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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 mugshot of a 95-year-old woman with white hair and glasses, who looks at the camera with a straight face. She wears pearl earrings and a blue puffer-coat over a jumper. She also has hearing aids.

  2. Sukhvinder Kaur is wearing a dark Sikh head covering or turban. He has a black jacket, with brown top and a striking necklace of white flowers.

  3. Daphne Bishop stands beside her husband William outside a row of shops in Aldridge town centre. She wears a denim jacket over a pale grey top. He wears a dark blue jacket over a white striped polo shirt.

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    Two medals are held up by a man wearing a blue coat. One medal is sqaure and reads "Coventry Half Marathon" while the second is round and reads "Coventry 10k".

  5. Male and female runners running past Selfridges building in Birmingham city centre.

  6. A three‑panel image showing a firefighter standing in front of a fire engine, a person riding a quad bike in mid‑air near emergency vehicles, and a person wearing a large vegetable costume with asparagus visible.

  7. A man with very short hair in a blue tracksuit top sitting in a chair

  8. General view of Oxford Crown Court

  9. Aaliyah has dark hair in a ponytail, brown eyes and is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a dusty pink t-shirt with a black jacket over the top, she is holding up a peace sign with her fingers.

  10. A woman with blonde hair holding a white rabbit with grey flecks in its fur. In the background isa cage with another dark grey rabbit inside

  11. A man with dark eyes and dark face looks towards the police camera

  12. A mugshot of John Ashby who has short light brown hair and facial hair. he has a grey blanket across his front

  13. A woman with short blonde hair, she is slightly smiling and wears a pink cardigan.

  14. A smiling Adam Lucas has short hair and grey beard and has sunglasses balanced on his head.

  15. Image shows a brightly coloured background, purple, green, pink and yellow blocks with a white sign on top that reads "polling station" in black writing. To the left of the sign is a black and white image of a person walking with an umbrella. Their face is covered by the umbrella.

  16. A man wearing a dark sweater stands in front of a black curtain.

  17. 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.

  18. A woman in a police officer's uniform and hat grins with her arm in the air, while hugging a young blonde girl in red armbands who smiles at her.

  19. A man and woman stand together looking at the camera. He has short grey hair and a moustache, and wears a black padded coat with a red lining and a maroom jumper underneath. His wife has blonde shoulder length hair and sunglasses on her head. She has a brown padded coat on, a cream jumper underneath and a necklace. Behind them is a row of shops and a main road.

  20. Adisu Chala is pictured outside a building in front of two vehicles. He is wearing a black and white top and necklace.

  21. 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.

  22. Three people in Walsall are in a split screen view. Far left is a woman with blonde hair, red-tinted glasses and green jacket. In the middle is a black man wearing a brown hat and blue fleece jacket. On the far right is a white man, with greying hair and wearing a black polo shirt.

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