Hereford & Worcester

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 outside of a hotel, which has the words 'Kula' written on it, showing the lights on at night. There are also pedestrians and cyclists passing by outside.

  2. A church in a church yard with green grass in front of it. The doorway of the church is darkened by damage.

  3. A man with short brown hair, wearing a black top with yellow PMR branding on it, stands in a garage in front of two white branded racing cars.

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

  5. The yard where the incident happened. A forklift truck can be seen at the back of a lorry.

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    Five police mugshots are lined up next to one another. Four of the men appear to be in their late teens to early 20s whilst one defendant, Hunt, is older in appearance. He has a bald head and a grey beard. Taylor-Bates appears with brown swept back hair and a neck brace.

  7. An elderly woman with white hair, wearing a blue cardigan and a patterned scarf, sits on a cream sofa holding a large card featuring a photograph of King Charles and Queen Camilla. A bouquet of orange, yellow and peach flowers sits beside her.

  8. Ann Green is cuddling a pet dog and sitting on a sofa. She is wearing a black top and has her hair tied back in a ponytail and is wearing earrings.

  9. An image showing the head and shoulders of a man with a grey beard who is wearing glasses and smiling for the photograph. He is also wearing a white shirt and a blue tie and is standing in front of a white background.

  10. A close-up of one of the coins in the palm of someone's hand. It is silver with writing on and has mud on it.

  11. A road with obvious cracks is being laid with fresh tarmac by a large white machine. It is being rolled over by a large bright orange roller, driven by a man in orange high visibility clothing. There are several workmen wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats, sweeping the tarmac. There is a green grass verge and a hedgerow next to the road.

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

  13. A white-walled building stands behind a wooden fence with the words "The Park Gate" on its side while a pub sign hangs in front of it.

  14. A large grey warehouse with red brick offices built on the front of it is pictured on a cloudy day. A flat bed truck is parked outside the main shutters to the warehouse.

  15. A curved road with a sign reading Stourbridge A451 to the left and cars to the right. There are road markings in the middle and trees either side.

  16. A dog is pictured at a polling station, next to a placard saying "polling station".

  17. An aerial shot of Severn Stoke at a time of flooding, showing properties partly submerged in water.

  18. A man with grey hair wearing a suit jacket, shirt and tie pictured from the shoulders up speaking into a microphone. The shoulders of other people sat around him can be seen, including someone on a laptop behind him.

  19. Two women are standing among rows of shrubs and are smiling. The woman on the left, who has long hair and is wearing a brown jacket, is touching some leaves.

  20. A red helicopter with yellow details standing on a helipad with trees in the distance

  21. Two potholes in the road next to each other are filled with water. The road surface around them is breaking up.

  22. Alfie (Left) and Joe Pritchard (Right) with Dr Matt Cook (Centre). The man on the left is wearing a whit t-shirt and black trousers. The other two men are wearing black t-shirts and dark trousers. All are smiling at the camera and there is gym equipment behind them.

  23. Haineala Lutui after the match. She is smiling and looking towards the camera and has a garland around her neck.

  24. Two men can be seen wading and cleaning water at the River Blythe in Solihull. Trees and bushes can be seen on the river banks