2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023  

17 out of 51 seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Green
Last election30 seats, 46.8%15 seats, 25.1%
Seats before3012
Seats won94
Seats after2814
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote24,8268,792
Percentage46.3%16.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.5%Decrease2.svg 8.7%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election3 seats, 11.9%1 seat, 0.0%
Seats before35
Seats won31
Seats after54
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote9,1731,957
Percentage17.1%3.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.2%N/A

Solihull UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 17 of the 51 seats were up for election. [1]

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Background

Since its creation in 1974, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has always had the Conservatives as the largest party. Labour came the closest to overtaking them in 1996, when they won 16 seats to the Conservatives' 17. [2] In the 2021 election, the Conservatives gained three seats on a vote share of 53.8% (+7.9), the Green Party gained 1 seat with 20.5% of the vote (-5.1), the Liberal Democrats lost 3 seats on 12.2% (-1.3), and Labour lost 1 seat on 12.9% (+0.9).

The seats up for election in 2022 were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives won 49.1% of votes and gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats, the Greens gained 1 seat from the Conservatives and won 25.1% of the votes, Labour gained 1 seat from UKIP and won 15.5%, and the Liberal Democrats lost 1 seat and achieved 11.9%. [3]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election [4] After 2022 election [5]
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 30 Conservative 30 Conservative 28
Green 15 Green 12 Green 14
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 5
Labour 2 Labour 0 Labour 0
Independent 1 Independent 5 Independent 4

Changes:

Results

2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Decrease2.svg 152.9192854.924,82646.3–0.5
  Green 4Decrease2.svg 123.5101427.58,79216.4–8.7
  Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg 217.6259.89,17317.1+5.2
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 15.9347.819573.7N/A
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.08,86316.5+1.0

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Bickenhill

Bickenhill [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gail Sleigh 1,544 58.5 Decrease2.svg 2.9
Labour Margaret Brittin58922.3Decrease2.svg 5.1
Green Mark Pearson29611.2Increase2.svg 4.5
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe2118.0Increase2.svg 3.5
Majority95536.2 ?
Turnout 2640
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 6.3

Blythe

Blythe [10] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Holt* 1,936 55.2 Decrease2.svg 12.5
Labour Jacqueline Sowsbery-Moore66719.0Increase2.svg 5.2
Green Carol Linfield47213.5Increase2.svg 4.3
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt43412.4Increase2.svg 3.1
Majority126936.2 ?
Turnout 3509
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 2.8

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich [10] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Feeney 1,556 57.7 Increase2.svg 30.7
Green Antony Lowe60622.5Decrease2.svg 41.7
Labour Emma Childer53519.8Increase2.svg 10.7
Majority95035.4Decrease2.svg 2.1
Turnout 2697
Conservative gain from Green Swing Increase2.svg 5.8

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood [10] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stephen Rymer 1,094 67.1 Decrease2.svg 10.8
Labour Hazel Dawkins33520.5Increase2.svg 6.2
Conservative Steve Temperton20212.4Increase2.svg 4.6
Majority75946.5Decrease2.svg 17.1
Turnout 1631Decrease2.svg 5.2
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.2

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath [10] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Courts* 2,183 61.2 Decrease2.svg 7.7
Labour David Brittin52414.7Increase2.svg 4.8
Green Jane Holt50514.2Increase2.svg 5.5
Liberal Democrats David Godfrey3549.9Decrease2.svg 2.6
Majority165946.5 ?
Turnout 3566
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.8

Elmdon

Elmdon [10] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laura McCarthy* 1,870 56.8 Increase2.svg 13.2
Conservative Leslie Kaye104331.7Decrease2.svg 9.8
Labour Sarah Alan38111.6Decrease2.svg 3.4
Majority82725.1 ?
Turnout 3294
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 11.5

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge [10] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Bernadette Donnelly 652 37.7 Increase2.svg 32.7
Conservative David Cole*62035.8Increase2.svg 1.3
Labour Sam Mather45926.5Decrease2.svg 20.5
Majority321.8 ?
Turnout 1731
Green gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg 39.2

Knowle

Knowle [10] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Holl-Allen* 2,040 60.4 Decrease2.svg 12.2
Labour Simon Johnson48414.3Increase2.svg 2.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Jones46313.7Increase2.svg 5.7
Green Mark Amphlett39011.5Increase2.svg 4.1
Majority155646.1Decrease2.svg 14.6
Turnout 3377
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.2

Lyndon

Lyndon [10] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ade Adeyemo 1,797 48.2 Increase2.svg 17.0
Conservative Sardul Marwa144338.7Decrease2.svg 1.7
Labour Sheila Brookes48913.1Decrease2.svg 15.3
Majority3549.5 ?
Turnout 3729
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 9.6

Meriden

Meriden [10] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Burrow 2,103 54.2 Decrease2.svg 18.4
Green Sheila Cooper135334.8Increase2.svg 20.3
Labour Cathy Connan42711.0Decrease2.svg 1.8
Majority75019.3 ?
Turnout 3883
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 13.3

Olton

Olton [10] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Carthew 2,154 52.8 Increase2.svg 11.1 *
Conservative Keith Green137933.8Decrease2.svg 8.6 *
Labour Antony Oseland54313.3Decrease2.svg 1.2 *
Majority77519.0 ?
Turnout 4076
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 9.8

Shirley East

Shirley East [10] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annette Mackenzie* 1,839 55.9 Decrease2.svg 2.8
Labour Gerard Dufficy61218.6Increase2.svg 3.3
Green Akin Kog47014.3Increase2.svg 5.5
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk36611.1Decrease2.svg 6.1
Majority122737.3 ?
Turnout 3287
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 3.7

Shirley South

Shirley South [10] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andy Hodgson* 1,809 49.4 Decrease2.svg 10.9
Conservative Howard Nichols119932.7Increase2.svg 3.2
Labour Shirley Young50613.8Increase2.svg 3.5
Independent Rosemary Worsley1484.0-
Majority61016.7Decrease2.svg 14.1
Turnout 3662
Independent gain from Green Swing Increase2.svg 2.4

*Andy Hodgson's changes are relative to when he stood in the 2018 Elections under the Green Party.

Shirley West

Shirley West [10] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alison Wilson 1,549 48.5 Decrease2.svg 11.8
Conservative Lachhman Bhambra104132.6Increase2.svg 3.1
Labour Kevin Round60719.0Increase2.svg 8.7
Majority50815.9Decrease2.svg 14.9
Turnout 3197
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg 3.0

Silhill

Silhill [10] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Gough* 1,960 55.8 Decrease2.svg 7.8
Labour Nick Stephens80222.8Increase2.svg 6.8
Liberal Democrats James Edwardson75321.4Increase2.svg 7.0
Majority115832.9 ?
Turnout 3515
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.5

Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood [10] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ben Groom* 993 63.4 Increase2.svg 3.8
Labour Keith Duggan33321.3Increase2.svg 0.6
Conservative Lavanya Madras Purushothaman24015.3Increase2.svg 4.8
Majority66042.1Increase2.svg 3.3
Turnout 1566
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg 2.1

St. Alphege

St. Alphege [10] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Gethen 2,498 58.8 Decrease2.svg 11.0
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson77118.1Increase2.svg 4.9
Labour Ian English57013.4Increase2.svg 3.1
Green Trevor Barker4129.7Increase2.svg 3.0
Majority172740.6 ?
Turnout 4251
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 3.6

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