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2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2023 2 May 2024 2026 →
17 out of 51 seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Ian Courts Max McLoughlin Laura McCarthy
Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before 29 12 6
Seats won 11 3 2
Seats after 30 10 8
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 28,241 9,014 8,949
Percentage 50.5% 16.1% 14.2%
Swing Increase 12.1% Decrease 13.7% Decrease 1.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Independent Labour
Seats before 4 0
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 161 10,477
Percentage 0.3% 18.7%
Swing Decrease 0.3% Increase 3.8%
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.

Background

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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

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After 2023 election Before 2024 election[2] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
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 2023–2024:

  • Stephen Rymer leaves Green Party to sit as an independent[3]

Councillors standing down

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Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Jim Ryan Bickenhill Ward 1984 Conservative 26 March 2024[4]

Summary

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The council remained under Conservative majority control.[5]

Election result

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2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 Increase 1 64.7 19 30 58.8 28,241 50.5 +12.1
  Green 3 Decrease 2 17.6 7 10 19.6 9,014 16.1 –13.7
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 2 11.8 6 8 15.7 7,949 14.2 –1.9
  Independent 0 Decrease 2 0.0 2 2 3.9 161 0.3 –0.3
  Labour 1 Increase 1 5.9 0 1 2.0 10,477 18.7 +3.8
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 46 0.1 ±0.0

Results

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Bickenhill

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Bickenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Rolf 1,720 60.9 Decrease 6.4
Labour Margaret Turner 654 23.2 Increase 6.6
Green Mark Pearson 301 10.7 Decrease 0.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Pilarski 149 5.3 Increase 0.3
Majority 1066 37.7 Decrease 13.0
Turnout 2824
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 6.5

Blythe

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Blythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Green 2,459 60.2 Decrease 7.2
Labour Noel Grace 915 22.4 Increase 9.3
Green Carol Linfield 409 10.0 Decrease 4.3
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt 302 7.4 N/A
Majority 1544 37.8 Decrease 15.5
Turnout 4085
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 8.3

Castle Bromwich

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Castle Bromwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin McCarthy 1,742 60.6 Increase 10.0
Labour Emma Chidler 658 22.9 Increase 8.8
Green Akin Kog 372 12.9 Decrease 22.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Evans 102 3.5 N/A
Majority 1084 37.7 Increase 22.4
Turnout 2874
Conservative hold Swing Increase 0.6

Chelmsley Wood

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Chelmsley Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Shesh Sheshabhatter 901 58.2 Decrease 2.0
Labour Kenneth Harrop 348 22.5 Increase 4.8
Conservative Georgina Hartland 253 16.3 Decrease 4.2
Liberal Democrats Matt Purssell 47 3.0 N/A
Majority 553 35.7 Decrease 4.0
Turnout 1549
Green hold Swing Decrease 3.4

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

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Dorridge and Hockley Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Tomlinson 2,518 63.8 Decrease 5.8
Green Jane Holt 619 15.7 Increase 6.0
Labour David Brittin 596 15.1 Increase 4.0
Liberal Democrats David Godfrey 214 5.4 Decrease 1.6
Majority 1899 48.1 Decrease 10.3
Turnout 3947
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 5.9

Elmdon

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Elmdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Jones 1,231 39.4 Decrease 3.9
Conservative Yvonne Clements 1176 37.6 Decrease 6.0
Labour Lisa Holcroft 473 15.1 Increase 2.1
Green Margaret Ryan 140 4.5 N/A
Independent Paul Edwards 107 3.4 N/A
Majority 55 1.8 N/A
Turnout 3127
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase 1.1

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

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Kingshurst and Fordbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Dawkins 667 40.6 Increase 18.0
Conservative Brent Robertson 652 39.7 Increase 4.6
Green Stephen Caudwell 271 16.5 Decrease 25.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Phipps 51 3.1 N/A
Majority 15 0.9 N/A
Turnout 1641
Labour gain from Green Swing Increase 21.9

Knowle

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Knowle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Pinwell 2,483 67.2 Decrease 6.3
Labour Simon Johnson 579 15.7 Increase 4.8
Green Mark Amphlett 374 10.1 Increase 2.4
Liberal Democrats Lionel King 259 7.0 Increase 0.1
Majority 1904
Turnout 3695 51.5 Decrease 11.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 5.6

Lyndon

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Lyndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh O'Nyons 1,342 39.8 Decrease 4.4
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe 1201 36.1 Decrease 4.7
Labour Sheila Brookes 565 17.0 Increase 1.9
Green Roger Halford 189 5.7 N/A
TUSC Lynsey Fraser-Smith 46 1.4 N/A
Majority 141 3.7 Increase 0.3
Turnout 3324
Conservative hold Swing Increase 0.2

Meriden

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Meriden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Dicicco 2,301 61.6 Decrease 4.2
Labour Cathy Connan 690 18.5 Increase 7.7
Green Antony Lowe 384 10.3 Decrease 13.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Lee 362 9.7 N/A
Majority 1611 43.1 Increase 9.5
Turnout 3737
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 6.0

Olton

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Olton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Phipps 1,858 44.2 Increase 4.1
Conservative James Johnson 1641 39.1 Decrease 8.8
Labour Jack Simpson 461 11.0 Decrease 1.1
Green Stephen Holt 242 5.8 N/A
Majority 217 5.2 N/A
Turnout 4202
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase 6.5

Shirley East

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Shirley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Grinsell 2,027 56.3 Increase 9.1
Labour Gerard Dufficy 947 26.3 Increase 18.0
Green Alan Wigley 390 10.8 Decrease 13.7
Liberal Democrats Jamshid Moori 234 6.5 N/A
Majority 1080 30.0 Increase 27.2
Turnout 3598
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 4.5

Shirley South

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Shirley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Max McLoughlin 1,914 50.3 Decrease 0.8
Conservative Jessica Thompson 1277 33.5 Decrease 5.8
Labour Shirley Young 485 12.7 Increase 4.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson 131 3.4 N/A
Majority 637 16.7 Increase 4.3
Turnout 3807
Green hold Swing Increase 2.5

Shirley West

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Shirley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Prish Sharma 1,449 41.9 Increase 7.0
Green Shelley Haughney 1069 30.9 Decrease 20.2
Labour Kevin Raven 615 17.8 Increase 3.8
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk 166 4.8 N/A
Independent Mark Windridge 161 4.7 N/A
Majority 380 11.0 N/A
Turnout 3460
Conservative gain from Green Swing Increase 13.6

Silhill

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Silhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hogarth 2,183 55.7 Decrease 11.5
Labour Nick Stephens 779 19.9 Increase 1.3
Liberal Democrats Terry Whitehead 575 14.7 Increase 0.5
Green Trevor Barker 384 9.8 N/A
Majority 1404 35.8 Decrease 12.8
Turnout 3921
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 6.4

Smith's Wood

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Smith's Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jean Hamilton 939 58.7 Decrease 1.0
Labour Mark Caddick 400 25.0 Increase 9.0
Conservative Kamren Grant 230 14.4 Decrease 9.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Johnson 28 1.8 N/A
Majority 539 33.7 Decrease 1.7
Turnout 1599
Green hold Swing Decrease 5.0

St. Alphege

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St. Alphege
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Grinsell 2,807 60.9 Decrease 8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Geary 819 17.8 Increase 6.9
Labour Ian English 645 14.0 Increase 3.8
Green Joy Aldworth 336 7.3 Decrease 2.3
Majority 1988 43.2 Decrease 14.1
Turnout 4607
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 7.6

References

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  1. ^ "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 12. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ Cramp, Thomas (9 May 2023). "Every member of Solihull Council after the 2023 local elections". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Bickenhill Councillor stands down after 40 years". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Election 2024 - Solihull voters buck the national trend as Conservatives hold the council". Solihull Observer. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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