2018 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2018 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
  2016 3 May 2018 2019  

17 (one third) out of 51 seats for the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before32106
Seats after33114
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote24,72013,2546,297
Percentage46.8%25.1%11.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.9%Increase2.svg5.0%Increase2.svg0.7%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Labour UKIP
Seats before11
Seats after20
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote8,219375
Percentage15.5%0.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.5%Decrease2.svg3.5%

Solihull Council Elction Results Map 2018.svg
2018 local election results in Solihull
   Green
   Labour

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2018 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Council Results

Solihull [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 171021Increase2.svg158.846.824,720Decrease2.svg0.9
  Green 14510Increase2.svg129.425.113,254Increase2.svg5.0
  Labour 17110Increase2.svg15.915.58,219Increase2.svg1.5
  Liberal Democrats 10102Decrease2.svg25.911.96,297Increase2.svg0.7
  UKIP 2001Decrease2.svg100.7375Decrease2.svg3.5

Ward Results

Bickenhill

Bickenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Rolf 1,571 61.4
Labour Joe Wood70227.4
Green Stephen Caudwell1726.7
Liberal Democrats Reece Colley1154.5

Blythe

Blythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Holt 1,993 67.7
Labour Sardul Marwa40513.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Robinson2749.3
Green Jo Hodgson2709.2

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Cheryl Buxton-Sait 2,254 64.1 Increase2.svg60.5
Conservative Mike Robinson94126.8Decrease2.svg15.7
Labour Emma Chidler3199.1Decrease2.svg3.6
Majority1,31337.3N/A
Registered electors 9,286
Turnout 3,51937.9
Rejected ballots50.1
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg45.6

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green James Burn 1,517 77.9 Increase2.svg2.7
Labour Hazel Dawkins27814.3Increase2.svg4.1
Conservative David Skelding1527.8Increase2.svg3.7
Majority1,23963.6Decrease2.svg1.1
Registered electors 8,862
Turnout 1,95522.1
Rejected ballots80.4
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Courts 2,291 68.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Fairburn41512.5
Labour David Britain3309.9
Green Iona McIntyre2888.7

Elmdon

Elmdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laura McCarthy 1,282 43.6
Conservative Catherine Price122141.5
Labour Steve Gulati44015.0

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cole 784 47.0
Conservative Diane Howell57534.5
UKIP Debbie Evans22513.5
Green Carol Linfield845.0

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Holl-Allen 2,316 72.6 Increase2.svg3.8
Labour Simon Johnson38112.0Increase2.svg0.1
Liberal Democrats Antony Rogers2548.0Increase2.svg1.0
Green Alison Wilson2377.4Decrease2.svg4.8
Majority1,93560.7Increase2.svg4.1
Registered electors 8,291
Turnout 3,19438.5
Rejected ballots60.2
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Lyndon

Lyndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Thomas 1,184 40.4
Liberal Democrats James Edwardson91531.2
Labour Marcus Brain83428.4

Meriden

Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Allsopp 2,231 72.6
Labour Teresa Beddis44614.5
Green Mark Pearson39412.8

Olton

Olton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katy Blunt 1,577 42.4
Liberal Democrats John Windmill155141.7
Labour Colin Palmer59315.9

St Alphege

St Alphege
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Davis 2,748 69.8
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Thomas52013.2
Labour Ian English40610.3
Green Maggie Ryan2636.7

Shirley East

Shirley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annette MacKenzie 1,696 58.7
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk49817.2
Labour Elizabeth Thacker44315.3
Green Eleanor Aldworth2538.8

Shirley South

Shirley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andy Hodgson 2,215 60.3 Increase2.svg17.8
Conservative Wazma Qais1,08429.5Decrease2.svg8.0
Labour Susan Bliss37710.3Increase2.svg3.7
Majority1,13130.8Increase2.svg25.8
Registered electors 9,754
Turnout 3,68637.8
Rejected ballots100.3
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg12.9

Shirley West

Shirley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tim Hodgson 1,636 52.5 Decrease2.svg4.5
Conservative Jamil Ahmed86927.9Decrease2.svg0.1
Labour Co-op Nick Stephens61119.6Increase2.svg9.8
Majority76724.6Decrease2.svg4.4
Registered electors 9,581
Turnout 3,12332.6
Rejected ballots70.2
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.2

Silhill

Silhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Gough 2,097 63.6
Labour Janet Marsh52616.0
Liberal Democrats Bruce Stone47314.4
Green Trevor Barker2006.1

Smiths Wood

Smiths Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ben Groom 986 59.6 Decrease2.svg 4.2
Labour Lee Skinner34420.8Increase2.svg 3.0
Conservative Angus Young17410.5Increase2.svg 5.8
UKIP Adrian Duffen1509.1Decrease2.svg3.8
Majority64238.8Decrease2.svg7.2
Registered electors 8,317
Turnout 1,65619.9
Rejected ballots20.1
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.6

References

  1. "Local Elections in Solihull - 3 May 2018". solihull.gov.uk. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "Election results - Solihull Local Election". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Solihull . Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. "Election results for Castle Bromwich". Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.