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Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

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The council has gone to no overall control, leaving a complex route forward for how it is run.
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  1. A browny/grey building with five columns at the front which are lit up. there are numerous windows on either side of the columns which go to three floors up. The building is ornate with stone arches above the columns. The sky is grey.

  2. A woman wearing a black and white patterned top and a light blue suit jacket is sitting on a red sofa. She is looking to the left of the shot.

  3. A grey metal shutter with orange graffiti is pulled over the entrance to Luna Springs. Murals are painted on the red brick wall around its entrance. Signs either side of the entrance say 'Stay Wild' in blue, with a white 'Luna Springs' sign above.

  4. A woman with blonde tied back hair is wearing a hospital gown and lying down in a hospital bed. Nestled in her armpit is a newborn baby girl in pink knitted hat and outfit

  5. Kate Igbinigie is a black woman with curly hair cut into a bob. She's wearing black, square framed glasses and gold hoop earrings.

  6. A screen on an arena floor showing a rainbow of circular dots, each representing a seat on Birmingham City Council. There are fairly equal shares of dark blue, green, light blue, red, orange and grey.

  7. Two police officers talk in the street next to a police van in a residential street in Birmingham.

  8. A group of young people indoors holding up long dresses on hangers, with clothing racks and costumes in the background.

  9. People stand at a busy outdoor market, with stalls, shoppers, and buildings in the background.

  10. The image is a three-panel collage. On the left, a child holds up a BMX racing number plate marked “01”. In the centre, two beavers are pictured close together in water. On the right, a person wearing glasses, a red head covering and an apron is eating food with a fork.

  11. A man with ginger hair looking solemn, wearing a red and yellow 'Vote Labour' rosette.

  12. Jubilant Reform candidates applaud as they win seats at Sandwell Council

  13. A grey haired man in an election counting venue. he's wearing a black jacket with black and white patterned shirt

  14. Prince William, wearing a blue coat, is cheering with his fist in the air at chest height

  15. Fans in blue scarfs and shirts outside a football stadium entrance.

  16. A number of men in orange reflective clothing and white helmets standing on railway lines with a large carriage in front of them

  17. A black and white still of Charlie Chaplin from The Gold Rush. He is wearing a dark suit and time with a white shirt. He is lifting a shoelace with a fork, with a knife in his right hand

  18. Claudia Winkleman wears a black coat as she smiles at the camera. Behind her is part of a castle and three people in black hoods and golden masks.

  19. An aerial view of a large expanse of woodland between urban areas on a map.

  20. A polling both on a residential street, with a large white sign next to the door. A woman in a brown headscarf is leaving the building.

  21. Two large freight wagons with their wheels off the tracks and overhead power lines above

  22. Aston Villa fans cheering in a stadium. They are wearing claret, blue and sky blue hates, jumpers and scarfs colours of the club

  23. Boxes of counterfeit cigarettes sit on shelves. A West Midlands Police logo is in the bottom right-hand corner of the picture.

  24. A man in a T'shirt and brown trousers walks with his dog to the entrance of a polling station. The entrance has a polling station sign and other stickers in its glass windows.