2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
  2019 6 May 2021 2022  

18 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 before26145
Seats after30153
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote34,47813,1127,800
Percentage53.8%20.5%12.2%
Swing+7.9%-5.1%-1.3%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Labour Independent
Seats before31
Seats after21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,264311
Percentage12.9%0.5%
Swing+0.9%-2.6%

Solihull UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election.

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Results summary

2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg 366.7183058.834,47853.8+7.9
  Green 5Increase2.svg 127.8101529.413,11220.5-5.1
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 35.6235.97,80012.2-1.3
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 10.0223.98,26412.9+0.9
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.03110.5-2.6
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01110.2New
 The Democratic Party0Steady2.svg0.0000.028<0.1New

Ward results

Bickenhill

Bickenhill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Ryan 2,098 67.3 +6.6
Labour Margaret Brittin51616.6−6.4
Green Stephen Rymer35011.2−5.2
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk1545.0N/A
Majority 1,58250.7+13.0
Turnout 3,118
Conservative hold Swing +6.5

Blythe

Blythe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Butler 2,880 67.6 +16.5
Green Rachel Douglas61014.3+8.0
Labour Martin Tolman55813.1+4.1
Independent Peter Bulcock2125.0N/A
Majority 2,27053.3+35.7
Turnout 4,260
Conservative hold Swing +4.3

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin McCarthy 1,652 50.6 −20.6
Green Ian Shore1,15335.3+26.0
Labour Emma Chidler46114.1−3.8
Majority 49915.3−38.5
Turnout 3,266
Conservative hold Swing -23.3

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Shesh Sheshabhatter 1,115 60.2 −14.9
Conservative James Hughes38020.5+16.4
Labour Hazel Dawkins32817.7+7.5
The Democratic PartyMatthew Ward281.5N/A
Majority 73539.7−24.9
Turnout 1,851
Green hold Swing -15.7

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Meeson 3,029 69.58 Decrease2.svg 1.55
Labour David Brittin48711.19Increase2.svg 1.91
Green Iona McIntyre4209.65Decrease2.svg 0.69
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe3067.03Decrease2.svg 2.22
Reform UK Scott Martin1112.55N/A
Majority 2,54258.40Decrease2.svg 2.39
Turnout 4,353
Conservative hold Swing

Elmdon

Elmdon (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Clements 1,399 43.6 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Long 1,389 43.3 +6.7
Conservative Keith Green1,201
Liberal Democrats Brad Tucker1,179
Labour John Doherty41813.0+2.8
Labour Mark Szrejder295
Majority 10
Turnout 3,55337.47
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Nathan Moses 831 42.33 Increase2.svg 35.50
Conservative Alan Feeney68935.10Increase2.svg 21.80
Labour Flo Nash44322.57Decrease2.svg 23.24
Majority 1427.23
Turnout 1,963
Green gain from Labour Swing

Knowle

Knowle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Pinwell 3,121 73.50 Decrease2.svg 1.64
Labour Simon Johnson46110.86Decrease2.svg 1.77
Green Mark Amphlett3708.71Decrease2.svg 3.52
Liberal Democrats Kate Jones2946.92N/A
Majority 2,66062.65Increase2.svg 0.14
Turnout 4,246
Conservative hold Swing

Lyndon

Lyndon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh O'Nyons 1,684 44.15 Increase2.svg 13.22
Liberal Democrats Ade Adeyemo1,55640.80Increase2.svg 4.41
Labour Nick Stephens57415.05Decrease2.svg 8.74
Majority 1283.36
Turnout 3,814
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Meriden

Meriden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Dicicco 2,850 65.88 Increase2.svg 6.13
Green Alison Wilson1,00823.30Increase2.svg 16.38
Labour Sam Mather46810.82Decrease2.svg 4.91
Majority 1,84233.58Decrease2.svg 8.57
Turnout 4,326
Conservative hold Swing

Olton

Olton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Gibbin 2,148 47.85 Increase2.svg 8.19
Liberal Democrats Michael Carthew1,80040.10Decrease2.svg 3.03
Labour Catherine Gulati54112.05Increase2.svg 1.28
Majority 3487.75
Turnout 4,489
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Shirley East

Shirley East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Grinsell 1,866 47.23 Decrease2.svg 3.64
Green Antony Lowe1,75744.47Increase2.svg 16.39
Labour Deon Bailey3288.30Decrease2.svg 3.80
Majority 1092.76Decrease2.svg 20.02
Turnout 3,951
Conservative hold Swing

Shirley South

Shirley South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Max McLoughlin 2,122 51.05 Increase2.svg 8.54
Conservative Howard Nichols1,60638.63Increase2.svg 1.10
Labour Elizabeth Thacker3307.94Increase2.svg 1.32
Independent Rosemary Worsley992.38N/A
Majority 51612.42Increase2.svg 7.44
Turnout 4,157
Green hold Swing

Shirley West

Shirley West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Maggie Allen 1,814 51.10 Decrease2.svg 6.75
Conservative Lachhman Bhambra1,23834.87Increase2.svg 6.45
Labour Kevin Round49814.03Increase2.svg 4.11
Majority 57616.23Decrease2.svg 16.20
Turnout 3,550
Green hold Swing

Silhill

Silhill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hogarth 2,735 67.23 Increase2.svg 1.43
Labour Janet Marsh75718.61Increase2.svg 6.17
Liberal Democrats Justin McCarthy57614.16Decrease2.svg 0.58
Majority 1,97848.62Decrease2.svg 2.44
Turnout 4,068
Conservative hold Swing

Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jean Hamilton 1,084 59.72 Decrease2.svg 4.08
Conservative Angus Young44124.30Increase2.svg 19.61
Labour Teresa Beddis29015.98Decrease2.svg 1.80
Majority 64335.42Decrease2.svg 10.60
Turnout 1,815
Green hold Swing

St Alphege

St Alphege [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Sandison 3,461 69.28 Increase2.svg 0.35
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson54610.93Decrease2.svg 1.94
Labour Ian English51110.23Decrease2.svg 0.03
Green Trevor Barker4789.57Increase2.svg 1.62
Majority 2,91558.34Increase2.svg 2.29
Turnout 4,996
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Elections 2021". Solihull.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Election results 2021". solihull.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.