2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Solihull election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Greens in Green Solihull UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Solihull election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Greens in Green

The 2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. Since the last election, the Liberal Democrats had defended a seat in a by-election in Olton, but had lost all three councillors for Shirley West, with Brynn Tudor being disqualified for non-attendance and the other two defecting: firstly with Howard Allen going Independent and then Simon Slater joining the Labour grouping. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Voter turnout naturally fell from the previous year's high turnout (caused by the 2010 general election being held alongside them), although to an above-average figure of 41.5% [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1160+664.748.432,102+6.8%
  Liberal Democrats 305-517.619.612,980-11.3%
  Green 220+211.87.54,972+3.3%
  Labour 102-25.916.711,076+3.6%
  Residents Association 00000.05.63,728+1.6%
  English Democrat 00000.01.1746+1.1%
  UKIP 00000.00.7447+0.7%
  BNP 00000.00.5305-5.7%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections : [2]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2329
Liberal Democrat1712
Labour86
Green13
Independent21
Total5151
Working majority -5  7 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Sleigh2,07660.4+11.5
Labour Angela Marian Reid73221.3+1.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Charles Lee1845.3-11.3
Green Alexander Hawkeswood1765.1+2.3
BNP Patricia Agnes Allington1614.7-3.7
Residents Association Michelle Louise Wright1103.20.0
Majority1,34439.1+10.3
Turnout 3,43936.4-26.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.1
Blythe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Hawkins2,35855.2+8.9
Residents Association Linda Rosemary Brown84519.8+13.8
Labour Margaret Elizabeth Brittin51212.0+2.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Dupont45210.6-21.9
Green Moustafa Osman1022.4+1.1
Majority1,51335.4+21.6
Turnout 4,26941.4-28.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -2.4
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gail Sleigh2,32864.1+16.6
Labour Hugh Robert Hendry86723.9+2.6
Green Gary Macnaughton2777.6+5.8
Residents Association Charlotte Louise McNamee1594.4+2.7
Majority1,46140.2+14.0
Turnout 3,63139.6-27.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +7.0
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Karl Macnaughton1,34951.3+25.9
Labour Co-op Michael Peter Corser81831.1+5.2
Conservative Catherine Price36013.7-6.7
Residents Association Laura Jane Gould1033.9+2.8
Majority53120.2+19.7
Turnout 2,63028.6-19.8
Green gain from Labour Swing +10.3
Dorridge and Hockley Heath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy MacKiewicz3,09468.9+10.2
Liberal Democrats Bernard Robert Wright54412.1-9.4
Labour Raj Singh3507.8-0.7
Green Sara Irene Stevens2104.7+2.1
English Democrat Andrew Martin Taylor1773.9+3.9
Residents Association Joshua O'Nyons1202.7-4.0
Majority2,55056.8+19.7
Turnout 4,495
Conservative hold Swing
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Hamilton1,64841.30.0
Conservative Paul Thomas1,29932.6-6.8
Labour Andrew Mullinex58014.5+4.5
UKIP David John Faulkner2215.5+5.5
English Democrat Robert Graham Lassen1183.0+3.0
Green Elaine Teresa Williams771.9+0.7
Residents Association Kay Howles461.1-0.9
Majority3498.7+6.8
Turnout 3,98942.4-28.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.4
Kingshurst and Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Nash1,25050.8+19.2
Conservative Robert Hall89936.5+7.5
Green Scott William Rhodes1305.3+0.5
Residents Association Margaret Inglis1014.1+0.3
Liberal Democrats David Robert Godfrey813.3-12.3
Majority35114.3+11.7
Turnout 2,46126.3-20.5
Labour hold Swing +5.8
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Rebiero2,93168.9+10.8
Labour Rachel Boyett43510.2+3.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Ralph Ludlow3177.4-14.0
Green Jane Allison Holt2977.0+2.4
English Democrat Frank O'Brien1934.5+4.5
Residents Association Wayne Earl Wright801.9-3.3
Majority2,49658.7+22.0
Turnout 4,25350.9-25.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ken Rushen1,60540.7-11.0
Conservative Brian Holmes1,04126.4-0.1
Labour Sean Thomas Madden76019.3+7.6
English Democrat David Reynolds2586.5+6.5
UKIP Ray Mabbott1313.3+3.3
Green Frances Grice1313.3+1.3
Residents Association Rebecca Jade Hardy140.4+0.4
Majority56414.3-10.9
Turnout 3,94039.3-29.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.4
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bell2,95965.3+9.4
Labour Cathy Connan73416.2+2.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wright3327.3-12.5
Residents Association Patrick Nash2926.4+1.1
Green Roger Philip King2134.7+2.6
Majority2,22549.1+13.0
Turnout 4,53047.9-25.3
Conservative hold Swing +3.3
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Davies1,97043.8-6.9
Conservative David Price1,78139.6+5.9
Labour Alan Edward Jacques47410.5+3.0
Green Carol Linfield1593.5+1.2
Residents Association Hayley Watts1112.5+1.1
Majority1894.2-12.8
Turnout 4,49546.0-25.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.4
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Parker1,78844.2+8.3
Liberal Democrats John Graham Reeve1,12627.8-10.9
Residents Association Neill John Watts49912.3+2.7
Labour Kevin Peter Raven49712.3+3.1
Green Joy Aldworth1363.4+1.3
Majority66216.4+13.5
Turnout 4,04645.8-26.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.6
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Doyle1,68638.8+5.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Hodgson1,49434.4-8.4
Labour Shirley Rose Young52312.0+3.9
Residents Association Trevor Eames49111.3+2.7
Green Joel Douglas Butler1493.4+1.7
Majority1924.4-5.5
Turnout 4,34343.7-26.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.1
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hannah Tildesley1,31835.0+4.3
Liberal Democrats Eimear Mary Fossey1,16731.0-13.1
Labour Ian Christopher McDonald71419.0+7.9
Residents Association Karen Socci38410.2+5.3
Green Trevor John Barker1804.8+2.3
Majority1514.0-9.4
Turnout 3,76340.7-29.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.7
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hulland2,38353.0+6.7
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Adams1,18926.5-10.2
Labour Janet Marsh52411.7+2.6
BNP Alan William Ashmore1443.2-1.7
Green Roderick William Palmer1092.4+0.7
UKIP John Paul Ison952.1+2.1
Residents Association Hilary Twinberrow501.1-0.2
Majority1,19426.6+16.9
Turnout 4,49448.2-23.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.4
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alison Walters1,06645.9+21.7
Labour Graham Andrew Craig77033.2+0.7
Conservative David Skelding29212.6-6.9
Residents Association Ken Meeson1697.3+5.9
Liberal Democrats Saiyid Mamdooh Jalil241.0-8.4
Majority29612.7+4.5
Turnout 2,32126.1-21.9
Green gain from Labour Swing +10.5
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joe Tildesley3,50966.7+9.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Brookes84716.1-14.1
Labour Paul Cook Tuxworth53610.2+3.9
Green Stephen Robert Holt2114.0+1.2
Residents Association John Rogers1542.9-0.1
Majority2,66250.6+23.2
Turnout 5,25750.3-26.0
Conservative hold Swing +11.6

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