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Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

All you need to know as Staffordshire elections loom

Find out when, where and how you can have your say in the three council elections in Staffordshire.
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  1. Pick of the stats: Wrexham v Stoke City

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    Stoke City will hope to officially confirm their status as a Championship club for another season when they visit Wrexham on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 BST).

    The Potters are 11 points clear of the relegation zone with four games to play and need a win to guarantee survival - or for either Blackburn to lose or Oxford to fail to win.

    The Red Dragons are looking for a victory to keep them in the hunt for a play-off place as they start the weekend four points behind sixth-placed Hull City.

    • Wrexham have lost 12 of their 13 league games against Stoke, with a 3-1 away win in February 1999 the only exception.

    • Stoke have won all six of their away league games against Wrexham, with this their first visit since November 2001. It's the joint-best 100% away win rate one side has against another in English Football League history (Northampton also 6/6 at Dagenham & Redbridge).

    • Wrexham have lost their past two league games, and could lose three in a row for the first time since February 2024 when they were in League Two.

    • Stoke are on a five-game losing run away from home in the Championship, and have not lost six consecutive away league games since between January and March 2013, when they were in the Premier League.

    • Josh Windass has netted 12 league goals for Wrexham this season, just one shy of equalling his most in a single Championship campaign (13 in 44 games for Sheffield Wednesday in 2024-25).

  2. A mugshot of a man with short brown hair, a brown beared and a black top.

  3. A sleeping newborn baby wearing a pink top, lying against a white textured cushion. Her hands are tucked up under her chin and she has short dark hair. A pink blanket is visible at the bottom of the frame.

  4. A man in a short-sleeved chequered shirt, with a number of computer screens behind him. The man has short grey hair, and wears dark framed glasses.

  5. A man with short brown hair, a beard, tattoos on his arms and neck, and wearing a brown shirt, leans on a barrier. Behind him is an artwork depicting Arnold Schwarzenegger.

  6. A crowd gathered by a large memorial in the National Memorial Arboretum. A military band can be seen next to a platform in the middle. The Red Arrows are rising up from behind the memorial in the background, emanating red, white and blue smoke trails.

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

  8. A man wearing navy blue medical scrubs. He is standing next to diagnostic equipment and is smiling for the photograph.

  9. A chocolate-and-tan miniature dachshund on a lead outside a polling station sign.

  10. Port Vale goalkeeper Joe Gauci claps the crowd after a game with his gloves tucked underneath his arms

  11. A mugshot of a boy with long curly blonde hair.

  12. A three-storey office building with a rotunda at one corner and panels of yellow cladding between the floors.

  13. A woman wearing a dark-coloured jumper is sitting down and smiling while watching a man playing an accordion. There is a metal structure behind the woman.

  14. Jamie is wearing a white cap and wearing a dark blue waterproof jacket. He is standing in front of his GB4 race car.

  15. A woman wearing glasses and a white top with a cream-coloured cardigan is standing outdoors. She has brown hair and is looking directly at the camera. Behind her is a garden with red plants and a light-coloured building.

  16. A girl with long black hair is smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a green hat and hoodie as well as a high-vis vest, all adorned with Cleanup Quest.

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

  18. A blue stethoscope next to a laptop computer on a wooden table.

  19. Mark Robins watches on during Stoke's disappointing draw at home to Blackburn.

  20. A man and a woman stand in a workshop looking at a equipment while wearing goggles. They both have purple T-shirts on and equipment can be seen behind them.

  21. 🎧 A successful season for Stoke?

    A Cold Wet Tuesday Night: 'Glass half full?'

    "Everyone's got one eye on next season now but we're still using these last few games to go: right let's test a few people, see what we can find out.

    "The season's had that many ups and downs, it's really difficult to judge the team. It could be worse but they were in such a good position going into November, it does still feel a little bit like a missed opportunity."

    This week on A Cold Wet Tuesday Night, Lucas Yeomans and Gareth Owen assess Stoke City's season following the 1-1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers and look to the future, before discussing the quality of the defence and how the squad might look next season.

    Listen to more episodes of A Cold Wet Tuesday Night on BBC Sounds.

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  22. The logo of Her Majesty Revenue and Customs on envelope, with money or check included inside.

  23. A man with short hair, a black shirt and jeans, with headphones around his neck, stands next to DJ decks.