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Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

Local election in Wolverhampton: What you need to know

Voters will go to the polls on 7 May to decide a third of the city's councillors.
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  1. Ryan Eddowes stands outside Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre (Dorset) where his grandparents would take him as a youngster, fostering a love of animals. He has short black hair, black stubble and wears a black, puffy jacket with his hands clasped in front of him.

  3. A building in red brick with City Archives spelled out in letters added vertically to an exterior wall

  4. Penkridge fast bowler Myles Davis is in his club training kit standing on a cricket field

  5. A grainy CCTV still of a young man in a grey hoodie.

  6. A red double decker bus, converted into a cancer hub, parked on a high street.

  7. Two women with dark hair and one woman with blonde hair, wearing a grey blazer stand beside a lady with short white hair and glasses who sits in a wheelchair. The signage in the background says 'Penn Fields School'.

  8. Jockey Billy Loughnane standing in his racing hat with visor at the Craven House Stables in Newmarket.

  9. Generic photo of the back of police officers, with neon yellow high-vis jackets saying 'Police' in silver letters, with a blue background.

  10. A boy in 1960s fancy dress with large circular glasses, headband and wig holds up a peace sign to camera.

  11. A large office building with a curved edge with a wall of windows, and a frontage with orange accents and windows. A gold sign reads "the sunbeam"

  12. Wayne has grey hair and black glasses and is wearing a pink vest with white writing that reads "Wayne, PDSA". His race bib is black with green numbers on it. He has a medal around his neck which has a pink and white ribbon with a bronze coloured medal

  13. A selfie of Mark Beech who is smiling and has grey hair and facial hair. He is wearing a bright teal blue shirt and is in a garden with trees in the background

  14. A yellow police officer's vest with the words police in bold white lettering against a blue rectangle.

  15. The yellow vehicle with lights on the cab can be seen by a pub in the city behind a small wall.

  16. Several students are seated around rectangular tables in a classroom, each using a laptop. Two students in the foreground are seated in wheelchairs, positioned side by side at the table, viewed from behind. Other students are seated further along the table, also working on laptops. The room has a polished floor, light‑coloured tables and chairs, and computer monitors visible in the background.

  17. A woman with dark brown hair pinned up. She is wearing a long burgundy dress and behind her is a grand piano, palm tress and table and chairs.

  18. A woman with long blonde hair on the left is wearing a yellow jacket and standing next to a man in the middle with a shirt and dark blue jacket. A man with a grey beard on the right is wearing a shirt, tie and blue jacket.

  19. A woman wearing glasses and a white shirt with patterns on it is prominent in the photo. She is sitting in a chair near curtains and a window.

  20. A light-coloured house with some windows out of place. Blue and white police tape is visible on the left and right of the photo.

  21. Three male police officers stand in a street at night. One officer's black uniform is covered with a florescent vest. A second is wearing all black and has a dog on a lead next to him. The third officer has a florescent jacket and vest one with dark trousers.

  22. A white building is near the centre of the photo with a yellow sign, with words including hand car wash in black on it, close to the building. Other buildings are on the far left and right of the image.

  23. A group of nine people sitting and smiling and looking into the camera. They are smiling. There are two elderly men on the front row and two women. In the back row there are three women and two men.

  24. A photo taken from a video showing water going into a pool. Trees and grass are in the background.

  25. The fire-hit property is on the right of the image with black smoke marks going up the front of the home above windows. Police tape is in place either side of the terraced home and forensic officers are within that in the street in white suits. Police can be seen on the other side of a the tape and a large white van is parked nearby by the pavement.

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