Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2016

5 May 2016

One third (17) seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough City Council 26 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Green	Liberal Democrat
Seats won	32	10	6
Seat change		2
Popular vote	23,724	9,975	5,580
Percentage	47.71%	20.06%	11.22%

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	UKIP	Labour	Independent
Seats won	2	1	0
Seat change			1
Popular vote	2,080	6,963	1,387
Percentage	4.18%	14.00%	2.79%

	Seventh party

Party	Social Democratic
Seats won	0
Seat change	1
Popular vote	17
Percentage	0.03%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

2016 local election results in Solihull

The 2016 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This is on the same day as other local elections.

The governing Conservative Party won 9 of the 17 seats up for election, gaining one from an Independent and losing one to the Green Party. In addition to this seat, the Greens gained another from the SDP, that of a former Green Councillor who had defected in August 2015. They also held their two existing seats to solidify their position as the Official Opposition in Solihull. The Liberal Democrats held their three seats and Labour held their one, the only seat they hold in Solihull.

Result

Solihull Council election result, 2016
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9	+1	-1	0	52.94%	47.71%	23,724	+4,162
	Green	4	2	0	+2	23.53%	20.06%	9,975	+4,428
	Liberal Democrat	3	0	0	0	17.65%	11.22%	5,580	–3,515
	Labour	1	0	0	0	5.88%	14.00%	6,963	–1,112
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	4.18%	2,080	+2,080
	Independent	0	–1	–1	–1	0	2.79%	1,387	+1,387
	Social Democratic	0	0	–1	–1	0	0.03%	17	+17
	Totals	17						49,726	+3,185

Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
32	8	6	2	1	1	1
Conservative	Green	Lib Dem	UKIP	Lab	SDP	Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
32	10	6	2	1
Conservative	Green	Lib Dem	UKIP	Lab

Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats

Lab - Labour

Ind - Independent

Result by Ward

Bickenhill

Bickenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jim Ryan	1,493
	Labour	Mike Longfield	565
	Green	Gary Macnaughton	403
Majority			928
Turnout			2,461
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blythe

Blythe
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alex Insley	1,598
	Independent	Linda Brown	1,048
	Labour	Sardul Marwa	280
	Green	Jo Hodgson	199
Majority			550
Turnout			3,125
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ted Richards	1,859
	Labour	Ian English	465
	Green	Cheryl Buxton-Sait	268
Majority			1,394
Turnout			2,592
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Chris Williams	1,652	75.16
	UKIP	Rosie Worsley	231	10.51
	Labour	Emma Chidler	224	10.19
	Conservative	Sally Bell	91	4.14
Majority			1,421	64.65
Turnout			2,198
	Green hold		Swing

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ken Meeson	2,215
	Green	Iona McIntyre	322
	Labour	Elizabeth Thacker	289
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Fairburn	288
Majority			1,893
Turnout			3,114
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmdon

Elmdon
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrat	Glenis Slater	1,175
	Conservative	Michael Gough	1,120
	UKIP	David Faulkner	491
	Labour	Marcus Brain	328
	Green	Ashleigh Knibb	96
Majority			55
Turnout			3,210
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Flo Nash	780
	UKIP	Sarah Evans	537
	Conservative	Max Barker	226
	Green	David Davies	116
Majority			243
Turnout			1,699
	Labour hold		Swing

Knowle

Knowle
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jeff Potts	2,303
	Labour	Simon Johnson	387
	Green	Alison Gavin	375
Majority			1,916
Turnout			3,065
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyndon

Lyndon
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrat	Ade Adeyemo	1,060
	Conservative	Paul Thomas	901
	Labour	Martin Tolman	693
	Green	Elaine Williams	259
Majority			159
Turnout			2,913
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Meriden

Meriden
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Tony Dicicco	1,891
	UKIP	Leslie Kaye	557
	Labour	Cathy Connan	498
	Green	Mark Pearson	219
Majority			1,334
Turnout			3,165
	Conservative hold		Swing

Olton

Olton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrat	Jo Fairburn	1,554
	Conservative	Wazma Qais	1,429
	Labour	Steve Gulati	388
	Green	Carol Linfield	232
Majority			125
Turnout			3,603
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Shirley East

Shirley East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Karen Grinsell	1,556
	Green	Howard Allen	859
	Labour	Kevin Raven	370
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Lee	274
Majority			697
Turnout			3,059
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley South

Shirley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Max Mcloughlin	1,587	42.51
	Conservative	Gary Allport	1,401	37.53
	Independent	Trevor Eames	339	9.08
	Labour	Shirley Young	247	6.62
	Liberal Democrat	Antony Rogers	159	4.26
Majority			186	4.98
Turnout			3,733
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Shirley West

Shirley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Maggie Allen	1,761	57.85
	Conservative	David Price	865	28.42
	Labour	Ray Brookes	302	9.92
	Liberal Democrat	Bradley Tucker	116	3.81
Majority			896	29.43
Turnout			3,044
	Green hold		Swing

Silhill

Silhill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Hogarth	2,147
	Liberal Democrat	Jan Mason	481
	Labour	Janet Marsh	406
	Green	Trevor Barker	229
Majority			1,666
Turnout			3,263
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Jean Hamilton	1,306	63.80
	Labour	David Cole	364	17.78
	UKIP	Gary Smith	264	12.90
	Conservative	Graham Juniper	96	4.69
	Social Democratic	Mike Sheridan	17	0.83
Majority			942	46.02
Turnout			2,047
	Green gain from Social Democratic		Swing

St. Alphege

St. Alphege
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Kate Wild	2,533
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Smith	473
	Labour	Paul Tuxworth	377
	Green	Maggie Ryan	292
Majority			2,060
Turnout			3,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission.

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