Andy Street will serve a second term as West Midlands Mayor after comfortably holding off the challenge of Labour.

Once the local election polls close at 10pm it will still be a couple of days until all the council, West Midlands Mayor and West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner results are in.

See the results from across Wyre Forest as the Conservatives won every Worcestershire County Council seat available in the district.

The Conservatives have taken control of Cannock Chase District Council after making nine gains at the local elections.

See the full results from each ward in Cannock Chase after the Tories gained nine seats from Labour and took control of the council in the process.

See the full West Midlands mayoral election results 2021 - including from each local council - as Labour MP Liam Byrne was defeated by Conservative Andy Street.

The decision comes after the party’s poor showing in the local polls and Hartlepool by-election.

The business community in the West Midlands has welcomed the re-election of the region's mayor.

Labour has been left licking its wounds in the Black Country after the Tories made massive gains across local councils.

Follow the latest as Andy Street secures a second term as West Midlands Mayor and Labour hold onto the police and crime commissioner post.

A serious fire ripped through a house in the Black Country with people inside.

Labour finally got in the 'win column' after a nightmare set of elections in the West Midlands with success in the police and crime commissioner poll.

A petition by a Penn resident to block plans to build a new supermarket has received more than 100 signatures.

See how the local elections unfolded across the Black Country and Staffordshire where the Conservatives made gains on every council.

The Tories extended their hold on Staffordshire County Council with gains in the local elections.

A case of the Indian variant of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Tamworth.

A man has been arrested after a car crashed into a house near Stourbridge.

An investigation has been launched after one man was shot and another man was stabbed in Erdington.

Six friends had gone out to celebrate a birthday, relatively free to enjoy themselves following the first lockdown.

Emergency services were called in the early hours of this morning after a fire broke out in a stable.

The Conservatives have tightened their grip on Walsall Council, gaining several seats on a stunning day for Boris Johnson and his party.

Work to transform Birmingham’s historic Victorian Lock-Up into a public museum is now well under way.

Police are appealing to trace a wanted man on suspicion of burglary.

Only 12 countries will be on the green list from May 17.

Polling at the start of the campaign suggested Labour was facing its worst ever result and at risk of winning as few as 22 of the Senedd’s 60 seats.

An old Black Country sewage works could finally be redeveloped after scaled down plans for a new housing estate were submitted.

This is the mangled wreckage left behind after a fire at a waste collection site.

Six men have been found guilty of killing a young father who died after playing peacemaker when his friend was attacked outside a Black Country pub.

The family of a student who died aged 17 have paid tribute to him, describing him as a 'caring, selfless and thoughtful' young man.

It has been a week of awful weather – with the rain continuing to pour down across the Black Country and Staffordshire and showing no signs of stopping.

Crack open the bubbly! Put out the bunting! Order new wallpaper!

An artistic director, Olympic medallist, university vice-chancellor and successful businessman have all been named Deputy Lieutenants of the West Midlands.

A Second World War veteran of D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity has died one month before his 99th birthday.

Staff at a butchers have been getting physical with a 20,000 sit-up challenge to raise much-needed funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance.

Former RAF foreman Gordon Garbett who trained at Cosford on Spitfires and Hurricanes celebrated his centenary in style with a buffet party – and a cake topped with an aeroplane.

As a young National Serviceman on the front line during the Korean War, Alan Causer discovered the advantages and disadvantages of having a Centurion tank as a neighbour.

It was an election like never before - and our photographers were there to capture the action.

Childminder and foster carer Alan Francis has travelled around New York, London and Harrogate in a virtual world as he attempts to complete a 500-mile cycle challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.

The blue surge continued across the Black Country as the Tories made huge gains on all four councils in the local elections.

A scooter rider was left seriously injured when a BMW thought to have run a red light crashed into her then fled the scene.

A senior detective said CCTV footage and the support of a community was vital in tracking down the killers of Reece Cox.

Dudley Council has become the first Black Country authority to announce the results of the 2021 election, and it has been a big night for the Tories.

Boris Johnson said the results are ‘very encouraging’ after early Tory gains in English council elections.

Jury deliberations in the trial of six men accused of beating to death a young father near a Black Country pub were entering the second day today.

Sandwell Council has an official opposition for the first time in years after nine Tories were elected at the local elections.

Labour remain in firm control of Wolverhampton Council despite an 'incredible' surge in support for the Conservatives in the city.

Conservative Ben Adams has been elected as the new Staffordshire police, fire and crime commissioner after comfortably disposing of Labour's challenge.

See the full results from across Walsall as the Tories gained five seats and the Lib Dems were wiped out.

The Conservatives gained five but Labour still has three quarters of seats.

Labour retained its vice-like control on Sandwell Council but will have a genuine opposition after the Conservatives gained nine seats.

The win builds on Conservative advances into Labour’s traditional heartlands during the last general election.

The Conservatives have remained in control of Dudley Council after gaining an extra 12 seats in the 2021 election.

Boris Johnson has described the early election results as “very encouraging” after hopes of a Labour revival were dealt a crushing blow when the Conservatives won the Hartlepool by-election.

Former seamstress and window dresser Annie Fellows believes "you should always look your best" and celebrated her centenary in style with relatives, staff and residents at Oldbury.

A mass vaccination centre at the Black Country Living Museum will only be giving second doses as the programme moves into its second phase.

A woman is on trial accused of helping to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into Shropshire's prison for her partner.

The JCVI said under-40s will be offered a different vaccine after the MHRA reported new figures on blood clots last week.

The owner of the NEC Group has made a £1.2 billion bid to buy one of the region’s biggest development and regeneration companies.

Dalian Atkinson went to the ground “like a ton of bricks” when he was Tasered, moments before he was kicked by a police constable, an eyewitness has told a murder trial jury.

One new coronavirus death has been confirmed in the Black Country and Birmingham.

The head of the programme Patricia Donnelly said such logistical challenges were inevitable.

The Duchess of Cambridge launched her Hold Still photographic project last year to encourage the nation to document life under lockdown.

Private homes were the only setting to record excess deaths in every month of 2020 since February.

A probable case of an Indian variant of Covid-19 has been found in the Black Country.

A baby boy who was abandoned in a Birmingham park has been discharged from hospital with foster carers now looking after him.

The latest statistics show the area had 95 cases per 100,000 people over the seven days to May 4.

Maternity Action is calling on the Government to review vaccine booking procedures.

Pet owners whose dogs suffer joint stiffness are being sought for a study at a Shropshire university aiming to discover if controlled and therapeutic exercise routines can help manage their pain more effectively.

Yorkshire and the Humber had the highest proportion of people of any region in England likely to test positive.

The average customer waited four minutes and nine seconds to get through in 2020, an increase of one minute and 59 seconds on 2019.

Belly Mujinga died a year ago after an incident at London’s Victoria station.

The Government will soon announce which destinations holidaymakers from England can visit from May 17 without needing to quarantine on their return.

Cameras will measure vehicle and pedestrian activity in a city centre as part of work to deliver a masterplan.

The NHS’ most prolific Covid-19 plasma donor has returned to the hospital where he was treated with a drawing to thank Intensive Care Unit staff for their care.

A new micropub could open in a Stafford town centre shop – but objectors have raised concerns about the venue opening in an area “heavily populated with licensed premises”.

A busy Black Country road was shut after a fire started at a refuse collection plant on a nearby industrial site.

The closely followed IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded a score of 61.6 in April.

Up to April 28, the MHRA in the UK had received 242 reports of blood clots accompanied by low blood platelet count, all in people who had AstraZeneca.

Plus fours, knickerbockers and flat caps were the order of the day as a Sandwell golf club celebrated a special birthday.

The boss of Acorns Hospice in the West Midlands has described how he cast his ballot in a car boot after the church warden opening his polling station “overslept apparently”.