Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards. [1]

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Election results

Composition of the council [2]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green [b] UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (51 seats)
1973 28122––9Conservative
1975 301220–7Conservative
1978 381200–1No overall control
1979 381200–1Conservative
1980 361300–2Conservative
1982 331220–4No overall control
1983 341220–3Conservative
1984 331310–4Conservative
1986 281420–7Conservative
1987 281430–6Conservative
1988 291440–4Conservative
1990 271550–4Conservative
1991 231660–6No overall control
1992 241560–6No overall control
1994 221580–6No overall control
1995 211410006No overall control
1996 161612007No overall control
1998 201711003No overall control
1999 241511001No overall control
2000 29148000Conservative
2002 29139000Conservative
2003 29139000Conservative
New ward boundaries (51 seats)
2004 27815001Conservative
2006 26715003 [c] Conservative
2007 24717003 [c] No overall control
2008 26518002 [d] Conservative
2010 23718003No overall control
2011 29612301Conservative
2012 28611501Conservative
2014 2928912Conservative
2015 3216921Conservative
2016 32161020Conservative
2018 33241100Conservative
2019 27381401Conservative
2021 30231501Conservative
2022 28051404Conservative
2023 29061303Conservative
2024 30181002Conservative
2026

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of the by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Shirley East by-election 2 February 1989 Conservative SLD
Smith's Wood by-election 2 March 1989 Labour Labour
Packwood by-election April 1989Independent Resident SLD
Shirley West by-election 13 December 1990 Conservative Independent Ratepayer
Castle Bromwich by-election 18 July 1996 Conservative Conservative
Fordbridge by-election 24 October 1996 Labour Labour
Kingshurst by-election 16 October 1997 Labour Labour
Silhill by-election Conservative Conservative
Shirley South by-election 16 July 1998Independent Ratepayer Conservative
Shirley East by-election 28 September 2000 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Shirley West by-election 13 March 2003 Conservative Liberal Democrats
St Alphege by-election 3 March 2005 Conservative Conservative
Knowle by-election 15 September 2005 Conservative Conservative
Olton by-election 20 January 2011 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Blythe by-election 1 March 2018 Conservative Conservative

References

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
  3. 1 2 2 Independents, 1 BNP
  4. ↑ 1 Independent, 1 BNP
  1. 1 2 "The Borough of Solihull", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2003/2508, retrieved 11 September 2022
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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