England local elections 2025

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  1. A woman with short grey hair in a pink jacket is walking arm in arm with a man with short grey hair, their backs are to the camera. They are walking past a black metal fence that has a large white sign. It reads "polling station" in black letters. There are bushes in the background

  2. File photo dated 06/05/10 of a voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box at the polling station at Market Hall in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.

  3. A black and white cut-out of Matt Chorley against a purple background with a graphic showing a map of England laid over a multi-coloured prism

  4. Some of Bristol distinctive multi-coloured Victorian-era houses arranged in terraced streets in Totterdown are viewed from the air.

  5. A head and shoulders image of Conservative Weca candidate, Steve Smith. He is wearing a dark grey jacket and pale shirt which is open at the neck

  6. Ian Scott wearing a smart shirt sat on a bench. He has short cropped grey hair

  7. Mary Page wearing a purple top and black cardigan. In the background is a train coming into the station platform where she is standing.

  8. Oli Henman smiles at the camera - he has a beard and wears a yellow anorak and a beige sweatshirt.

  9. Helen Goodwin smiling at the camera wearing thick-rimmed, black glasses and an orange and pink scarf. She is standing in front of a blurred backdrop.

  10. Arron Banks is seen from his shoulders up. He is wearing a black suit jacket and a light blue shirt with a red tie.

  11. An image of Tynemouth Longsands beach on a sunny day. There are lots of people on the sand and in the sea.

  12. Six of the mayoral candidates sit on chairs in the BBC Politics West Studio. They are all sitting in front of a table. The presenter David Garmston is sitting in a chair to the side of the studio.

  13. A black box with the words 'Ballot Box' written on the front in white. A hand is above placing a white piece of paper in a hole on the top.

  14. Six of the mayoral candidates sit on chairs in the BBC Politics West Studio. They are all sitting in front of a table. The presenter David Garmston is sitting in a chair to the side of the studio.

  15. A man in a blue top with a long beard and wispy hair sat in a kitchen-diner.

  16. A picture of Buckinghamshire Council's gateway building in Aylesbury. It is a large yellow brick building, which is five stories high. It has a hedge in front of it, and the sky is blue behind it.

  17. A view of Stonehenge during sunrise. The stones are cast in an orange light.

  18. A photograph of the top of Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire at the beginning of the women's cheese rolling race. Hundreds of people line the top of the hill with many holding phones aloft capturing what's going on below as the women in the race, more than a dozen of them fall, slide and attempt to roll down the hill.

  19. A composite picture shows dogs Colin, a miniature schnauzer on the left, and Ruby, a cocker spaniel, on the right. They are both sitting near signs that say "Polling Station".

  20. Bob Ensch is standing against a wooden wall. He is smiling at the camera while wearing a blue shirt and blue square framed glasses. He has short black hair and blue eyes.

  21. Sir Keir Starmer, standing in front on a group of Labour members, gives a speech to activists in Derbyshire.

  22. A black box with the words 'Ballot Box' written on the front in white. A hand is above placing a white piece of paper in a hole on the top.

  23. A photo of a large white banner with black text, reading "polling station" above two arrows pointing right, pinned to a brick wall and large bush.

  24. Three hands are shown at the bottom of the graphic holding megaphones. They are set against a geometric design showing a multi-coloured triangle design