Solihull council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 17 wards · 52 seats contested

Most seats
24
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
52
across 17 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 24 +13 75,567 35.3% -15.2
Reform UK 17 +17 66,303 31.0% —
Liberal Democrats 7 +5 24,800 11.6% -2.2
Green Party 4 +1 33,641 15.7% -0.8
Labour Party 0 -1 13,498 6.3% -12.4
Independent 0 +0 318 0.1% -0.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 52
Conservative and Unionist Party 52
Labour Party 51
Reform UK 51
Green Party 43
Liberal Democrats 34
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 52 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.

Balsall & Berkswell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Delaney Elected 2,164 63.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Dicicco Elected 1,945 56.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Jack Baker Elected 1,797 52.4% —
Reform UK Garry Taylor 788 23.0% —
Reform UK Steve Thompson 757 22.1% —
Reform UK TJ Desai 685 20.0% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Carleton 594 17.3% —
Green Party Trevor John Barker 550 16.0% —
Labour Party Margaret Elizabeth Brittin 362 10.6% —
Labour Party Anna Gretton 344 10.0% —
Labour Party Matthew Squire Stephens 299 8.7% —
Majority1,009
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,428

Blythe 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Green Elected 1,614 46.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard James Holt Elected 1,576 44.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Gregory Coles Elected 1,489 42.4% —
Reform UK Mark Evans 1,145 32.6% —
Reform UK Jamie Walker 1,113 31.7% —
Reform UK Dermot Patrick Reid 1,098 31.3% —
Green Party Vijay Kumar Inamdar 646 18.4% —
Liberal Democrats James Anthony Oliver 410 11.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Galpin 389 11.1% —
Labour Party Teresa Anne Corr 383 10.9% —
Labour Party Kam Chouhdry 355 10.1% —
Labour Party Craig Lewis Fergusson 309 8.8% —
Majority344
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,509

Castle Bromwich 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Alan Feeney Elected 2,376 56.1% —
Reform UK Jamie John Campbell Elected 2,181 51.5% —
Reform UK Chris Whelan Elected 2,089 49.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin McCarthy 1,097 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernadette Ann Donnelly 1,066 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernie Donnelly 1,066 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leslie John Kaye 1,053 24.9% —
Green Party Antony Lowe 538 12.7% —
Labour Party Kashif Ahmed 360 8.5% —
Labour Party Lee James Dicken 342 8.1% —
Labour Party Samuel Michael Eathorne 315 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Charles Lee 217 5.1% —
Majority992
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,233

Chelmsley Wood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ian Brown Elected 1,346 55.2% —
Reform UK Michael James Elected 1,279 52.5% —
Reform UK Phil Tierney Elected 1,264 51.9% —
Green Party Shesh Sheshabhatter 812 33.3% —
Green Party April Samantha Halpin 771 31.6% —
Green Party Andy Miller 753 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Cooper 214 8.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Henry Courtenay 190 7.8% —
Labour Party Sally Farrell 190 7.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Richard Tomlinson 165 6.8% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Thacker 148 6.1% —
Labour Party Lydia Ruth Margaret Turner 114 4.7% —
Liberal Democrats Glenis Slater 64 2.6% —
Majority452
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,437

Dorridge & Hockley Heath 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Tomlinson Elected 2,940 58.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Mackiewicz Elected 2,842 56.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Raymond Whitehouse Elected 2,503 49.5% —
Green Party Kirsty Miranda Lucy Mackinlay 969 19.2% —
Reform UK Alex Insley 962 19.0% —
Reform UK Cameron Hall 950 18.8% —
Reform UK Simon Turner 905 17.9% —
Green Party Peter Sylvester 858 17.0% —
Green Party James Peter Leah 806 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Robert Franklin Godfrey 352 7.0% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Leslie Daniel Johnson 275 5.4% —
Labour Party Tess Caroline Green 242 4.8% —
Labour Party David Jon Brittin 236 4.7% —
Labour Party James Matthew Tilsley 188 3.7% —
Independent Luke Richard Edwards 149 2.9% —
Majority1,534
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,059

Elmdon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Laura McCarthy Elected 1,585 39.0% —
Reform UK Eleonora Gough Elected 1,498 36.9% —
Reform UK Robert Edward Johnson Elected 1,475 36.3% —
Reform UK Michael Andrew Welsh 1,360 33.5% —
Liberal Democrats Kate Judith Jones 1,330 32.7% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Thomas Ward 1,244 30.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Ann Green 791 19.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Georgina Phoenix Hartland 749 18.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pav Matharu 635 15.6% —
Green Party Stephen Robert Holt 345 8.5% —
Green Party Seren Alexandra Jones 312 7.7% —
Green Party Richard William Marshall 294 7.2% —
Labour Party Ian Clifford English 206 5.1% —
Labour Party Rachel Elizabeth Bradburne 201 4.9% —
Labour Party Paul Anthony Maguire 166 4.1% —
Majority115
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,064

Fordbridge 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Goldingay Elected 1,452 61.9% —
Reform UK Samantha Jayne Gethen Elected 1,449 61.7% —
Reform UK Den O'Neil Elected 1,326 56.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Charles Cole 470 20.0% —
Green Party Henry Bodle 437 18.6% —
Green Party Sam Flint 416 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacob Robert Davenport Beardmore 361 15.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kamren Grant 340 14.5% —
Labour Party Jackie Moore 247 10.5% —
Labour Party Ken Harrop 219 9.3% —
Labour Party Antony Singh Sangha 176 7.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Ludlow 149 6.3% —
Majority856
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,347

Kingshurst & Smith's Wood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Collette Brown Elected 1,590 46.6% —
Reform UK Lisa Rosemarie Taylor Elected 1,570 46.0% —
Reform UK Adrian Stefanovici Elected 1,534 45.0% —
Green Party Jean Hamilton 1,061 31.1% —
Green Party Dee Boyce 980 28.7% —
Green Party Mark Frederick Wilson 960 28.1% —
Green Party Mark Wilson 960 28.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Georgia Marie Peplow 279 8.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ethan Richard Potter 274 8.0% —
Labour Party Sarah Alan 257 7.5% —
Labour Party Mark Alan Caddick 250 7.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Young 219 6.4% —
Labour Party Hazel Jasmine Ellenor Dawkins 210 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Katherine Megan Foy 91 2.7% —
Majority473
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,412

Knowle 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Pinwell Elected 2,678 60.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Yvonne Beverley Clements Elected 2,667 59.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Fitter Elected 2,508 56.3% —
Reform UK John Eamon Dillon 951 21.4% —
Reform UK Roy Steven England 907 20.4% —
Reform UK Steven Egan 900 20.2% —
Green Party Amy Louise Donohoe-Brown 541 12.1% —
Green Party Katy Louise Moxley 493 11.1% —
Green Party Roger Neil Halford 424 9.5% —
Liberal Democrats Lionel Arthur King 384 8.6% —
Liberal Democrats Matt Purssell 269 6.0% —
Labour Party Janet Elizabeth Hall 254 5.7% —
Labour Party James Joseph McLoughlin 212 4.8% —
Labour Party Zachary David Richard Stanier 174 3.9% —
Majority1,557
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,454

Lyndon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ade Adeyemo Elected 1,803 44.8% —
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Thomas Elected 1,548 38.5% —
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe Elected 1,421 35.3% —
Reform UK Mason Scott Beirne 1,379 34.3% —
Reform UK Marie Hawkeswood 1,294 32.1% —
Reform UK Sunanda Sharma 1,118 27.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kim Dodd 611 15.2% —
Green Party David Simon Appleby 501 12.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Danyal Rana 476 11.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paula Jayne Yates 455 11.3% —
Green Party Jackie Staite 427 10.6% —
Green Party Marius Ovidiu Pui 371 9.2% —
Labour Party Thomas Patrick Benjamin Gilmore 243 6.0% —
Labour Party Susan Elizabeth Morris 229 5.7% —
Labour Party Nour Norris Obe 201 5.0% —
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,026

Meriden & Arden 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Paul Hoey Elected 1,432 38.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Price Elected 1,425 38.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Lamden Elected 1,418 38.5% —
Reform UK Claire Louise Kelly 1,378 37.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ciaran William Michael O'Neill 1,372 37.3% —
Reform UK Jacqueline Sheila Howse 1,364 37.0% —
Green Party Paul Geoffrey Day 533 14.5% —
Green Party Thomas Desmond McElholm 494 13.4% —
Green Party Akin Kog 402 10.9% —
Labour Party Bob Ryder 295 8.0% —
Liberal Democrats Zachary Jones 269 7.3% —
Labour Party Phil Simister 246 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Matt Powell 217 5.9% —
Labour Party Nosheen Naqvi 205 5.6% —
Majority40
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,683

Olton 4 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Bradley Elected 1,814 42.8% —
Liberal Democrats James Joseph Bradley Elected 1,814 42.8% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Alan Carthew Elected 1,714 40.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Callum Johnson Elected 1,669 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lachhman Singh Bhambra 1,576 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Wasim Zaman 1,349 31.8% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Evans 1,323 31.2% —
Reform UK Peter William Dixon 1,142 26.9% —
Reform UK Simon Michael Anthony Hawker 1,069 25.2% —
Reform UK James Stuart Murray 1,034 24.4% —
Green Party Jane Allison Holt 601 14.2% —
Green Party David Stanley James 468 11.0% —
Green Party Easwar Vivekanandan 433 10.2% —
Labour Party Jonathan David Berg 342 8.1% —
Labour Party Sarah Shah 231 5.4% —
Labour Party Ian James Jamieson 220 5.2% —
Independent Karima Chaouch 169 4.0% —
Majority93
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,242

Shirley East & Sharmans Cross 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Anne Grinsell Elected 2,748 52.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annette Mearson MacKenzie Elected 2,639 50.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Duncan Parker Elected 2,485 47.7% —
Reform UK Peter Noel Byrne 1,118 21.5% —
Reform UK Jane Maria Paradine 993 19.1% —
Reform UK Richard David Whitehouse 973 18.7% —
Green Party Srini Eaga 883 16.9% —
Green Party Mark Joseph Pearson 848 16.3% —
Green Party Kushi Maddikunta 760 14.6% —
Liberal Democrats Roger Harrold Gemmell 559 10.7% —
Liberal Democrats Charles Nicholas Leslie Robinson 549 10.5% —
Labour Party Gerard Bernard Michael John Dufficy 416 8.0% —
Labour Party Anthony Richard Howe 360 6.9% —
Labour Party Afzal Azam Mirza 300 5.8% —
Majority1,367
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,210

Shirley South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Max McLoughlin Elected 1,895 40.0% —
Green Party Shahin Ulfat Ashraf Elected 1,806 38.1% —
Green Party Alan Phillip Wigley Elected 1,689 35.6% —
Reform UK Stewart Abbott Blunt 1,436 30.3% —
Reform UK Christopher James Dean 1,375 29.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Burke 1,329 28.0% —
Reform UK Daniel Joseph Morris 1,300 27.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Howard Nichols 1,226 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dipesh Chauhan 1,128 23.8% —
Liberal Democrats Jane Carthew 259 5.5% —
Labour Party Joanne Margaret Brown 235 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jill Nicola Ketley 204 4.3% —
Labour Party Kevin Peter Raven 168 3.5% —
Labour Party Stuart James Hedley 168 3.5% —
Majority253
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,739

Shirley West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Prish Sharma Elected 1,829 36.6% —
Reform UK Sharon Teresa O'Connor Elected 1,725 34.5% —
Green Party Alison Wilson Elected 1,691 33.8% —
Green Party Steve Caudwell 1,677 33.6% —
Green Party Ben Groom 1,614 32.3% —
Reform UK Michael Charles Wright 1,611 32.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Smith 1,294 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Manjit Singh 1,237 24.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annette Dawn Wilcox 1,154 23.1% —
Labour Party Sheila Mary Brookes 284 5.7% —
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson 231 4.6% —
Liberal Democrats John Michael Carthew 225 4.5% —
Labour Party Ann Elizabeth Littley 217 4.3% —
Labour Party Peter Robert Trigg 198 4.0% —
Majority14
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,996

Silhill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh O'Nyons Elected 2,226 44.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hitesh Bikumalla Elected 2,209 43.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Wazma Qais Elected 1,963 38.8% —
Reform UK Michael Gough 1,427 28.2% —
Reform UK Paul David Thompson 1,254 24.8% —
Reform UK Bhavan Pemmaiah 1,140 22.5% —
Liberal Democrats Nicola Lucy Cadet de Fontenay 763 15.1% —
Liberal Democrats Gayle Elizabeth Monk 676 13.4% —
Green Party James Christopher Henry 661 13.1% —
Green Party Emma Clare Marshall 648 12.8% —
Liberal Democrats Terry Whitehead 643 12.7% —
Green Party Rosemary Ann Sexton 594 11.7% —
Labour Party Janet Mary Marsh 376 7.4% —
Labour Party Nick Stephens 326 6.4% —
Labour Party Patsy Stone 264 5.2% —
Majority536
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,057

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Hawkins Elected 2,929 57.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Grinsell Elected 2,565 50.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sardul Singh Marwa Elected 2,392 47.2% —
Reform UK Patricia Anne Berry 1,415 27.9% —
Reform UK Peter Nicholas Harwood 1,300 25.7% —
Reform UK Angela Mary Sandison 1,247 24.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Alexander Geary 807 15.9% —
Green Party Brian Ronald Hunter 719 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Wyatt 608 12.0% —
Labour Party Noel Anthony Grace 527 10.4% —
Labour Party Angela Kikugawa 410 8.1% —
Labour Party Paul Cook Tuxworth 278 5.5% —
Majority977
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,066

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