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Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

Why are the 2026 local elections so significant in the West Midlands?

Political editor Elizabeth Glinka explains the significance of the 14 elections across the region.
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  1. A large three-story rectangular red brick historic builidng, there are small cone shaped tree in the grounds at the front of the building

  3. This is a three-panel composite image made up of different scenes. Left panel: A still from a dramatic scene showing Leonardi DiCaprio and Kate Winslet standing closely together outdoors, with wind blowing and open sky behind them, a moment from the Titanic film Centre panel: A studio-style portrait of a Jeff Goldblum wearing dark-framed glasses, a black suit, and a textured shirt, set against a plain light background. Right panel: An outdoor scene in a garden or park, showing two women standing beside leafy plants, with a small sign on a post visible among the greenery.

  4. The outside of the university building. It has a glass frontage with trees in front of it on the right and steps leading up to the entrance on the left.

  5. A residential street lined with brick houses, parked cars, and small front gardens beneath a cloudy sky.

  6. Three people sit on chairs facing the camera in a studio setting, with lights behind them and a small table in the foreground.

  7. A composite police image of Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Haydar. Both have short dark hair, beards and moustaches.

  8. Blue gates stand at a long concrete driveway entrance to the school with a building far off in the distance and grass playing fields off to the left. A sign saying CHCS is on a wall to the right of the entrance with ivy and greenery growing above and around it.

  9. A black and white photo of a lady sat in an arm chair with a long dress on

  10. A line of Range Rovers, in various colours, in a dealership car park. On the bonnets of the nearest two, badges Range Rover and Land Rover can be seen. It is a sunny day.

  11. Two large gates mark out a space between two homes in the street. A red car is park outside one gate. No buildings can be seen behind the gates.

  12. Two builders stand on scaffolding as the sun sets behind them on a construction site.

  13. A police car is parked outside properties in Willis Pearson Avenue. A grass verge can be seen on the right with apartments/small blocks of flats visible off to the right and left of the image. A large stands outside one block.

  14. A white man wearing a suit. It is a professional photograph. He is against a plain grey background. He is smiling at the camera. His hair is receding slightly. He is clean shaven.

  15. A white letter is put into a red letterbox in a close-up image.

  16. Elizabeth Glinka - a woman with dark brown hair standing outside next to a red car and green grass

  17. A man wearing navy blue medical scrubs. He is standing next to diagnostic equipment and is smiling for the photograph.

  18. Members of the centre are standing inside the building smiling at the camera with their thumbs up. A woman is wearing a green and black outfit and glasses with bobbed grey hair. A man in the middle has a white shirt and jeans on and a man on thew right is wearing a blue suit and navy patterned shirt.

  19. Jack is stood in front of a poster for the charity. He has a black jacket and jumper on. He has a beard and greying hair.

  20. A large green sign has had a white poster with 'polling station' put on it in black write, it states opening times are 07:00 to 10pm and there are arrows pointing the way. Behind the sign is grass and trees.

  21. A wooden church painted blue and green and with pointed windows has a blue sign outside, a woman with shoulder length brown hair is attaching a white poster that says 'polling station' in black writing on it. It is a stock image from a previous election in Birmingham

  22. Three road signs warning of a closure and diversion block Barnhurst Road. The road is joined to a larger road. Trees line either side of Barnhurst Road which has no road markings on.

  23. A building with several pointed gables is boarded up with overgrown grass in front of it next to a pavement and road. The sun is shining.

  24. Images shows a man with olive skin, short grey hair and black rimmed glasses, he is wearing a smart black suit and a grey sparkly shirt and tie. He is standing in front of a blurred green and white background and is turned slightly to his left but his eyes looking right, almost directly to the camera

  25. A man and a woman stand in a workshop looking at a equipment while wearing goggles. They both have purple T-shirts on and equipment can be seen behind them.

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