Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973 - 1991
No overall control1991 - 2000
Conservative2000 - 2007
No overall control2007 - 2008
Conservative2008 - 2010
No overall control2010 - 2011
Conservative2011–present

Council elections

Borough result maps
  • 1984 results map
  • 1986 results map
  • 1987 results map
  • 1988 results map
  • 1990 results map
  • 1991 results map
  • 1992 results map
  • 1994 results map
  • 1995 results map
  • 1998 results map
  • 1999 results map
  • 2000 results map
  • 2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2012 results map

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 1989 Independent 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 1998 Independent 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

References
  1. "Council Structure". Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  2. "Solihull". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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