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  1. Sarah Turner is in a purple windbreaker and is holding black walking sticks. She is at the top of a mountain with clouds in the background and blue sky surrounding her

  2. A small boy wearing a yellow raincoat walks with his dad into a polling station in a primary school.

  3. A polling station sign outside a polling station in Wakefield. The laminated sign is on metal railings surrounded by flowering shrubs

  4. An image of a woman tying a polling station sign to iron railings, with a multicoloured triangle superimposed on the photo.

  5. An aerial view of Shrewsbury, in the bottom of the frame is a river with a footbridge suspended above it. Next to the river is a long stretch of road lined with trees and other greenery. Behind that are several streets of houses and other buildings, mostly made of red brick

  6. A woman with short grey hair wearing a pink blazer whilst stood in front of a black statue

  7. A pothole on Dolvin Road in Tavistock with a passing navy blue car

  8. Three men and three women stand behind glass podiums in a TV studio in front of a green and purple backdrop. Sally Horscroft, on the left, wears a floral dress and dark jacket. Jason Stockwood, next left, wears a dark jacket and open-neck white shirt. Dame Andrea Jenkyns wears a light green dress. Marianne Overton wears a black and white dress and cream jacket. Rob Waltham wears a dark suite and open-neck white shirt. Trevor Young wears a white shirt and striped tie.

  9. Text reading 'ELECTION LOOKUP' on background of BBC election graphics

  10. Melfyn stands in front of a black van next to a warehouse. He is wearing a green hoodie, blue T-shirt and glasses

  11. Russell Brown and Maxine Greaves embrace in front of their flower stall at Ashby Market. He is holding a bouquet of pink carnations.

  12. Three hands are shown at the bottom of the graphic holding megaphones. The words "Your Voice, Your Vote" are written above in a bold text. Underneath both is a geometric design showing a large spectrum of different colours in a triangle design.

  13. The arena at Kettering Leisure Village lots of tables, screens, people wearing masks and a stage

  14. A black election ballot box on a grey table, with a pink notepad placed on the lid and a calculator in front of it

  15. Four women in the middle of a peaceful protest. Banners opposing the North West Relief Road and photos of trees are being held.

  16. Pictures of each of the candidates during the debate - all wearing suit and in front of a mic with a purple branded BBC Wiltshire background. From left to right, top: Ian Thorn (Lib Dems), Richard Clewer (Conservatives), Edward Kirk (Reform), bottom: Declan Baseley (Greens) and Jon Fisher (Labour).

  17. X A treated image of a person putting their voting card in a ballot box with a edited image of Laura Kuenssberg on the side

  18. Candidates portraits

  19. A woman is standing in front of a window. There is a wooden children's climbing frame behind her. She is wearing a grey T-shirt and black rectangular glasses. She is smiling into the camera.

  20. Dame Andrea Jenkyns. She is wearing a green dress with her arms outstretched, and is standing at a lectern with microphones attached to it.

  21. Two girls are pictured smiling at the camera. The girl on the left is in a grey quarter zip and red coat. She also has blonde hair and a green lanyard. The girl on the right is wearing a black coat, she has a green lanyard and ginger hair.

  22. A picture of a group of five houses with triangle roofs. The houses have a body of water in front of them and there is a car park between the water and the houses too.

  23. A man with short grey and brown hair. He is wearing glasses and a black top with white collar

  24. Five people, as per the below descriptions, stand next to each other in a line. Fourth from the left is a man with short grey hair and a grey beard wearing a pale-coloured shirt under a blue blazer.