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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. The Bavington family including 8-year-old Harry stand by the summit cairn marker on the top of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) they are wearing bright pink and orange shirts with Breast Cancer Now written on them.

  2. A man wearing a turban and jacket and a woman wearing glasses and a dark top stand side by side in front of a brick wall.

  3. Men in orange turbans and scarves dressed in white robes lead a procession through the streets. The are carrying poles wrapped in orange fabric. The men have long beards.

  4. Luke Orchard sits in a car. He is a white man wearing a black beanie hat, with long hair and a long beard. He has a shocked expression. On the back seat of his car can be seen two plastic skeletons, which are yellow in colour.

  5. The exterior of the Coventry City Council headquarters is pictured. A sign in the foreground has a black background with gold writing which reads "The Council House". There are stone steps and the building has a sandstone structure with large ornate lead-lined windows. A singular Union Flag flies from one of several flagpoles protruding from the front of the building.

  6. Haji Wright and Bobby Thomas of Coventry City celebrate becoming champions after the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry City and Portsmouth at The Coventry Building Society Arena

  7. A sky blue banner reading Keaton Forever 12 at the scene of a fatal road crash

  8. A young woman in a sky blue hat being hugged by a football manager in a black jacket

  9. Three women posing for a picture with David Bradley. The women are dressed in pink shirts with Moonlight Walk logo on it. David, standing in the middle in a black zip up top and coat is smiling at the camera

  10. A man on a quad bike in mid-flight while jumping over two cars, a digger and a police van. It is a sunny day at a show and there are marquees in the background. The stuntman is wearing a yellow suit, red and yellow helmet and his quad bike is yellow and red. A ramp is propped up before the first car.

  11. A mug shot of two men. They both have dark hair and dark facial hair

  12. A woman and her daughter stood in the crowd infront of a football pitch holding a sign that says we love you frank.

  13. Sky Blues players, including Victor Torp, Jay Dasilva, Frank Onyeke, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Joel Latibeaudiare and Haji Wright celebrate winning the EFL Championship title. They are wearing the club's home kit, with some wearing shirts celebrating the occasion.

  14. David is wearing a mid-blue blazer over a light blue shirt and light grey trousers. He is standing in a warehouse and in front of an autonomous baggage handling vehicle, made by his firm.

  15. A man wearing a blue sports top crossing his arms, stood on a staircase

  16. It is night time and there is a Warwickshire Police car on the left, which is neon yellow and blue. In front of it, parked on the road is a black BMW with the license plate blacked out.

  17. A man and a woman sat in a radio studio talking into microphones

  18. A woman with short red brown hair wearing a white t-shirt. She is standing on an indoor real tennis court which has colourful lines painted across the floor with numbers next to them. She is holding a small slim tennis-style racquet and a yellow tennis ball. There is a man standing in the background, also holding one of the racquets

  19. A large green field with a border of trees and bushes. two people walk over the grass. in the foreground is wooden fencing slightly higher than the field. on the other side of it is a concrete path and a road

  20. MP Zarah Sultana stood in the House of Commons wearing a red trouser suit and white top. She is holding A4 papers

  21. A newborn baby in a grey outfit with a toy elephant wearing a Coventry City kit

  22. Mugshot of Luke Jones, wearing. a grey jumper with a black top underneath. He has a black beard and is looking into the camera

  23. Malkit is smiling at the camera and has light-brown, shoulder length hair, Ben is a teenage student with fair hair with a fringe that is just below his eyebrows, Chris is a middle-aged man with a balding forehead and Beverley has blonde shoulder-length hair.

  24. A road with several cars driving along it and buildings on either side of it. There is a black and white average speed check sign to the left.