2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
18 out of 51 seats for the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council ; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election; ; Conservative

Last updated September 04, 2023

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.

Results

2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	3	66.7	18	30	58.8	34,478	53.8	+7.9
	Green	5	1	27.8	10	15	29.4	13,112	20.5	-5.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	3	5.6	2	3	5.9	7,800	12.2	-1.3
	Labour	0	1	0.0	2	2	3.9	8,264	12.9	+0.9
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.0	311	0.5	-2.6
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	111	0.2	New
	The Democratic Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	28	<0.1	New

Ward results

Bickenhill

Bickenhill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Ryan	2,098	67.3	+6.6
	Labour	Margaret Brittin	516	16.6	-6.4
	Green	Stephen Rymer	350	11.2	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gayle Monk	154	5.0	N/A
Majority			1,582	50.7	+13.0
Turnout			3,118
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.5

Blythe

Blythe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Butler	2,880	67.6	+16.5
	Green	Rachel Douglas	610	14.3	+8.0
	Labour	Martin Tolman	558	13.1	+4.1
	Independent	Peter Bulcock	212	5.0	N/A
Majority			2,270	53.3	+35.7
Turnout			4,260
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.3

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin McCarthy	1,652	50.6	-20.6
	Green	Ian Shore	1,153	35.3	+26.0
	Labour	Emma Chidler	461	14.1	-3.8
Majority			499	15.3	-38.5
Turnout			3,266
	Conservative hold		Swing	-23.3

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Shesh Sheshabhatter	1,115	60.2	-14.9
	Conservative	James Hughes	380	20.5	+16.4
	Labour	Hazel Dawkins	328	17.7	+7.5
	The Democratic Party	Matthew Ward	28	1.5	N/A
Majority			735	39.7	-24.9
Turnout			1,851
	Green hold		Swing	-15.7

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Meeson	3,029	69.58	1.55
	Labour	David Brittin	487	11.19	1.91
	Green	Iona McIntyre	420	9.65	0.69
	Liberal Democrats	Paul McCabe	306	7.03	2.22
	Reform UK	Scott Martin	111	2.55	N/A
Majority			2,542	58.40	2.39
Turnout			4,353
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmdon

Elmdon (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Yvonne Clements	1,399	43.6	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Long	1,389	43.3	+6.7
	Conservative	Keith Green	1,201
	Liberal Democrats	Brad Tucker	1,179
	Labour	John Doherty	418	13.0	+2.8
	Labour	Mark Szrejder	295
Majority			10
Turnout			3,553	37.47
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Nathan Moses	831	42.33	35.50
	Conservative	Alan Feeney	689	35.10	21.80
	Labour	Flo Nash	443	22.57	23.24
Majority			142	8.39
Turnout			1,963
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Knowle

Knowle^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dave Pinwell	3,121	73.50	1.64
	Labour	Simon Johnson	461	10.86	1.77
	Green	Mark Amphlett	370	8.71	3.52
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Jones	294	6.92	N/A
Majority			2,660	62.65	0.14
Turnout			4,246
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyndon

Lyndon^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Josh O'Nyons	1,684	44.15	13.22
	Liberal Democrats	Ade Adeyemo	1,556	40.80	4.41
	Labour	Nick Stephens	574	15.05	8.74
Majority			128	3.36
Turnout			3,814
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Meriden

Meriden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Dicicco	2,850	65.88	6.13
	Green	Alison Wilson	1,008	23.30	16.38
	Labour	Sam Mather	468	10.82	4.91
Majority			1,842	33.58	8.57
Turnout			4,326
	Conservative hold		Swing

Olton

Olton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Gibbin	2,148	47.85	8.19
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Carthew	1,800	40.10	3.03
	Labour	Catherine Gulati	541	12.05	1.28
Majority			348	7.75
Turnout			4,489
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Shirley East

Shirley East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Grinsell	1,866	47.23	3.64
	Green	Antony Lowe	1,757	44.47	16.39
	Labour	Deon Bailey	328	8.30	3.80
Majority			109	2.76	20.02
Turnout			3,951
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley South

Shirley South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Max McLoughlin	2,122	51.05	8.54
	Conservative	Howard Nichols	1,606	38.63	1.10
	Labour	Elizabeth Thacker	330	7.94	1.32
	Independent	Rosemary Worsley	99	2.38	N/A
Majority			516	12.42	7.44
Turnout			4,157
	Green hold		Swing

Shirley West

Shirley West^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Maggie Allen	1,814	51.10	6.75
	Conservative	Lachhman Bhambra	1,238	34.87	6.45
	Labour	Kevin Round	498	14.03	4.11
Majority			576	16.23	16.20
Turnout			3,550
	Green hold		Swing

Silhill

Silhill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Hogarth	2,735	67.23	1.43
	Labour	Janet Marsh	757	18.61	6.17
	Liberal Democrats	Justin McCarthy	576	14.16	0.58
Majority			1,978	48.62	2.44
Turnout			4,068
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jean Hamilton	1,084	59.72	4.08
	Conservative	Angus Young	441	24.30	19.61
	Labour	Teresa Beddis	290	15.98	1.80
Majority			643	35.42	10.60
Turnout			1,815
	Green hold		Swing

St Alphege

St Alphege^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Sandison	3,461	69.28	0.35
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Dawson	546	10.93	1.94
	Labour	Ian English	511	10.23	0.03
	Green	Trevor Barker	478	9.57	1.62
Majority			2,915	58.34	2.29
Turnout			4,996
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

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