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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. Manny Singh Kang - a man with a long grey beard and yellow turban stands next to a lake in West Park, Wolverhampton

  3. Wolverhampton Wanderers merchandise for sale near the stadium ahead of the Premier League match at Molineux, Wolverhampton

  4. Sean Egan is looking at the camera, in front of a green wall. He is bald and has a beard, and is wearing a light-beige jacket with a black T-shirt.

  5. A row of three boarded up houses prefab houses on Gough Avenue in Wolverhampton

  6. Two actors in a set resembling 10 Downing Street - one is appearing as Keir Starmer, the other as David Lammy, both wearing suits. A union jack and painting of Big Ben are behind them

  7. A train pulling into Kings Heath Railway Station. It is black and orange and has at least three carriages. There are people standing on the platform, as well as a brown dog and a pushchair

  8. A pathologist in a blue gown puts on a pair of surgical blue gloves in preparation for an autopsy. Steel medical tools are laid out on a table in front of them and a flat surgical table to the side.

  9. Koketso Ximba - a custody image of a man with black hair in twists

  10. Lee Tyler - a man with a grey beanie, striped scarb and black coat looks directly at the camera

  11. The image shows a woman standing in a hospital room taking a mirror photo while attached to multiple IV lines and a portable infusion pump on a drip stand. The person is wearing casual clothing, including a sweatshirt, joggers and trainers, with medical tubing visible on the arm and wrist. The room appears clinical and brightly lit, with medical equipment and signage visible in the background.

  12. A woman with short auburn hair and black eyeliner on, wearing a red t-shirt. someone has their arm around her

  13. Sean Egan, pictured with a neutral expression on his face. He is bald but has a dark blonde beard, he wears a black t-shirt underneath a beige jacket.

  14. A green space with grass and wildflowers with purple petals. In the distance is a blue metro tram at a tram stop

  15. A group of smartly dressed men and women on a stage. A woman in a green dress, Karen Smallwood, stands at a podium giving a speech with her arms outstretched. In the background, a projector screen with the words 'best pantomime (over 950 seats) Sleeping Beauty

  16. General view of Highfields School in Wolverhampton, a red brick building with a green rectangular section at the front with windows. A handful of children with blurred out faces can be seen near the entrance

  17. Two people standing smiling. A woman with long brown curly hair wearing a bright pink top which says Molly Ollys on it. The man has short brown hair and is also smiling. He has his arm around his daughter. He is wearing a navy jacket with avanti west coast on it. 

  18. Image shows a residential road filled with hundreds of people, in the middle is a decorated lorry which the crowd is close to on either side. In the foreground of the image are a group of Sikh men dressed in traditional orange clothes and turbans.

  19. Wolverhampton railway station with yellow hoardings and Wolverhampton in white lettering above. A few people can be seen going into and out of the station.

  20. A swan, with its white feathers and light orange beak, sits on the water on a waterway.

  21. Wolverhampton city centre. There are large crowds of people walking along outside shops. There is a Costa coffee shop and a number of bright signs in view.

  22. A large three-story rectangular red brick historic builidng, there are small cone shaped tree in the grounds at the front of the building

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

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

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