Hereford & Worcester

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

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The Conservative Party says it made it clear to councillors that the coalition must not go ahead.
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  1. A headshot of Ben Francis with short dark hair. He is looking at the camera, whilst wearing dark coloured clothing, in front of a neutral background.

  2. Adrian Hobart has short blond hair and black glasses. He is also wearing a dark blue shirt

  3. A mother and daughter, both wearing glaseses, sat down with a book called Between Heartbeats. The mother has blonde hair and a purple, grey and black patterned top. Her daughter is wearing a pink and white short-sleeved top.

  4. A man with a brown beard and slicked back long brown hair wears a gold chain over a blue waistcoat and a black shirt. He is stood next to two other older men with grey hair. Both men are wearing suits but the man on the right is also wearing a medal with a blue ribbon.

  5. Councillor Matt Jenkins, wearing a blue suit jacket, blue shirt and patterned tie, is smiling at the camera.

  6. Three women kneel outside an industrial unit while holding three dogs. The unit has a large red sign on the front that reads "Beloved Doggie Holidays and Day Care".

  7. 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.

  8. Conservative group leader Adam Kent. He has a partially bald head with a dark grey goatee beard. He is wearing a blue suit and a light blue shirt with a blue star patterned tie. He is stood in courtyard setting.

  9. A portrait shot of Councillor George Connolly. He has a partially bald head and a light brown beard. He is wearing a ceremonial gold chain over his grey suit.

  10. Baroness Gisela Stuart appears in a portrait photograph taken for her parliamentary office. She has short grey hair and thin framed glasses. She is smiling while wearing a pearl necklace and a black jacket.

  11. A group of people running along a hedge-lined road

  12. A woman in a purple top by a field gate with a military helicopter in the distance

  13. A woman with dark brown shoulder-length hair sits in a living room on a sofa with green-yellow cushions on it. She is wearing blue jeans and a dark blue sweater with horizontal yellow striped across the body and arms. She is smiling at the camera.

  14. A car wheel with a flat tyre in a pothole. The car is blue

  15. A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She has a nose piercing and a lip piercing. She is wearing a thick gold chain over a black and white jacket.

  16. Zoë Castle and her mum Di sitting together in front of a cabinet filled with glass bowls and cups. Zoë has her hair tied back and is wearing glasses. She is holding up a book which is black with an orange heart in the centre. Di has short blonde hair and a floral patterned top.

  17. A red and yellow helicopter on a landing pad marked with yellow and white. There is grass and trees behind.

  18. The Over Bridge in Gloucestershire. There is a barrier near to the camera and a dual carriageway on either side of the central reservation. Lamp posts and vehicles can be seen along the route.

  19. The side of a white police car with yellow and blue squares on the side

  20. Two sides of a building are visible and both at an angle to the camera. Dozens of cars are parked on the left and other buildings are in the background in the middle and on the right of the photo.

  21. Councillor Alan Amos is smiling at the camera, wearing a grey suit over a maroon jumper. He has short, neatly brushed white hair.

  22. A green football pitch with two stands in the background - one facing the pitch on the right on the photo and the other on the left is at an angle to the camera. Although the pitch is mainly green, there is a strip that is soil going from the bottom of the image in the middle up to nearly the top of the photo.

  23. Two men with brown hair and either side of a woman with brown hair who is wearing a red top. The man on the left is in a light green T-shirt and the man on the right is wearing a darker green top.

  24. A yellow and blue police vehicle is parked across the road. In front of the police vehicle are orange and white traffic cones and plastic barriers. There is also a red and white sign that has the words road closed in white writing.