England local elections 2025

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

  2. 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.

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

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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

  10. 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.

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

  12. 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.

  13. 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".

  14. 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.

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

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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

  19. A picture of the old headquarters of Hertfordshire County Council in Pegs Lane in Hertford. It is an old building with a statue of a stag outside and the sky is blue above it, with some white clouds.

  20. A man is smiling and looking into the camera. He's wearing an orange t-shirt with a black gilet puffer jacket over the top. He is standing on a sunny, bright street in Market Drayton with shop fronts behind him.

  21. Anna Smith, who has shoulder-length brown and grey hair and is wearing glasses, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a a pink jacket and a top.

  22. Profile picture of Ryan Coogan, he wears a navy suit jacket, white checked shirt and navy tie with stripes. The background is a brick wall that has been painted white.

  23. A profile picture of Lorna Dupre facing the camera. She wears a yellow coat with a burgundy, flowery top. In the background is a field.

  24. A head and shoulders image of Paul Bristow standing on a residential road, with bungalows in the background, a black car parked in a driveway and red car parked by a kerb.