Voters swayed by national issues, says Birmingham MP
Birmingham Yardley MP John Hemming says voters have voted on national issues.
Labour wins Birmingham
Labour has celebrated a 'landslide victory' in Birmingham today, ousting the Tory-Lib Dem coalition which has ruled the city since 2004.
Low turnout, big gains
Early poll results suggest a good night for Ed Miliband's Labour party
Midlands Local Elections 2012
Twenty-two Midlands councils will go to the polls in the local elections tonight.