Local election information for Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country

Local elections 2010: Follow our live coverage May 07 2010

We will be live from the local elections this afternoon with all the latest build-up, results and reaction.Read

Lord Mandelson on the phones to win Edgbaston voters May 05 2010

“HELLO, this is Peter Mandelson calling from the Labour Party, to check if you will be supporting us on Thursday?”Read

General Election 2010: Battle for West Midlands votes May 05 2010

All eyes will be on Edgbaston, the former Conservative stronghold which Labour won from the Tories for the first time in 1997.Read

Ladies to grill Hall Green constituency candidates. Apr 29 2010

A WOMEN-only hustings event is being held in Birmingham to give female voters the chance to grill prospective MPs on issues important to them.Read

Local elections 2010: Solihull Council to announce local council election results on Twitter Apr 22 2010

BOROUGH election coverage will be ‘tweeted’ for the first time in May with Solihull Council set to use its twitter feed to keep people up to date with latest results from the count.Read

Fifty-nine candidates to fight it out in General Election to be one of Birmingham's MPs Apr 22 2010

And while most attention will be focused on how Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat hopefuls get on in what promises to be the closest contest for decades, less prominent parties are also trying to get on the road to Westminster.Read

Conservative to oppose official candidate in Bromsgrove Apr 22 2010

But a court ruled that entrepreneur Adrian Kriss could stand as the candidate of “Bromsgrove Independent Conservative Party” – in opposition to the official Tory candidate.Read

Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International marks the spot in the General Election Apr 21 2010

ELECTION candidates in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington are being asked to make sure they mark an X for human rights.Read

Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats enjoy surge of West Midlands support Apr 21 2010

Although firmly in third place, the party’s share of the vote has increased by six per cent since the poll was announced.Read

Solihull Council local elections 2010: Nominations Apr 20 2010

A full list of candidates standing for election to Solihull Council on May 6Read

Wolverhampton City Council elections: Ward by ward candidates Apr 20 2010

Full list of candidates standing in the Wolverhampton City Council local electionsRead

Solihull Council: New party Solihull and Meriden Residents' Association take on local elections Apr 19 2010

RESIDENTS in Solihull have formed a new party to contest seats in the upcoming local elections.Read

Three regional MPs to take part in election quiz Apr 16 2010

THREE key regional MPs will be quizzed by industry leaders at a General Election debate tonight organised by the city’s top business body Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Read

Moseley hustings date Apr 16 2010

MOSELEY locals will have the chance to put their election questions directly to candidates.Read

Birmingham City Council elections - who is standing in your area Apr 13 2010

COUNCIL leader Mike Whitby is among candidates fighting for their political futures in the local elections on May 6.Read

Birmingham City Council elections 2010: The candidates Apr 13 2010

Candidates who will stand in the Birmingham City Council 2010 electionsRead