2023 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in West Midlands, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. There were 17 of the council's 51 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council.[2]

2023 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
17 out of 51 seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Ian Courts Max McLoughlin
Party Conservative Green
Last election 28 seats, 46.3% 14 seats, 16.4%
Seats before 27 14
Seats won 10 4
Seats after 29 13
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 22,078 17,138
Percentage 38.4% 29.8%
Swing Decrease 7.9% Increase 13.4%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Laura McCarthy
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 5 seats, 13.5% 4 seats, 3.7%
Seats before 5 5
Seats won 3 0
Seats after 6 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 9,259 367
Percentage 16.1% 0.6%
Swing Increase 2.6% Decrease 2.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Ian Courts
Conservative

 Leader after election

Ian Courts
Conservative

The Conservatives retained their majority on the council. Solihull went against the national trend in this election; in most councils the Conservatives lost seats, whereas in Solihull they gained two extra seats.[3][4][5]

Overall results

The overall results were:[6][7][8]

2023 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Increase 2 58.8 19 29 56.9 22,078 38.4 Decrease 7.5
  Green 4 Decrease 1 23.5 9 13 25.5 17,138 29.8 Increase 4.2
  Liberal Democrats 3 Increase 1 17.6 3 6 11.8 9,259 16.1 Increase 2.6
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 3.9 367 0.6 Decrease 2.5
  Labour 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 8,553 14.9 Increase 2.9
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 48 0.1 Increase 0.1

Ward results

The results for each ward were:[3]

Bickenhill
Bickenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Sleigh* 1,479 59.3 Increase 0.4
Labour Margaret Brittin 551 22.1 Increase 1.7
Green Mark Pearson 299 12.0 Decrease 2.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Jones 165 6.6 Decrease 0.5
Majority 928 37.2 Decrease 2.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 0.7

Blythe
Blythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Hawkins* 1,947 55.7 Decrease 15.1
Labour McKenzie Uruakpa 679 19.4 Increase 8.6
Green Carol Linfield 354 10.1 Decrease 8.3
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt 314 9.0 Increase 9.0
Independent Peter Bulcock 200 5.7 Increase 5.7
Majority 1,268 36.3 Decrease 16.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 11.9

Castle Bromwich
Castle Bromwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Kaye 1,400 59.0 Increase 29.0
Labour Emma Chidler 505 21.3 Increase 16.8
Green Srikanth Pathuri 467 19.7 Decrease 45.8
Majority 895 37.7 N/A
Conservative gain from Green Swing Increase 37.4

Chelmsley Wood
Chelmsley Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jane Lamden 898 64.8 Decrease 18.8
Labour Co-op Hazel Dawkins 330 23.8 Increase 12.4
Conservative David Bell 137 9.9 Increase 4.9
Liberal Democrats Jamshid Moori 21 1.5 Increase 1.5
Majority 568 41.0 Decrease 31.2
Green hold Swing Decrease 15.6

Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Mackiewicz* 1,956 58.0 Decrease 5.6
Green Jane Holt 563 16.7 Steady 0.0
Labour Laura Attwell 479 14.2 Increase 7.7
Liberal Democrats David Godfrey 376 11.1 Decrease 2.0
Majority 1,393 41.3 Decrease 5.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 2.8

Elmdon
Elmdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Long 1,443 53.0 Increase 3.7
Conservative Catherine Price 911 33.5 Decrease 7.6
Labour Lisa Holcroft 369 13.6 Increase 4.0
Majority 532 19.5 Increase 11.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase 5.7

Kingshurst & Fordbridge
Kingshurst & Fordbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cole 584 36.6 Decrease 0.7
Green Paul Sultana 542 33.9 Increase 11.1
Labour Jackie Moore 387 24.2 Decrease 15.7
Independent Jo Cole 84 5.3 Increase 5.3
Majority 42 2.6 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase 7.5

The previous incumbent, Marcus Brain, had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2019 but defected to the Greens in 2021.[9]

Knowle
Knowle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Fitter 1,989 60.0 Increase 19.5
Labour Simon Johnson 444 13.4 Increase 7.9
Green Mark Amphlett 443 13.4 Increase 6.4
Liberal Democrats Lionel King 438 13.2 Increase 7.4
Majority 1,545 46.6 N/A
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase 5.8

Lyndon
Lyndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Thomas* 1,684 57.7 Increase 19.9
Conservative Keith Green 711 24.4 Decrease 13.1
Labour Co-op Sheila Brookes 474 16.2 Decrease 8.5
TUSC Lynsey Fraser-Smith 48 1.6 Increase 1.6
Majority 973 33.4 Increase 33.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase 16.5

Meriden
Meriden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Delaney 1,934 56.7 Decrease 8.0
Green Antony Lowe 664 19.5 Increase 4.8
Labour Cathy Connan 520 15.2 Increase 5.4
Liberal Democrats Frank Dawson 292 8.6 Decrease 2.2
Majority 1,270 37.2 Decrease 12.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 6.4

Olton
Olton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Bradley 1,771 46.6 Increase 7.9
Conservative Bob Grinsell* 1,548 40.8 Decrease 7.6
Labour Antony Oseland 395 10.4 Decrease 2.5
Independent Nick Nick 83 2.2 Increase 2.2
Majority 223 5.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase 7.8

Shirley East
Shirley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Parker* 1,612 51.0 Decrease 7.8
Labour Gerard Dufficy 835 26.4 Increase 18.9
Liberal Democrats Gayle Monk 470 14.9 Decrease 2.1
Green Atin Kog 246 7.8 Decrease 8.9
Majority 777 24.6 Decrease 17.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 13.4

Shirley South
Shirley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Shahin Ashraf* 1,685 52.4 Decrease 9.1
Conservative Howard Nicholas 1,055 32.8 Increase 1.1
Labour Shirley Young 478 14.9 Increase 8.1
Majority 630 19.6 Decrease 10.2
Green hold Swing Decrease 4.0

Shirley West
Shirley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Oli Farr 1,283 43.7 Decrease 17.3
Conservative Lachhman Bhambra 837 28.5 Increase 4.2
Labour Sarah Alan 609 20.8 Increase 6.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Johnson 205 7.0 Increase 7.0
Majority 446 15.2 Decrease 21.5
Green hold Swing Decrease 10.8

The previous incumbent in this Shirley West seat, Rosi Sexton, had been elected as a Green councillor in 2019, but left the party in 2022 and served the remainder of her term as an independent.[10]

Silhill
Silhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wazma Qais* 1,660 49.0 Decrease 4.1
Liberal Democrats Paul McCabe 790 23.3 Increase 3.4
Labour Co-op Nick Stephens 661 19.5 Increase 6.1
Green Trevor Barker 277 8.2 Decrease 5.5
Majority 870 25.7 Decrease 7.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.8

Smith's Wood
Smith's Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mark Wilson* 848 64.8 Decrease 5.3
Labour Lydia Turner 280 21.4 Increase 6.6
Conservative Sarah Young 180 13.8 Increase 5.4
Majority 568 43.4 Decrease 11.9
Green hold Swing Decrease 6.0

St. Alphege
St. Alphege
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sardul Marwa 2,138 53.7 Decrease 14.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Geary 1,290 32.4 Increase 17.5
Labour Ian English 557 14.0 Increase 6.7
Majority 848 21.3 Decrease 31.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 15.8

References
  1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. "The Borough of Solihull (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/2508, retrieved 16 May 2023
  3. Cramp, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Solihull election full results 2023 as Tories will look "harder at potholes"". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. Cramp, Thomas; DeSouza, Naomi (5 May 2023). "Solihull local election results Tories tighten grip on borough and buck national trend". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. Cramp, Thomas (17 May 2023). "Council leader re-elected in Solihull as new mayor presides over borough". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. "2023 Election Results". Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  7. "Solihull election result". BBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. "Local elections 2023: full council results for England". The Guardian. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  9. Crawford, Ross (2 November 2021). "'A difficult decision' as stalwart quits Labour to join Greens". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. Boothroyd, David (18 February 2022). "Take a seat from the Lib Dems, Darling". Local Councils. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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