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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 residential street with houses on one side, bushes on the other and a car driving along the road.

  2. Low angle view of three young people using mobile phones outdoors.

  3. A woman wraps a baby in a blanekt in a mock maternity ward.

  4. Sally is wearing a pink top with white detail and a high collar around her neck. She has large red diamond-shaped earring and short dark hair,

  5. PC Scott Caswell with short grey hair stands in his full police uniform in front of windows of a building behind.

  6. Woakes with brown hair and a brown top is on the left of the photo. A field and other people are in the background, while trees and rooftops are in the distance.

  7. A close-up image of a police officer wearing a high vis vest with a black t shirt

  8. A gated entrance to a school with a low fence, signs on the gates, and buildings visible inside among the trees.

  9. A large Costco warehouse with a car park in front, showing parked cars, people walking and the store entrance.

  10. A sign saying Banbury sits above a train platform and railway line in the foreground, further platforms are visible in the distance. In the distance, an ageing building is also visible - this is the station itself

  11. Terry Hall sits on a brown leather sofa. With white hair and a dark grey moustache and wearing a navy polo shirt.

  12. A man wearing a head torch trims another man's hair with clippers in a room with a wooden cupboard and metal-framed chair visible in the background.

  13. Tom Grennan performing on stage in a black tank top and cream trousers.

  14. Cars parked on a road with blue and white police tape across the road with ared and white road closed signed. Police officers and a police car is in front of the police tape and a woman with two children sitting on a wall with a blue and yellow Lidl sign in the car park behind her.

  15. A wide residential road with houses on both sides, parked cars, grassy verges, and a bus stop under a cloudy sky.

  16. A large group of people standing up doing a yoga pose. They are on mats or rugs and are wearing a different coloured tops and trousers or leggings, which are mainly black. The group are outside in a grassy area.

  17. 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.

  18. A group of small kittens cuddled together inside a green bag, looking up toward the camera.

  19. A police mugshot of a man wearing a t-shirt.

  20. A residential road with houses on either side, parked cars, and a road sign pointing toward a nearby school and community centre.

  21. Cars parked on a road with blue and white police tape across the road with ared and white road closed signed. Police officers and a police car is in front of the police tape and a woman with two children sitting on a wall with a blue and yellow Lidl sign in the car park behind her.

  22. A timber‑framed house with steep roofs on a street under a clear blue sky.

  23. A close-up photo of a butterfly resting on a leaf. The butterfly has blue wings - dark in the middle and lighter towards the edges, with white dots on a thick black rim.

  24. Samuel is standing outside by a hedge in a pink and grey sports top. He is smiling at the camera and has short brown hair a short beard.