Solihull council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 +1 24,717 49.1% +1.5
Green Party 5 +1 10,769 21.4% +1.0
Labour Party 1 +0 8,219 16.3% +2.4
Liberal Democrats 1 -2 6,297 12.5% +1.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 375 0.7% -3.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Labour Party 17
Green Party 14
Liberal Democrats 10
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2

A party standing a full slate could field 17 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bickenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Rolf Elected 1,571 61.4% +0.7
Labour Party Joe Wood 702 27.4% +4.5
Green Party Steve Caudwell 172 6.7% -9.7
Liberal Democrats Reece Colley 115 4.5% —
Majority869
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,560

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Blythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard James Holt Elected 1,993 67.7% -8.1
Labour Party Sardul Singh Marwa 405 13.8% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Nicholas Leslie Robinson 274 9.3% -1.2
Green Party Jo Hodgson 270 9.2% —
Majority1,588
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,942

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Castle Bromwich

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Cheryl Ann Buxton-Sait Elected 2,254 64.1% +53.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Robinson 941 26.8% -44.9
Labour Party Emma Louise Chidler 319 9.1% -8.9
Majority1,313
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,514

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Chelmsley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party James Burn Elected 1,517 77.9% +2.8
Labour Party Hazel Jasmine Ellenor Dawkins 278 14.3% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Roger Skelding 152 7.8% +3.7
Majority1,239
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,947

Green Party hold

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Courts Elected 2,291 68.9% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Martin Fairburn 415 12.5% +3.2
Labour Party David Jon Brittin 330 9.9% +0.6
Green Party Iona Elizabeth Jean McIntyre 288 8.7% -1.7
Majority1,876
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,324

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Elmdon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Laura McCarthy Elected 1,282 43.6% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Price 1,221 41.5% +6.6
Labour Party Steve Gulati 440 15.0% +4.7
Majority61
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,943

Liberal Democrats hold

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Charles Cole Elected 784 47.0% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Diane Elizabeth Howell 575 34.5% +18.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Debbie Evans 225 13.5% -18.1
Green Party Carol Joy Linfield 84 5.0% -1.8
Majority209
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,668

Labour Party hold

Knowle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Diana Elisabeth Holl-Allen Elected 2,316 72.6% -2.5
Labour Party Simon Martin Johnson 381 12.0% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Antony Rogers 254 8.0% —
Green Party Alison Wilson 237 7.4% -4.8
Majority1,935
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,188

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lyndon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Thomas Elected 1,181 40.3% +9.4
Liberal Democrats James Edwardson 915 31.2% -5.2
Labour Party Marcus Christopher Brain 834 28.5% +4.7
Majority266
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,930

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Meriden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Allsopp Elected 2,231 72.6% +12.9
Labour Party Teresa Beddis 446 14.5% -1.2
Green Party Mark Joseph Pearson 394 12.8% +5.9
Majority1,785
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,071

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Olton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Katy Victoria Blunt Elected 1,577 42.4% +2.7
Liberal Democrats John Anthony Windmill 1,551 41.7% -1.4
Labour Party Colin Palmer 593 15.9% +5.2
Majority26
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,721

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Shirley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Annette Mearson MacKenzie Elected 1,696 58.7% +7.8
Liberal Democrats Gayle Elizabeth Monk 498 17.2% +8.3
Labour Party Elizabeth Thacker 443 15.3% +3.2
Green Party Joy Aldworth 253 8.8% -19.3
Majority1,198
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,890

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shirley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andy Hodgson Elected 2,215 60.3% +17.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Wazma Qais 1,084 29.5% -8.0
Labour Party Susan Bliss 377 10.3% +3.6
Majority1,131
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,676

Green Party hold

Shirley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Tim Hodgson Elected 1,636 52.5% -4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamil Ahmed 869 27.9% -0.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Nick Stephens 611 19.6% +9.8
Majority767
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,116

Green Party hold

Silhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Gough Elected 2,097 63.6% -2.2
Labour Party Janet Mary Marsh 526 16.0% +3.5
Liberal Democrats Bruce Keith Stone 473 14.4% -0.4
Green Party Trevor John Barker 200 6.1% -1.0
Majority1,571
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,296

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Smith's Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ben Groom Elected 986 59.6% -4.2
Labour Party Lee Paul George Skinner 344 20.8% +3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Angus Forbes Staward Young 174 10.5% +5.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Adrian David Duffen 150 9.1% -3.8
Majority642
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,654

Green Party hold

St Alphege

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart George Davis Elected 2,748 69.8% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Thomas 520 13.2% +0.3
Labour Party Ian Clifford English 406 10.3% +0.1
Green Party Margaret Evelyn Ryan 263 6.7% -1.3
Majority2,228
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,937

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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