Upcoming elections and legal notices

Local government elections

The next local election will take place on 7 May 2026.

It will be an 'all-out' election, meaning all 60 seats will be contested due to a boundary review. This ensures residents can elect councillors for the new ward arrangements.

You'll receive your poll card through the post in early April 2026. It will include the election date, address of your polling station and the polling hours, which are 7am to 10pm.

You'll need to take photo ID with you to vote.

From May 2028, Walsall Borough will return to electing one-third of councillors (20) each year, for a four-year term, with no elections in the fourth year (an election cycle by thirds).

Boundary changes

Following the Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBCE) review, we'll be using a new set of local government boundaries at the local election on 7 May 2026.

Find out more about the boundary changes.

Legal notices

We will publish candidate information and other legal notices as the election process take place.