Coventry & Warwickshire

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

Labour lose control of city council as Reform votes surge

Reform UK make huge gains across Coventry and Warwickshire on a bad day for Labour in the county.
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  1. A bald headed man with a long beard wearing an old Coventry City shirt with a Coventry City scarf around his neck sat next to a boy wearing a Coventry City t shirt and scarf around his neck whilst holding up a poster with a black arrow pointing to the word Rushy which is above a dotted line. They are in a BBC studio with a microphone that says BBC CWR and are sitting against a purple background.

  2. A group of men and women in football T-shirts stood around a table with Sky Blues merchandise, a cake and drinks

  3. A woman in a black jacket with long pink hair inside a fire-damaged kitchen

  4. Gill Kirkham, pictured sat down in a teal top and blue scarf. She has short grey hair and is smiling at the camera

  5. A man with short hair and a navy jacket with a purple tie and handkerchief on the steps of a stone building

  6. A man with short black curly hair and a grey top

  7. A woman with light pink hair and a black top stands in the burnt out kitchen with carred walls behind her.

  8. A woman wearing a black and white patterned top and a light blue suit jacket is sitting on a red sofa. She is looking to the left of the shot.

  9. Two fire engines are parked down a narrow street with cars parked on either side of the road. A line of terraced houses are pictured on one side of the street. Fire crews wearing beige coloured overalls and yellow helmets are working outside one of the properties. Police officers wearing black clothing with high viz vests are also stood at the scene.

  10. A barrier separates the towpath and canal debris from the main waterway where a machine sits on a low barge ready to dig. It is by a lock.

  11. A multi-coloured hot air balloon is seen in a blue sky over some tree tops

  12. Two fire engines are parked down a narrow street with cars parked on either side of the road. A line of terraced houses are pictured on one side of the street. Fire crews wearing beige coloured overalls and yellow helmets are working outside one of the properties. Police officers wearing black clothing with high viz vests are also stood at the scene.

  13. George Duggins stands in the count hall and wears a green suit jacket, white shirt, green tie and a red Labour rosette.

  14. Leo is holding his sign which reads 'Sign Here Carl and features the player's signature at the bottom. Leo is flanked by his dad Paul, who is wearing a retro Coventry City top and his mum Clare, who has the club's hot coral away kit on. She also has a Coventry City scarf around her neck.

  15. The image is a three-panel collage. On the left, a child holds up a BMX racing number plate marked “01”. In the centre, two beavers are pictured close together in water. On the right, a person wearing glasses, a red head covering and an apron is eating food with a fork.

  16. Two men and a woman punch the air while wearing light blue rosettes in front of another group of people.

  17. A man with short curly brown hair and a short dark beard smiles as he poses for a selfie in front of the sea and a rocky cliff. The sun is shining and he is topless wearing sunglasses, a silver chain and backpack straps.

  18. A close-up of a blue morph butterfly perched on a leaf

  19. A collage of three mugshots of a woman and two men. They are sat against. agree background and are looking into the camera

  20. Smitty is on the left of picture. She is wearing a vary dark blue zip-up top and has black, shoulder length hair. Charlie is standing next to her. He is wearing a grey top over a pink shirt. He has a grey beard and hair. Both are wearing glasses and standing behind the counter of their shop.

  21. Claudia Winkleman wears a black coat as she smiles at the camera. Behind her is part of a castle and three people in black hoods and golden masks.

  22. A polling both on a residential street, with a large white sign next to the door. A woman in a brown headscarf is leaving the building.

  23. Marinela Atomei arriving at Warwick Crown Court in Leamington Spa. She is in a navy coat and white shirt.