Solihull council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 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 22,078 45.2% -1.1
Green Party 4 +0 8,569 17.5% +1.1
Liberal Democrats 3 +0 9,259 18.9% +1.8
Labour Party 0 +0 8,553 17.5% +1.0
Independent 0 -1 367 0.8% -2.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 48 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 13
Liberal Democrats 13
Independent 3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

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 Bob Sleigh Elected 1,479 59.3% +0.8
Labour Party Margaret Elizabeth Brittin 551 22.1% -0.2
Green Party Mark Joseph Pearson 299 12.0% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Kate Judith Jones 165 6.6% -1.4
Majority928
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,494

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Blythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Hawkins Elected 1,947 55.7% +0.6
Labour Party McKenzie Chukwuma Uruakpa 679 19.4% +0.4
Green Party Carol Joy Linfield 354 10.1% -3.3
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Wyatt 314 9.0% -3.4
Independent Peter Sean Bulcock 200 5.7% —
Majority1,268
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,494

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Castle Bromwich

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Leslie John Kaye Elected 1,400 59.0% +1.3
Labour Party Emma Louise Chidler 505 21.3% +1.5
Green Party Srikanth Reddy Pathuri 467 19.7% -2.8
Majority895
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,372

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chelmsley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jane Lamden Elected 898 64.8% -2.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Hazel Jasmine Ellenor Dawkins 330 23.8% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stewart Bell 137 9.9% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Jamshid Moori 21 1.5% —
Majority568
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,386

Green Party hold

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Mackiewicz Elected 1,956 58.0% -3.2
Green Party Jane Allison Holt 563 16.7% +2.5
Labour Party Laura Elaine Attwell 479 14.2% -0.5
Liberal Democrats David Robert Franklin Godfrey 376 11.1% +1.2
Majority1,393
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,374

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Elmdon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard James Long Elected 1,443 53.0% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Price 911 33.5% +1.8
Labour Party Lisa Marie Holcroft 369 13.6% +2.0
Majority532
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,723

Liberal Democrats hold

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Charles Cole Elected 584 36.6% +0.8
Green Party Paul Joseph Sultana 542 33.9% -3.7
Labour Party Jackie Moore 387 24.2% -2.3
Independent Jo Cole 84 5.3% —
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,597

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Green Party

Knowle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Fitter Elected 1,989 60.0% -0.4
Labour Party Simon Martin Johnson 444 13.4% -0.9
Green Party Mark Leslie Amphlett 443 13.4% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Lionel Arthur King 438 13.2% -0.5
Majority1,545
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,314

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lyndon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Thomas Elected 1,684 57.7% +9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Green 711 24.4% -14.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Sheila Mary Brookes 474 16.2% +3.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Lynsey Fraser-Smith 48 1.6% —
Majority973
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,917

Liberal Democrats hold

Meriden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Delaney Elected 1,934 56.7% +2.6
Green Party Antony Lowe 664 19.5% -15.4
Labour Party Cathy Connan 520 15.2% +4.3
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson 292 8.6% —
Majority1,270
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,410

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Olton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Joseph Bradley Elected 1,771 46.6% -6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Grinsell 1,548 40.8% +6.9
Labour Party Antony Karl Oseland 395 10.4% -2.9
Independent Nick Nick 83 2.2% —
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,797

Liberal Democrats hold

Shirley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Duncan Parker Elected 1,612 51.0% -5.0
Labour Party Gerard Bernard Michael John Dufficy 835 26.4% +7.8
Liberal Democrats Gayle Elizabeth Monk 470 14.9% +3.7
Green Party Akin Kog 246 7.8% -6.5
Majority777
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,163

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shirley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Shahin Ulfat Ashraf Elected 1,685 52.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Howard Nichols 1,055 32.8% +0.0
Labour Party Shirley Rose Young 478 14.9% +1.0
Majority630
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,218

Green Party gain from Independent

Shirley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Oli Farr Elected 1,283 43.7% -4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Lachhman Singh Bhambra 837 28.5% -4.0
Labour Party Sarah Alan 609 20.8% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Leslie Daniel Johnson 205 7.0% —
Majority446
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,934

Green Party hold

Silhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Wazma Qais Elected 1,660 49.0% -6.8
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe 790 23.3% +1.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Nick Stephens 661 19.5% -3.3
Green Party Trevor John Barker 277 8.2% —
Majority870
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,388

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Smith's Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mark Wilson Elected 848 64.8% +1.4
Labour Party Lydia Ruth Margaret Turner 280 21.4% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Young 180 13.8% -1.6
Majority568
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,308

Green Party hold

St Alphege

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sardul Singh Marwa Elected 2,138 53.7% -5.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Alexander Geary 1,290 32.4% +14.2
Labour Party Ian Clifford English 557 14.0% +0.6
Majority848
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,985

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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