In the first contested race in years, five candidates are vying for three seats on the Surf City Borough Council in next month’s general election.

Republican incumbents Peter Hartney and Jacqueline Siciliano and Democratic newcomer John “Jack” Bashwiner are facing off for a chance to win a full, three-year term on the council. Incumbent John McMenamin, also a Republican, is being challenged by another Democratic newcomer in Lydia Bashwiner for a one-year unexpired term.