West Midlands local elections 2026: As it happened

Recap all our coverage of the 2026 local elections in the West Midlands.

Catch up on all the dramatic events from election day in the Black Country and Staffordshire, as Reform celebrates taking control of Sandwell and Walsall councils and inflicting major losses on Labour and the Conservatives in Wolverhampton and Dudley.

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