Voters across the region were today heading to the polls for an historic round of local elections
Local elections are taking place across the region today
Nationally it is one of the biggest sets of local elections in recent years, with 8,000 seats being contested over 237 councils. In Telford & Wrekin Labour will be hoping to retain control of the authority for another four years, but has competition from the Conservatives, with both parties fielding a candidate for all 54 available seats.'All out' elections – where every seat will go to a vote – are taking place in Wolverhampton, Stafford, South Staffordshire, Wyre Forest and Lichfield, while around one third of all seats are available in Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell and Cannock Chase.
Polls suggest Labour could gain more than 600 seats nationally, while the Lib Dems and the Greens are also expected to make gains.
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