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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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    Piles of rubbish seen in the city not long after the strike began last year (photo taken April 2025)

  2. A yellow recovery type truck with a long flat bed. On it are at least six e-bikes and or scooters. it is night time so surroundings are dark

  3. Sean Egan, pictured with a neutral expression on his face. He is bald but has a dark blonde beard, he wears a black t-shirt underneath a beige jacket.

  4. Andrew Dill from 2003 and how he might look now - on the left, he has short black hair; on the right, black and grey hair. On the left, a short dark goatee, on the right, a short beard. In both cases he wears a black top.

  5. A group of 12 musicians stand with musical instruments including guitars and a tambourine on a street in Walsall, smiling at the camera.

  6. A smiling Sandy Cawley wears a green beret, tie and cardigan with army badges and insignia. She wears glasses and a white shirt, with a black handbag over one shoulder.

  7. A junction between two roads, pictured in the daytime from Google Street View.

  8. Michael is smiling at the camera and appears to be sat in a chair and wearing a blue top. He has close-cropped hair and a short beard.

  9. Kerys Harop is standing holding a football in front of a large sports‑themed mural outside the Walsall Sports Centre at the University of Wolverhampton. She has blonde hair and is wearing a denim jacket over a black top

  10. Libby and George stand in front of a white wall wearing their London Marathon T-shirts and holding son Ritchie between them.

  11. On the left a man wearing a grey winter coat, the woman has blonde hair and a grey coat. they are sitting on a bus with a microphone held in front of them. middle picture is of a red number 11 bus in birmingham. the final picture is of a lady, black hair and coat talking into a microphone.

  12. A woman in a white coat and black bobble hat talking at a tram stop

  13. A photographer with a wide-brimmed brown leather hat crouching down to take photographs of bluebells in a cemetery. Behind him is a brick wall

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

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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".

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

  19. 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.

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

  21. General view of Oxford Crown Court

  22. 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.

  23. 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

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