The finalists are here! You’ve been voting in your thousands for your Huddersfield Examiner Baby of the year 2014 – and now it’s time to reveal the top tots in each of the four categories!

It’s been a hotly contested competition, with bundles of beauties with the ‘ahh’ factor, and now we need you to vote for your favourite child.

The winner from each category, along with the overall winner, will be announced in the Examiner soon. Good luck!

Click below to see the finalists in each category.

PRIZES

The overall Baby of the Year winner will receive a 20”x16” canvas print and trophy from ABC photography worth £275. Each of the four category winners will receive a 10”x12” canvas print, plus the overall winner will receive a special trophy for a year.

IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES

Don’t forget that you can vote more than once and you can spread the word to all of your family and friends to increase your chance of winning. Why not send a message out on Facebook or even create a group with the voting details?

HOW TO VOTE

Each child has a unique four-digit voting number. You can find this below each picture. You will be asked to key in the four-digit number of your favourite child. If you do not pay the telephone bills, please ask permission from the person that does before your vote.

BY PHONE:

To vote simply call us on 0901 307 3721 and follow the instructions. Landline calls cost 51p each plus network extras. Payphones and mobiles may be higher. You may spend a maximum of £30 per day on this service. Any unauthorised advertising or misrepresentation of numbers/ PINS or costs of voting may result in disqualification of those parties concerned. Voting close at 5am Wednesday 15 October.

BY TEXT:

Simply text CUTE 2 followed by a space and the four-digit code of your favourite baby followed by your name, address and postcode to 85858 (e.g CUTE2 4-DIGIT NUMBER Andy Smith, 1Sky Blue Way, CV2 4HE) Text messages cost 50p each plus one standard network rate message. For SMS you may receive details of other related promotional offers and service. If you do not wish to receive these, add NOINFO to the end of your message. You may spend a maximum of £30 per day on this service. Any unauthorised advertising of numbers/PINS may result in disqualification of those parties concerned.

Voting closes at 5am Wednesday 15 October