Coventry & Warwickshire

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

Mayor 'threatened' and 'followed' while canvassing

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker says he is concerned the incident may put others off campaigning.
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  1. Marinela Atomei arriving at Warwick Crown Court in Leamington Spa. She is in a navy coat and white shirt.

  2. A large tree with red, yellow and orange autumn leaves on it and leaves on the ground in front of a beige, one-storey building with a silver car parked alongside

  3. Archie Fisher is on the right of picture, posing with Team GB rider Beth Shriever. Beth is wearing a white racing suit. They are holding a sign saying 'British Championships BMX Racing Champion Male 8', a title Archie won at the British BMX Championships in Kent in 2025.

  4. 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.

  5. Henrietta is sitting up in bed against pink pillows and bedding. She has got curly white hair and is wearing metal framed glasses. She is wearing a black and white stripey nightie and a white shirt and has 2 lanyards around her neck.

  6. A close up crop of a mugshot. Janjua has brown eyes, brown hair, a thin moustache and thin beard.

  7. A man with short blond to grey hair is pictured standing on a rooftop area with a view overlooking Birmingham. He has thick black glasses on and his wearing a light blue shirt and navy blue jacket.

  8. Leah and Florence are both wearing black, shimmery dresses and are stood in front of a blue, white and green advertisement board. Leah has long, wavy blonde hair and Florence has bobbed brown hair and glasses.

  9. Two fire fighters in yellow helmets and fire fighting overalls stand together while a large silver car is positioned behind them. The car is inside a Starbucks coffee shop and there is glass all around it with a door or window hanging over the car.

  10. Kingswood Road, Nuneaton, is flanked with red-brick buildings with some cars parked. The road leads on to a grassed area with trees visible

  11. Katriona has collar length blonde hair. She is wearing a green and white striped shirt under a light blue denim jacket

  12. A man with a classic town crier's outfit with blue and red colours and a black hat. His white-gloved hands are ringing two bells.

  13. A man in a black t-shirt with his arms folded in a workshop surrounded by black components on tables. He has brown hair and a beard and a tattoo on his left arm. The bodies of others can be seen behind him, with parts in their hands.

  14. The exterior of Coventry Council House

  15. Aerial view of bus parade

  16. A woman with grey hair in a wheelchair with a homemade sky blue bus attached around the outside

  17. A close-up of a large brown dog lying on grass with a green rubber ball in his mouth.

  18. The school building is seen with autumn leaves around it. There is a school sign under a tree and cars are parked outside.

  19. Thousands of people crowd around a bus surrounded on all sides by police officers in high-vis jackets. many of the people are carrying flares giving off lots of blue smoke. Many are also carrying light blue Coventry City flags. At the centre is the open top bus with the team at the top. At thr front is a sign, reading: "We are back"

  20. A young man in a purple jacket speaking into a microphone next to another young man in a dark top holding a cardboard sign reading 1st time voter

  21. The exterior of Coventry City Council House is pictured. It is a sandstone building with ornate lead lined windows. Signage at the front reads The Council House.

  22. A crowd of people wearing predominately sky blue watch players and staff of Coventry City parade in a sky blue-coloured bus. One player in black holds aloft the Championship trophy.

  23. A man with brown hair is bent over with a guitar in his arms. He is grimacing as he plays, and has tattoos on his arm. Behind him to his right is a man with a guitar singing into a microphone on a stand. Behind them, there is a man with a guitar and next to him is a man playing the drums. On a black backdrop there is white writing that says "the enemy"