2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
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17 out of 51 seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderIan CourtsMax McLoughlinLaura McCarthy
Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before29126
Seats won1132
Seats after30108
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote28,2419,0148,949
Percentage50.5%16.1%14.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 12.1%Decrease2.svg 13.7%Decrease2.svg 1.9%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Independent Labour
Seats before40
Seats won01
Seats after21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote16110,477
Percentage0.3%18.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.3%Increase2.svg 3.8%
Solihull UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Leader before election

Ian Courts
Conservative

Leader after election

Ian Courts
Conservative

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.

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Background

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

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [2] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
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:

Councillors standing down

CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyDate announced
Jim RyanBickenhill Ward1984 Conservative 26 March 2024 [4]

Summary

Election result

2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Increase2.svg 164.7193058.828,24150.5+12.1
  Green 3Decrease2.svg 217.671019.69,01416.1–13.7
  Liberal Democrats 2Increase2.svg 211.86815.77,94914.2–1.9
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.0223.91610.3–0.3
  Labour 1Increase2.svg 15.9012.010,47718.7+3.8
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0460.1±0.0

Results

Bickenhill

Bickenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Rolf 1,720 60.9 Decrease2.svg 6.4
Labour Margaret Turner65423.2Increase2.svg 6.6
Green Mark Pearson30110.7Decrease2.svg 0.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Pilarski1495.3Increase2.svg 0.3
Majority106637.7Decrease2.svg 13.0
Turnout 2824
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.5

Blythe

Blythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Green 2,459 60.2 Decrease2.svg 7.2
Labour Noel Grace91522.4Increase2.svg 9.3
Green Carol Linfield40910.0Decrease2.svg 4.3
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt3027.4N/A
Majority154437.8Decrease2.svg 15.5
Turnout 4085
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 8.3

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin McCarthy 1,742 60.6 Increase2.svg 10.0
Labour Emma Chidler65822.9Increase2.svg 8.8
Green Akin Kog37212.9Decrease2.svg 22.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Evans1023.5N/A
Majority108437.7Increase2.svg 22.4
Turnout 2874
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.6

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Shesh Sheshabhatter 901 58.2 Decrease2.svg 2.0
Labour Kenneth Harrop34822.5Increase2.svg 4.8
Conservative Georgina Hartland25316.3Decrease2.svg 4.2
Liberal Democrats Matt Purssell473.0N/A
Majority55335.7Decrease2.svg 4.0
Turnout 1549
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg 3.4

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Tomlinson 2,518 63.8 Decrease2.svg 5.8
Green Jane Holt61915.7Increase2.svg 6.0
Labour David Brittin59615.1Increase2.svg 4.0
Liberal Democrats David Godfrey2145.4Decrease2.svg 1.6
Majority189948.1Decrease2.svg 10.3
Turnout 3947
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.9

Elmdon

Elmdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Jones 1,231 39.4 Decrease2.svg 3.9
Conservative Yvonne Clements117637.6Decrease2.svg 6.0
Labour Lisa Holcroft47315.1Increase2.svg 2.1
Green Margaret Ryan1404.5N/A
Independent Paul Edwards1073.4N/A
Majority551.8N/A
Turnout 3127
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 1.1

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Dawkins 667 40.6 Increase2.svg 18.0
Conservative Brent Robertson65239.7Increase2.svg 4.6
Green Stephen Caudwell27116.5Decrease2.svg 25.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Phipps513.1N/A
Majority150.9N/A
Turnout 1641
Labour gain from Green Swing Increase2.svg 21.9

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Pinwell 2,483 67.2 Decrease2.svg 6.3
Labour Simon Johnson57915.7Increase2.svg 4.8
Green Mark Amphlett37410.1Increase2.svg 2.4
Liberal Democrats Lionel King2597.0Increase2.svg 0.1
Majority1904
Turnout 369551.5Decrease2.svg 11.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.6

Lyndon

Lyndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh O'Nyons 1,323 39.8 Decrease2.svg 4.4
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe120136.1Decrease2.svg 4.7
Labour Sheila Brookes56517.0Increase2.svg 1.9
Green Roger Halford1895.7N/A
TUSC Lynsey Fraser-Smith461.4N/A
Majority1223.7Increase2.svg 0.3
Turnout 3324
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.2

Meriden

Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Dicicco 2,301 61.6 Decrease2.svg 4.2
Labour Cathy Connan69018.5Increase2.svg 7.7
Green Antony Lowe38410.3Decrease2.svg 13.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Lee3629.7N/A
Majority161143.1Increase2.svg 9.5
Turnout 3737
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.0

Olton

Olton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Phipps 1,858 44.2 Increase2.svg 4.1
Conservative James Johnson164139.1Decrease2.svg 8.8
Labour Jack Simpson46111.0Decrease2.svg 1.1
Green Stephen Holt2425.8N/A
Majority2175.2N/A
Turnout 4202
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 6.5

Shirley East

Shirley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Grinsell 2,027 56.3 Increase2.svg 9.1
Labour Gerard Dufficy94726.3Increase2.svg 18.0
Green Alan Wigley39010.8Decrease2.svg 13.7
Liberal Democrats Jamshid Moori2346.5N/A
Majority108030.0Increase2.svg 27.2
Turnout 3598
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.5

Shirley South

Shirley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Max McLoughlin 1,914 50.3 Decrease2.svg 0.8
Conservative Jessica Thompson127733.5Decrease2.svg 5.8
Labour Shirley Young48512.7Increase2.svg 4.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson1313.4N/A
Majority63716.7Increase2.svg 4.3
Turnout 3807
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg 2.5

Shirley West

Shirley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Prish Sharma 1,449 41.9 Increase2.svg 7.0
Green Shelley Haughney106930.9Decrease2.svg 20.2
Labour Kevin Raven61517.8Increase2.svg 3.8
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk1664.8N/A
Independent Mark Windridge1614.7N/A
Majority38011.0N/A
Turnout 3460
Conservative gain from Green Swing Increase2.svg 13.6

Silhill

Silhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hogarth 2,183 55.7 Decrease2.svg 11.5
Labour Nick Stephens77919.9Increase2.svg 1.3
Liberal Democrats Terry Whitehead57514.7Increase2.svg 0.5
Green Trevor Barker3849.8N/A
Majority140435.8Decrease2.svg 12.8
Turnout 3921
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.4

Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jean Hamilton 939 58.7 Decrease2.svg 1.0
Labour Mark Caddick40025.0Increase2.svg 9.0
Conservative Kamren Grant23014.4Decrease2.svg 9.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Johnson281.8N/A
Majority53933.7Decrease2.svg 1.7
Turnout 1599
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.0

St. Alphege

St. Alphege
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Grinsell 2,807 60.9 Decrease2.svg 8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Geary81917.8Increase2.svg 6.9
Labour Ian English64514.0Increase2.svg 3.8
Green Joy Aldworth3367.3Decrease2.svg 2.3
Majority198843.2Decrease2.svg 14.1
Turnout 4607
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 7.6

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