{"id":946293,"date":"2026-05-08T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946293\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:25","slug":"the-full-list-of-2026-local-election-results-for-the-west-midlands-heres-how-each-borough-voted-being-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946293\/","title":{"rendered":"The full list of 2026 local election results for the West Midlands \u2014 here\u2019s how each borough voted (being updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"single__subtitle\">Want to know how your area voted? Millions are awaiting results for the 2026 local elections throughout the West Midlands county.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/red-dot-Q98X_JVRGS0-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"UK polling station\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Red Dot, Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/author\/charlie-case\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778252482_963_3f305e109a9b961183b7a78d1d92c8a282b70a3b25a670c74622abe578fd0f7f.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The whole county of the <strong>West Midlands<\/strong> headed out to the polls in <strong>local elections<\/strong> yesterday (Thursday, May 7)\u2014with hundreds of thousands voting for full councils in <strong>Birmingham<\/strong>, <strong>Coventry<\/strong>, <strong>Sandwell<\/strong>, <strong>Solihull<\/strong>, and <strong>Walsall<\/strong>, as well as one-third of <strong>Dudley <\/strong>and <strong>Wolverhampton <\/strong>local authorities. All results are expected to trickle in throughout today (Friday, May 8), so here\u2019s how all <strong>seven metropolitan boroughs<\/strong> in the West Midlands voted in the<strong> <\/strong>2026 local elections.<\/p>\n<p>What are the 2026 local election results in the West Midlands?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2487283035-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham City , UK 27 May 2024 - bronze statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria square with town hall\" class=\"wp-image-21820\"  \/>Credit: Steve Travelguide, Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Results expected around 6pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coventry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Results expected around 5pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dudley (Conservative \u2192 No overall majority)<\/strong> \u26aa<\/p>\n<p>25 out of 72 council seats were up for election in Dudley, with the council now:<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives: 27 (-7)<\/p>\n<p>Reform: 23 (+22)<\/p>\n<p>Labour: 15 (-13)<\/p>\n<p>Liberal Democrats: 4 (-1)<\/p>\n<p>Independents: 3 (-1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandwell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Results expected around 5pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solihull<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Results expected around 3pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walsall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Results expected around 5pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolverhampton<\/strong> (Labour hold) \ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>21 out of 60 council seats were up for election in Wolverhampton:<\/p>\n<p>This article will be updated regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want to know how your area voted? 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