Coventry & Warwickshire

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

Reform leader, 19, bids to head second council

Finch could lead a district authority in Warwickshire as well as running the county council.
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  1. a residential street with a police cordon in place. A police van is parked on the road

  2. A female doctor in an office meeting with a female patient. They are sat opposite each other. The doctor has a clipboard in her lap and is holding a pen. Behind the pair are large windows that look out onto a garden.

  3. Dean John Witcombe wearing a black jumper smiling at the camera, stood outside in the evening. He is holding a small statue

  4. An aerial view of the former E:ON headquarters on Westwood Business Park in Coventry. A red line is drawn around the area planning to be re-developed.

  5. A woman with long blonde/brown hair and wearing a grey jumper is next to a man in a coat. They are both wearing blue jeans and standing by a gate in a field.

  6. Port Vale Football Club owner Carol Shanahan is seen wearing glasses, a lanyard, white blouse and black jacket with white piping. She is clenching her fists and smiling in celebration.

  7. Joel Fearon, who is dressed in sports gear is sat on a stone step, with a wall and trees behind him. He is smiling at the camera and holding up his book, which is called Just Be Brave.

  8. Orange, blue and green sweet packets lined up on a black carpet.

  9. A residential road with cars parked on it. There is a police cordon on the street

  10. A man with a blue cycle helmet and black top hugging a woman in a grey coat with long brown hair

  11. Three bare-chested men wearing swim shorts smiling at a camera held by a woman with blonde hair wearing a yellow bikini smiling

  12. Olly Murs in a blue cycle helmet and black jacket with a grimace on his face as he takes part in the challenge. A crowd of supporters are behind him.

  13. A grey double decker bus with its roof torn off is stationary in the road. Behind it the bridge is the railway bridge and debris left on the road.

  14. A bus roof under a bridge with debris strewn across the side of a road

  15. Mugshot of Alexander Jesus, wearing a blue t shirt. He is against a grey backdrop and has short brown hair. He is looking straight into the camera

  16. George Finch wears a Reform rosette and a navy tie with the Warwickshire bear and staff. He wars a dark suit jacket and a white shirt and has brown slicked back hair. He is pictures at the count for the local elections.

  17. A man with short hair and stubble. He is wearing a grey hoodie over a black tshirt and is smiling at the camera

  18. A man and a woman stood in front of a cafe on its opening day, smiling at the camera.

  19. A scene from the musical Bank of Dave. A man in a suit is seated on a chair with his back to the camera while characters wearing different costumes representing different characters sing in front of him.

  20. A group of men sitting around a long table. In front of them are dolls' heads attached to the tables, each with different colour hair. There is hairspray, brushes and clips on the table and the dads are playing with the hair.

  21. Construction equipment and a small vehicle on a trailer.

  22. Zarah Sultana has long black hair and a red jacket. She wears white earrings and looks at the camera.

  23. People enjoying looking at a display of vintage cars, including a Jaguar E-Type, in the Coventry cathedral ruins.

  24. An information stall with two women stood looking at the camera