2019 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2019 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
2 May 2019
17 (one third) out of 51 seats for the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before 32 11 4
Seats after 27 14 6
Seat change 5 3 2
Popular vote 22,427 12,512 6,594
Percentage 45.9% 25.6% 13.5%
Swing 0.9% 0.5 1.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats before 2 1
Seats after 3 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 5,848 1,518
Percentage 12.0% 3.1%
Swing 3.5%
2019 local election results in Solihull
  Conservative
  Green
  Liberal Democrats
  Labour
  Independent
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


Conservative

Results summary
2019 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 5 47.1 19 27 52.9 22,427 45.9
  Green 5 3 29.4 9 14 27.5 12,512 25.6
  Liberal Democrats 2 2 11.8 4 6 11.8 6,594 13.5
  Labour 1 1 5.9 2 3 5.9 5,848 12.0
  Independent 1 5.9 0 1 2.0 1,518 3.1
  UKIP 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 – –

Ward results

Bickenhill
Bickenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Sleigh 1,537 58.9
Labour Co-op Nick Stephens 506 19.4
Green Trever Barker 380 14.6
Liberal Democrats Reece Colley 185 7.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Blythe
Blythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Hawkins 2,136 70.8
Green Carol Linfield 555 18.4
Labour Sam Mather 326 10.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Bromwich
Castle Bromwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steve Caudwell 1,971 65.5
Conservative Gail Sleigh 903 30.0
Labour Matt Bond 135 4.5
Majority
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Chelmsley Wood
Chelmsley Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Karl Macnaughton 1,622 83.6
Labour Hazel Dawkins 221 11.4
Conservative David Skelding 98 5.0
Majority
Green hold Swing

Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Mackeiwicz 1,968 63.6
Green Iona McIntyre 518 16.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Fairburn 406 13.1
Labour David Brittin 202 6.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Elmdon
Elmdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies 1,383 49.3
Conservative Martin McCarthy 1,152 41.1
Labour Margaret Brittin 269 9.6
Majority
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kingshurst & Fordbridge
Kingshurst & Fordbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Marcus 616 39.9
Conservative Alan Feeney 575 37.3
Green Eleanor Aldworth 352 22.8
Majority
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Knowle
Knowle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alan Rebeiro 1,415 41.3
Conservative Dave Pinwell 1,386 40.5
Green Alison Wilson 239 7.0
Liberal Democrats Antony Rogers 198 5.8
Labour Simon Johnson 187 5.5
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Lyndon
Lyndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Thomas 1,086 37.8
Conservative Josh O'Nyons 1,077 37.5
Labour Lee Skinner 708 24.7
Majority
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Meriden
Meriden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Howell 2,084 64.7
Green Mark Pearson 473 14.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Carthew 348 10.8
Labour Teresa Beddis 315 9.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Olton
Olton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Grinsell 1,693 48.4
Liberal Democrats Brad Tucker 1,353 38.7
Labour Colin Palmer 452 12.9
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Shirley East
Shirley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Parker 1,535 58.8
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk 443 17.0
Green Antony Lowe 437 16.7
Labour Deon Bailey 296 7.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Shirley South
Shirley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Shahin Ashraf 2,206 61.5
Conservative Angela Sandison 1,137 31.7
Labour Susan Bliss 242 6.8
Majority
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Shirley West
Shirley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rosemary Sexton 1,876 61.0
Conservative Brian Holmes 746 24.3
Labour Kevin Round 453 14.7
Majority
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Silhill
Silhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wazma Qais 1,621 53.1
Liberal Democrats James Edwardson 607 19.9
Green Elaine Williams 418 13.7
Labour Co-op Janet Marsh 409 13.4
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Smith's Wood
Smith's Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mark Wilson 1,070 70.1
Labour Bill Lloyd 226 14.8
Conservative Angus Young 128 8.4
Independent Adrian Duffen 103 6.7
Majority
Green hold Swing

St. Alphege
St. Alphege
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Tildesley 2,651 67.7
Liberal Democrats Bruce Stone 585 14.9
Green Joelle Hill 395 10.1
Labour Ian English 285 7.3
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. https://www.solihull.gov.uk/About-the-Council/Voting/Election-results/Local-results-2019
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