Hereford & Worcester

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

All you need to know as Redditch prepares for elections

Voters go to the polls on 7 May in parts of Redditch, Worcestershire - here is your handy guide.
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  1. A road with obvious cracks is being laid with fresh tarmac by a large white machine. It is being rolled over by a large bright orange roller, driven by a man in orange high visibility clothing. There are several workmen wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats, sweeping the tarmac. There is a green grass verge and a hedgerow next to the road.

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

  3. A white-walled building stands behind a wooden fence with the words "The Park Gate" on its side while a pub sign hangs in front of it.

  4. A large grey warehouse with red brick offices built on the front of it is pictured on a cloudy day. A flat bed truck is parked outside the main shutters to the warehouse.

  5. A curved road with a sign reading Stourbridge A451 to the left and cars to the right. There are road markings in the middle and trees either side.

  6. A dog is pictured at a polling station, next to a placard saying "polling station".

  7. An aerial shot of Severn Stoke at a time of flooding, showing properties partly submerged in water.

  8. A man with grey hair wearing a suit jacket, shirt and tie pictured from the shoulders up speaking into a microphone. The shoulders of other people sat around him can be seen, including someone on a laptop behind him.

  9. Two women are standing among rows of shrubs and are smiling. The woman on the left, who has long hair and is wearing a brown jacket, is touching some leaves.

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

  11. Two potholes in the road next to each other are filled with water. The road surface around them is breaking up.

  12. Alfie (Left) and Joe Pritchard (Right) with Dr Matt Cook (Centre). The man on the left is wearing a whit t-shirt and black trousers. The other two men are wearing black t-shirts and dark trousers. All are smiling at the camera and there is gym equipment behind them.

  13. Haineala Lutui after the match. She is smiling and looking towards the camera and has a garland around her neck.

  14. Two men can be seen wading and cleaning water at the River Blythe in Solihull. Trees and bushes can be seen on the river banks

  15. Three women in a row. The woman in the middle is holding an award in a frame and has short brown hair with blonde highlights. She is wearing a dark jacket. The woman on the left is wearing a dark uniform and has medals and has her blonde hair tied back. The third woman has her blonde hair tied back and is wearing a black police uniform and also has medals on her lapel.

  16. A large red tent, and another smaller green one, as well as lots of rubbish, have appeared in woodlands.

  17. Rob, Lisa and son Drew outside gates in Downing Street. They are wearing dark green jackets and Rob Collins on the left is putting his thumb up.

  18. The outside of a hotel, which has the words 'Kula' written on it, showing the lights on at night. There are also pedestrians and cyclists passing by outside.

  19. A stock image of a woman filling up her car with petrol. She has shoulder length hair and is wearing yellow shirt, white t-shirt and black trousers. The car is blue.

  20. A rural road which has a green field on one side of a road. Next to the field is a bus shelter. There are two cars on the road and arrows and road markings.

  21. A young teen on a football pitch kicking a ball. His head is down and he is wearing a green football kit

  22. Two elderly women wearing tinted glasses stand in front of a white minibus, their hands on shopping trolleys with shopping bags in them. One has short white hair and is wearing a cream-white hoodie over a pink top. The other has a white bob and is wearing a red cardigan over a pink and red top.

  23. A crowd of people huddle together holding up two signs that read "National Walking Month".

  24. A man dressed in a polar bear onesie and wearing a blue bib, and looking exhausted, raises his right fist up partially while running in the London Marathon.
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