing: Bristol

Manifesto: A controversial choice due to his widely reported bad temper, the hirsute Wolverine promises to get a haircut and channel his aggression into getting things moving. Plus, with those claws he promises to put his bit in for the community, cutting the odd lawn and picking up litter.

Charles Xavier

Special abilities: Extraordinary levels of telepathic communication

Key policies: Will inside the minds of voters (literally) and understand what they want

Representing: London

Manifesto: No mutant in the running for this year's elections is as capable of anticipating a voter's needs. However, Xavier's abilities have been criticised as invasive – not exactly something people want in their local mayor. Nevertheless, he vows to proceed with utmost dignity and compassion.

Raven/Mystique

Special abilities: Can transform into whoever she wishes

Key policies: Vows to put herself in other people's shoes

Representing: Manchester

Manifesto: Raven promises to put said abilities to good use and, by transforming into others, hone that all-important sense of empathy so vital in a local mayor. But her campaign isn't without its difficulties: after all, how will voters know when they're dealing with a real person, or an imitation? That's sure to freak the odd individual out.

Magneto

Special abilities: Boasts formidable (and frankly terrifying) powers of telekinesis

Key policies: Will utilise his powers to get industry moving again

Representing: Cardiff

Manifesto: Almost certainly the most divisive out of this year's election crop, Magneto's no-nonsense (and, some would say, megalomaniacal) attitude towards his potential role as mayor has alienated many people. Nonetheless, many others welcome his formidable commitment to getting things moving, no matter what the cost – in particular, his ability to levitate metals such as steel is seen as key in assisting British exports.

Quicksilver

Special abilities: Can move faster than the speed of light

Key policies: Promises to have economic fortunes turned around before anyone has a chance to blink

Representing: Birmingham

Manifesto: Frustrated by stalling politicians who get nothing done? Quicksilver plans to capitalise on such negative energy, utilising his time-bending abilities to venture beyond the limits of the human mind and implement a raft of changes before anyone realises what's happened. But his critics argue that this is asking for a lot of faith from voters...