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Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

'We want to leave Walsall and an election won't change things'

Voters are sharing the issues that concern them as all 60 seats in Walsall are contested.
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  1. A man in a blue suit and white shirt in a radio studio speaking into a BBC News purple microphone

  2. A woman in an orange high-vis jacket stands on a patch of grass with shops in the background.

  3. A man with short dark hair in a blue jacket and white shirt sat in a radio studio with purple BBC News branding. Behind him is an image of the Houses of Parliament

  4. The back of an ambulance with its doors open, showing a bed for a patient inside and cupboards around the edge of the interior. There are houses in the background.

  5. A woman with dark hair and white top with blue, purple and orange stripes on the sleeves tries out gloves and glasses intended to show what life is like for a dementia patient

  6. Three male police officers stand in a street at night. One officer's black uniform is covered with a florescent vest. A second is wearing all black and has a dog on a lead next to him. The third officer has a florescent jacket and vest one with dark trousers.

  7. A man with a hat on looks at the camera. He is wearing a black T-shirt, blue plaid shirt and a black zip-up hoodie. The sun is shining and there are benches and bushes in the background.

  8. A man with dark hair and facial hair dressed in a black t-shirt and zip jumper with a white logo on it that reads "Training 2 Care". He is standing in an exhibition hall, talking and gesturing with his hands

  9. A group of people walk down the street as the protest. Many are holding red Unite or black flags.

  10. Adrian Hughes arriving at Preston Crown Court. He is wearing a dark blue jumper, dark trousers, and carrying a black bag. He has a bald head.

  11. A woman walks down a Birmingham street seen with overflowing wheelie bins on one side of the pavement and parked cars on the other

  12. A yellow recovery type truck with a long flat bed. On it are at least six e-bikes and or scooters. it is night time so surroundings are dark

  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. Andrew Dill from 2003 and how he might look now - on the left, he has short black hair; on the right, black and grey hair. On the left, a short dark goatee, on the right, a short beard. In both cases he wears a black top.

  15. A group of 12 musicians stand with musical instruments including guitars and a tambourine on a street in Walsall, smiling at the camera.

  16. A smiling Sandy Cawley wears a green beret, tie and cardigan with army badges and insignia. She wears glasses and a white shirt, with a black handbag over one shoulder.

  17. A junction between two roads, pictured in the daytime from Google Street View.

  18. Michael is smiling at the camera and appears to be sat in a chair and wearing a blue top. He has close-cropped hair and a short beard.

  19. Kerys Harop is standing holding a football in front of a large sports‑themed mural outside the Walsall Sports Centre at the University of Wolverhampton. She has blonde hair and is wearing a denim jacket over a black top

  20. Libby and George stand in front of a white wall wearing their London Marathon T-shirts and holding son Ritchie between them.

  21. On the left a man wearing a grey winter coat, the woman has blonde hair and a grey coat. they are sitting on a bus with a microphone held in front of them. middle picture is of a red number 11 bus in birmingham. the final picture is of a lady, black hair and coat talking into a microphone.

  22. A woman in a white coat and black bobble hat talking at a tram stop

  23. A photographer with a wide-brimmed brown leather hat crouching down to take photographs of bluebells in a cemetery. Behind him is a brick wall