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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands alongside other local elections on the same day. 17 of the 51 seats were up for election.
Background
[edit]Since its creation in 1974, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has always had the Conservatives as the largest party, with some periods of no overall control. Labour came the closest to overtaking them in 1996, when they won 16 seats to the Conservatives' 17.[1] In the 2023 election, the Conservatives gained two seats on a vote share of 38.4% (-7.5), the Green Party lost 1 seat with 29.8% of the vote (+4.2), the Liberal Democrats gained 1 seat on 16.1% (+2.6), and Labour lost their sole remaining seat on 14.9% (+2.9).
The seats up for election in 2024 were last elected in 2021 (the election was delayed by 1 year due to COVID-19, meaning these councillors served a 3-year term). In that election, the Conservatives gained 3 seats with 53.8% of the vote, the Green party gained 1 with 20.5%, the Liberal Democrats lost 3 with 12.2%, and Labour lost 1 with 12.9%.
Previous council composition
[edit]After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[2] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Conservative | 29 | Conservative | 29 | Conservative | 30 | |||
Green | 13 | Green | 12 | Green | 10 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 8 | |||
Independent | 2 | Independent | 4 | Independent | 2 | |||
Labour | 0 | Labour | 0 | Labour | 1 |
Changes 2023–2024:
- Stephen Rymer leaves Green Party to sit as an independent[3]
Councillors standing down
[edit]Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Date announced | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Ryan | Bickenhill Ward | 1984 | Conservative | 26 March 2024[4] |
Summary
[edit]The council remained under Conservative majority control.[5]
Election result
[edit]2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | ![]() |
64.7 | 19 | 30 | 58.8 | 28,241 | 50.5 | +12.1 | |
Green | 3 | ![]() |
17.6 | 7 | 10 | 19.6 | 9,014 | 16.1 | –13.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | ![]() |
11.8 | 6 | 8 | 15.7 | 7,949 | 14.2 | –1.9 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.9 | 161 | 0.3 | –0.3 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 10,477 | 18.7 | +3.8 | |
TUSC | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Results
[edit]Bickenhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alison Rolf | 1,720 | 60.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Margaret Turner | 654 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Mark Pearson | 301 | 10.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Pilarski | 149 | 5.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1066 | 37.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Blythe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Green | 2,459 | 60.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Noel Grace | 915 | 22.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Carol Linfield | 409 | 10.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wyatt | 302 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1544 | 37.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4085 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle Bromwich
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin McCarthy | 1,742 | 60.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Emma Chidler | 658 | 22.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Akin Kog | 372 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Evans | 102 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1084 | 37.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2874 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Chelmsley Wood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Shesh Sheshabhatter | 901 | 58.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Kenneth Harrop | 348 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Georgina Hartland | 253 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Matt Purssell | 47 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 553 | 35.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1549 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Dorridge and Hockley Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sally Tomlinson | 2,518 | 63.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Jane Holt | 619 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Brittin | 596 | 15.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David Godfrey | 214 | 5.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1899 | 48.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3947 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elmdon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kate Jones | 1,231 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Yvonne Clements | 1176 | 37.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Lisa Holcroft | 473 | 15.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Margaret Ryan | 140 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Edwards | 107 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 55 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3127 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Kingshurst and Fordbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hazel Dawkins | 667 | 40.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Brent Robertson | 652 | 39.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Stephen Caudwell | 271 | 16.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Phipps | 51 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 15 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1641 | ||||
Labour gain from Green | Swing | ![]() |
Knowle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pinwell | 2,483 | 67.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Simon Johnson | 579 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Mark Amphlett | 374 | 10.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Lionel King | 259 | 7.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1904 | ||||
Turnout | 3695 | 51.5 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Lyndon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Josh O'Nyons | 1,342 | 39.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul McCabe | 1201 | 36.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sheila Brookes | 565 | 17.0 | ![]() | |
Green | Roger Halford | 189 | 5.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Lynsey Fraser-Smith | 46 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 141 | 3.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3324 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Meriden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Dicicco | 2,301 | 61.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Cathy Connan | 690 | 18.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Antony Lowe | 384 | 10.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lee | 362 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1611 | 43.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3737 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Olton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Phipps | 1,858 | 44.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Johnson | 1641 | 39.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jack Simpson | 461 | 11.0 | ![]() | |
Green | Stephen Holt | 242 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 217 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4202 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Shirley East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Karen Grinsell | 2,027 | 56.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Gerard Dufficy | 947 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Alan Wigley | 390 | 10.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamshid Moori | 234 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1080 | 30.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3598 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Shirley South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Max McLoughlin | 1,914 | 50.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jessica Thompson | 1277 | 33.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Shirley Young | 485 | 12.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Dawson | 131 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 637 | 16.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3807 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Shirley West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Prish Sharma | 1,449 | 41.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Shelley Haughney | 1069 | 30.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Kevin Raven | 615 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Gayle Monk | 166 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Mark Windridge | 161 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 380 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3460 | ||||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing | ![]() |
Silhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hogarth | 2,183 | 55.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Nick Stephens | 779 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Whitehead | 575 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Trevor Barker | 384 | 9.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1404 | 35.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3921 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Smith's Wood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jean Hamilton | 939 | 58.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Mark Caddick | 400 | 25.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Kamren Grant | 230 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Johnson | 28 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 539 | 33.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1599 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
St. Alphege
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Grinsell | 2,807 | 60.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Geary | 819 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ian English | 645 | 14.0 | ![]() | |
Green | Joy Aldworth | 336 | 7.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1988 | 43.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4607 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 12. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Cramp, Thomas (9 May 2023). "Every member of Solihull Council after the 2023 local elections". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Bickenhill Councillor stands down after 40 years". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Election 2024 - Solihull voters buck the national trend as Conservatives hold the council". Solihull Observer. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.